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Events in the year 1957 in Germany.

Incumbents

President – Theodor Heuss^[1]
Chancellor – Konrad Adenauer

Events

27 February - Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1957
12 April - Göttingen Manifesto
21 June - 2 July - 7th Berlin International Film Festival
1 August - The Deutsche Bundesbank was established.
15 September - West German federal election, 1957
29 October The Third Adenauer cabinet led by Konrad Adenauer was sworn in.

Full date unknown

The Balda Baldessa 35 mm film camera debuts.^[2]

Births

8 February - Imogen Kogge, German actor
18 February - Marita Koch, German athlete^[3]
8 March - Axel A. Weber, German economist, professor and banker
10 March - Hans-Peter Friedrich, German politician
14 March - Kai Krause, German computer scientist
18 May - Frank Plasberg, German journalist
24 May - Walter Moers, German comic creator and author
31 May - Ilse Junkermann, German bishop of the Evangelical Church in Central Germany
17 June - Joachim Król, German actor
5 July - Carlo Thränhardt, German high jumper
12 July - Götz Alsmann, German television presenter and musician
29 July - Ulrich Tukur, German actor
4 August Olaf Beyer, German athlete
18 August - Harald Schmidt, German actor, writer, columnist, comedian and television entertainer
26 August - Christian Schmidt, German politician
27 August - Bernhard Langer, German golfer
8 September - Christoph Eichhorn, German actor
10 September - Matthias Brenner, German actor
26 November - Matthias Reim, German singer
12 September - Hans Zimmer, German composer
20 September - Sabine Christiansen, German journalist
23 September - Suzanne von Borsody, German actress
29 September - Harald Schmid, German track and field athlete
21 October - Wolfgang Ketterle, German physicist
10 November - Ingo Metzmacher, German conductor
8 December - Hannelore Anke, German swimmer
12 December - Tom Gerhardt, German actor and comedian
29 December - Oliver Hirschbiegel, German film director
30 December - Johann Riederer, German sport shooter

Full date unknown

Monika Maid, singer/songwriter

Deaths

January 1 - Hans Wölpert, German weightlifter (born 1898)
January 22 - Claire Waldoff, German singer (born 1884)
January 31 - Christian Hülsmeyer, German inventor, physicist and entrepreneur (born 1881)
February 1 - Friedrich Paulus, German field marshal (born 1890)
February 8 - Walther Bothe, German physicist (born 1891)
February 13 - Gustav Mie, German physicist (born 1868)
February 14 - Erich Ponto, German actor (born 1884)
March 26 - Max Ophüls, German film director (born 1902)
May 7 - Wilhelm Filchner, German explorer (born 1877)
May 10 - Kurt von Tippelskirch, German general (born 1891)
May 15 - Karl Friedrich Bonhoeffer, chemist (born 1899)
June 4 – Louise Schroeder, German politician (born 1887)
June 21 - Johannes Stark, German chemist Nobel Prize laureate (born 1874)
June 26 - Alfred Döblin, German novelist, essayist and writer (born 1878)
August 5 - Heinrich Otto Wieland, German chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry (born 1877)
August 30 - Otto Suhr, German politician (born 1894)
October 28 - Ernst Gräfenberg, physician (medical doctor) and scientist (born 1881)
October 29 - Rosemarie Nitribitt. German luxury call girl (born 1933)
December 9 - Otto Landsberg, German politician (born 1869)
December 27 - Otto Nuschke, German politician (born 1883)

References

^ "Theodor Heuss | German statesman". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
^ Hicks, Roger (May 1, 2005). "Baldessa 1: Fun, Despite Its Performance". Shutterbug. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
^ "Marita Koch - Zu schnell, um wahr zu sein?". www.ndr.de (in German). Retrieved 22 September 2020.

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[1] "Theodor Heuss | German statesman". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 11 June 2019.

[2] Hicks, Roger (May 1, 2005). "Baldessa 1: Fun, Despite Its Performance". Shutterbug. Retrieved July 9, 2011.

