This list details notable events that occurred in 2016 in Germany.
Incumbents
Events
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Deaths
- 1 January: Helmut Koester, American-German scholar of the New Testament (born 1926)
- 4 January:
- Maja Maranow, German actress (born 1961)
- Achim Mentzel, German actor (born 1946)
- 9 January: Robert Naegele, German actor (born 1925)
- 10 January: Ulrich Hahnen, German politician (born 1952)
- 12 January: Ruth Leuwerik, German actress (born 1924)
- 27 January: Artur Fischer, German inventor (born 1919)
- 31 January: Wolfgang Rademann, German television producer (born 1934)
- 7 February: Roger Willemsen, German author, essayist and TV presenter (born 1955)
- 23 February: Peter Lustig, German television presenter and author of children's books (born 1937)
- 26 February: Karl Dedecius, Polish-born German translator of Polish and Russian literature (born 1921)
- 29 February: Hannes Löhr, German football player (born 1942)
- 18 March: Guido Westerwelle, German politician (born 1961)
- 24 March: Roger Cicero, German jazz and pop musician (born 1970)
- 31 March: Hans-Dietrich Genscher, German politician (born 1927)
- 7 April: Hendrikje Fitz, German actress (born 1961)
- 18 April: Fritz Herkenrath, German football goalkeeper (born 1928)
- 19 April: Karl-Heinz von Hassel, German actor (born 1939)
- 21 April: Hans Koschnick, German politician (born 1929)
- 24 April: Klaus Siebert, German biathlete (born 1955)
- 28 April: Georg Kronawitter, German politician (born 1928)
- 30 April: Uwe Friedrichsen, German actor (born 1934)
- 6 May: Margot Honecker, German politician (born 1927)
- 6 May: Klaus Ampler, German cyclist (born 1940)
- 9 May: Walther Leisler Kiep, German politician (born 1926)
- 11 May: Peter Behrens, German musician (born 1947)
- 15 May: Erika Berger, German television moderator (born 1939)
- 18 May: Fritz Stern, German-American historian (born 1926)
- 31 May: Rupert Neudeck, German journalist (born 1939)
- 11 June: Rudi Altig, German cyclist (born 1937)
- 19 June: Götz George, German actor (born 1938)
- 7 July: Wolfram Siebeck, German author and journalist (born 1928)
- 12 July: Miriam Pielhau, German actress and author (born 1975)
- 14 August: Hermann Kant, German author (born 1926)
- 24 August: Walter Scheel, German politician, former president (born 1919)
- 24 August: Henning Voscherau, German politician (born 1941)
- 10 September: Jutta Limbach, German politician and jurist (born 1934)
- 14 September: Hilmar Thate, German actor (born 1931)
- 10 October: Tamme Hanken, German horse whisperer and animals bonesetter (born 1960)
- 21 October : Manfred Krug, German actor (born 1937)
- 24 October : Reinhard Häfner, German footballer (born 1952)
- 26 November : Peter Hintze, German politician (born 1950)
- 2 December : Gisela May, German actress and singer (born 1924)
- 7 December: Hildegard Hamm-Brücher, German politician (born 1921)
- 27 December: Hans Tietmeyer, German economist (born 1931)
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