1980 in Germany
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- President – Karl Carstens (West Germany)
- Chancellor – Helmut Schmidt (West Germany)
- General Secretary – Erich Honecker (East Germany)
- Prime Minister – Willi Stoph (East Germany)
Events
- 18 to 29 February - 30th Berlin International Film Festival[1]
- 20 March - Germany participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980, held in The Hague.[2]
- 26 September - Oktoberfest bombing[3]
- 5 October - West German federal election, 1980
- 6 November - The Third Schmidt cabinet led by Helmut Schmidt was sworn in.
- unknown date - First modern guided bus opens in Essen.[4]
Births
- February 2 - Angela Finger-Erben, German journalist
- February 22 - Jeanette Biedermann, German singer
- February 28 - Stefan Konarske, German actor
- March 9 - Volker Bruch, German television actor
- March 18 - Juliette Schoppmann, German singer
- March 25 - Hanno Koffler, German actor
- May 2 - Tim Borowski, German footballer
- May 6 - Wolke Hegenbarth, German actress
- May 9 - Carolin Kebekus, German comedian
- May 16 - Jens Spahn, German politician
- June 13 - Sarah Connor, German singer
- June 16 - Sibel Kekilli, German actress
- July 4 - Fahri Yardım, German actor
- July 9 - Sebastian Sylvester, German boxer
- August 6 - Roman Weidenfeller, German football player
- August 28 - Petra Schmidt-Schaller, German actress
- December 4 - Stefan Pfannmöller, German canoeist
- December 29 - Yvonne Bönisch, German judoka
