The following is a list of events from the year 2023 in Germany.
Incumbents
Events
January
February
March
- 9 March â A mass shooting in Hamburg kills six people and injures eight others. The gunman then commits suicide.
- 9âÂÂ11 March â Last meeting of Synodal Path in Frankfurt am Main
April
May
June
July
August
October
November
December
Sports
Deaths
January
- 1 January â Bob Jongen, 95, German-born Dutch footballer. (b. 1927)
- 2 January â Kurt Horres, 90, theatre director. (b. 1932)
- 3 January â Norbert Werbs, 82, Roman Catholic prelate and theologian, auxiliary bishop of Schwerin (1981âÂÂ1994) and Hamburg (1994âÂÂ2015). (b. 1940)
- 4 January
- Rosi Mittermaier, 72, ski racer (b. 1950)
- Hans Rebele, 79, footballer (1860 Munich, West Germany national team).
- 5 January
- Ruth Adler Schnee, 99, German-born American textile and interior designer.
- Renate Boy, 83, shot putter, Olympic silver medallist (1964).
- 6 January â Axel Troost, 68, politician, MP (2005âÂÂ2017, 2021).
- 8 January â Siegfried Kurz, 92, conductor and composer.
- 9 January
- Rainer Ulrich, 73, footballer (Karlsruher SC) and coach (SSV Ulm, VfR Mannheim).
- Thomas Kretschmer, 68, politician, member of the Landtag of Thuringia (1990âÂÂ2008).
- Hermann-Josef Blanke, 65, academic and legal scholar.
- 10 January
- Lothar Blumhagen, 95, film and voice actor.
- Hans Belting, 87, art historian.
- 11 January
- Tatjana Patitz, 56, model and actress.
- Günther Deschner, 81, author and historian.
- 14 January
- Matthias Carras, 58, pop singer.
- Carl Hahn, 96, automotive industry executive, chairman of Volkswagen Group (1982âÂÂ1993).
- Hermann A. Schlögl, 85, actor and Egyptologist.
- 17 January â Heinz-Dieter Hasebrink, 81, footballer (Rot-Weiss Essen, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, Werder Bremen).
- 18 January â Clytus Gottwald, 97, composer, conductor and musicologist.
- 20 January â Hans Kasper, 84, politician, member of the Landtag of Saarland (1970âÂÂ1999).
- 22 January â Bernd Uhl, 76, Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Freiburg (2001âÂÂ2018).
- 23 January â Inge Kaul, 78, economist.
- 25 January â Wolfgang Altenburg, 94, general, inspector general of the Bundeswehr (1983âÂÂ1986) and chairman of the NATO Military Committee (1986âÂÂ1989).
- 26 January â Sepp Dürr, 69, politician, member of the Landtag of Bavaria (1998âÂÂ2018).
- 27 January â Hellmut Mehnert, 94, internist and diabetologist.
- 29 January
- Gerhard Moehring, 101, teacher and local historian.
- Gero Storjohann, 64, politician.
- Gerhard Woitzik, 95, politician.
- 30 January â Gerald Mortag, 64, cyclist, Olympic silver medallist (1980).
February
- 2 February
- Solomon Perel, 97, German-born Israeli author and motivational speaker (Europa Europa).
- Caspar Richter, 78, conductor (Vereinigte Bühnen Wien).
- 3 February
- Andreas Gielchen, 58, footballer (1. FC Köln, Alemannia Aachen).
- Ismail Tipi, 64, Turkish-German politician, member of the Landtag of Hesse (since 2010).
- 4 February â Jürgen Flimm, 81, theater director and manager (Salzburg Festival, Berlin State Opera).
- 7 February â Volkmar Sigusch, 82, sociologist, physician and sexologist
- 10 February â Hans Modrow, 95, politician
- 16 February
- Tim Lobinger, 50, pole vaulter
- Tony Marshall, 85, singer
- Gunnar Heinsohn, 79, author, sociologist and economist
- 25 February â Corinna Miazga, 39, politician
- 26 February â Günther von Lojewski, 87, journalist
March
- 2 March â Mary Bauermeister, 89, artist
- 4 March â Heinz Baumann, 95, actor
- 5 March â Klaus-Michael Bonsack, 79, luger
- 6 March
- Traute Lafrenz, 103, resistance fighter
- Heinz Schwarz, 94, politician
- 14 March â Richard Wagner, 70, novelist
- 15 March â Antje Vollmer, 79, politician
- 17 March â Tilman Zülch, 83, human rights activist
April
May
June
July
- 1 July â Klaus Täuber, 65, football player (b. 1958)
- 2 July â Randolf Stich, 57, politician (b. 1966)
- 8 July â Eva Schreiber, 65, politician (b. 1958)
- 11 July â Richard von Schirach, 81, sinologist and author (b. 1942)
- 12 July â Heide Simonis, 80, politician (b. 1943)
- 16 July â Christian Quadflieg, 78, actor (b. 1945)
- 17 July â Bruno Flierl, 96, architect (b. 1927)
- 19 July â Matthias Zimmer, 62, politician (b. 1961)
- 28 July â Martin Walser, writer and novelist (b. 1927)
August
- 1 August â Heinz Golombeck, 74, politician (b. 1948)
- 7 August â Margit Saad, 94, actress (b. 1929)
- 14 August â Wolfram Setz, 82, historian, editor and translator (b. 1941)
- 16 August â Jürgen Kluckert, 79, actor (b. 1943)
- 22 August
- René Weller, 69, boxer (b. 1953)
- Manfred Zetzsche, 93, actor (b. 1930)
- 23 August â Ingrid Olef, 83, politician (b. 1939)
- 25 August â Claus Boje, 65, film producer (b. 1958)
- 27 August â Dennis Kramer, 31, cyclist (b. 1992)
September
- 4 September â Filip Minarik, 48, Czech jockey (b. 1975)
- 5 September
- Jürgen Claus, 88, painter (b. 1935)
- Corinna Werwigk-Hertneck, 70, politician (b. 1965)
- 6 September
- Hans-Ulrich Klose, 86, politician (b. 1937)
- Lothar Koch, 83, politician (b. 1939)
- 7 September â Edgar Moron, 82, politician (b. 1941)
- 20 September â Ruth Fuchs, 76, politician and athlete (b. 1946)
October
- 3 October â Johannes Kühn, 89, writer (b. 1934)
- 6 October â Bodo Schümann, 87, theologian and politician (b. 1936)
- 17 October â Dirk Alvermann, 57, historian and archivar (b. 1965)
- 19 October â Dietrich Geyer, 94, historian (b. 1928)
- 20 October â Norbert Buske, 87, politician and theologian (b. 1936)
- 21 October â Manfred Braun, 95, politician (b. 1928)
- 23 October â Lutz Riemann, 82, actor (b. 1940)
- 24 October
- Hans Albert, 102, philosopher (b. 1921)
- Heinz Günther Hüsch, 94, lawyer and politician (b. 1929)
- 27 October â Ignaz Walter, 87, businessman and entrepreneur (b. 1936)
- 30 October â Hans Meiser, 77, journalist, TV-moderator and TV talkshow host (b. 1946)
- 31 October â Elmar Wepper, 79, actor (b. 1944)
November
December
- 3 December â Klaus Bernbacher, 92, conductor (b. 1931).
- 4 December â Peter R. Adam, 66, film editor (An American Werewolf in Paris, Good Bye, Lenin!, Anonymous) (b. 1957)
- 5 December â Wolfgang Wieland, 75, lawyer and politician, MP (2005âÂÂ2013) (b. 1948).
- 7 December â Guy Stern, 101, German-American intelligence officer (Ritchie Boys) (b. 1922).
- 8 December â Peter-Michael Kolbe, 70, rower (b. 1953)
- 10 December â Dieter Stolte, 89, journalist (b. 1934)
- 11 December â Ferdinand Keller, 77, footballer (TSV 1860 Munich, Hannover 96, West Germany national team) (b. 1946).
- 13 December â Hermann Brede, 100, architect (b. 1923)
- 16 December â Bernd Siebert, 74, politician, MP (1994âÂÂ2009, 2010âÂÂ2017, 2020âÂÂ2021) (b. 1949)
- 19 December â Gunther Emmerlich, 79, operatic bass and show presenter (b. 1944)
- 21 December â Rebekka Habermas, 64, historian (b. 1959)
- 22 December â Ingrid Steeger, 76, actress (Nurse Report, Three Men in the Snow, Andre Handles Them All) (b. 1947)
- 25 December â Frieder Birzele, 83, politician (b. 1940)
- 26 December â Wolfgang Schäuble, 81, politician, MP (1972-2023), former interior and financial minister (b. 1942)
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