[3] "Marita Koch - Zu schnell, um wahr zu sein?". www.ndr.de (in German). Retrieved 22 September 2020.

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-==Incumbents==
+== Incumbents ==
-*[[President of Germany|President]] –  [[Theodor Heuss]]
+* [[President of Germany|President]] –  [[Theodor Heuss]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Theodor Heuss {{!}} German statesman |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Theodor-Heuss |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=11 June 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
-*[[Chancellor of Germany|Chancellor]] –  [[Konrad Adenauer]]
+* [[Chancellor of Germany|Chancellor]] –  [[Konrad Adenauer]]
 == Events ==
 * 27 February - [[Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1957]]
+* 12 April - [[Göttingen Manifesto]]
+* 21 June - 2 July - [[7th Berlin International Film Festival]]
+* 1 August - The [[Deutsche Bundesbank]] was established.
 * 15 September - [[West German federal election, 1957]]
+* 29 October The [[Third Adenauer cabinet]] led by [[Konrad Adenauer]] was sworn in.
+=== Full date unknown ===
-==Births ==
+* The [[Balda Baldessa]] 35 mm film camera debuts.<ref>{{cite web | last = Hicks | first = Roger | date = May 1, 2005 | title = Baldessa 1: Fun, Despite Its Performance | work = [[Shutterbug (magazine)|Shutterbug]] | url = http://www.shutterbug.com/content/baldessa-1brfun-despite-its-performance | accessdate = July 9, 2011 }}</ref>
-*18 February - [[Marita Koch]], German athlete
+== Births ==
+{{More citations needed section|date=October 2022}}
+* 8 February - [[Imogen Kogge]], German actor
+* 18 February - [[Marita Koch]], German athlete<ref>{{cite web |title=Marita Koch - Zu schnell, um wahr zu sein? |url=https://www.ndr.de/sport/legenden/Marita-Koch-Zu-schnell-um-wahr-zu-sein,koch204.html |website=www.ndr.de |access-date=22 September 2020 |language=de}}</ref>
 * 8 March - [[Axel A. Weber]], German economist, professor and banker
-*10 March - [[Hans-Peter Friedrich]], German politician
+* 10 March - [[Hans-Peter Friedrich]], German politician
-*18 May - [[Frank Plasberg]], German journalist
+* 14 March - [[Kai Krause]], German computer scientist
-*24 May - [[Walter Moers]], German comic creator and author
+* 18 May - [[Frank Plasberg]], German journalist
-*17 June - [[Joachim Król]], German actor
+* 24 May - [[Walter Moers]], German comic creator and author
-*12 July - [[Götz Alsmann]], German television presenter and musician
+* 31 May - [[Ilse Junkermann]], German bishop of the Evangelical Church in Central Germany
-*29 July - [[Ulrich Tukur]], German actor
+*17 June - [[Joachim Król]], German actor
+* 5 July - [[Carlo Thränhardt]], German high jumper
-*18 August - [[Harald Schmidt]], German actor, writer, columnist, comedian and television entertainer
+* 12 July - [[Götz Alsmann]], German television presenter and musician
-*26 August - [[Christian Schmidt (politician)|Christian Schmidt]], German politician
-*27 August - [[Bernhard Langer]], German golfer
+* 29 July - [[Ulrich Tukur]], German actor
-*8 September - [[Christoph Eichhorn]], German actor
+* 4 August  [[Olaf Beyer]], German athlete
+* 18 August - [[Harald Schmidt]], German actor, writer, columnist, comedian and television entertainer
-*26 November - [[Matthias Reim]], German singer
-*12 September - [[Hans Zimmer]], German composer
+* 26 August - [[Christian Schmidt (politician)|Christian Schmidt]], German politician
-*20 September - [[Sabine Christiansen]], German journalist
+* 27 August - [[Bernhard Langer]], German golfer
-*23 September - [[Suzanne von Borsody]], German actress
+* 8 September - [[Christoph Eichhorn]], German actor
-*29 September - [[Harald Schmid]], German track and field athlete
+* 10 September - [[Matthias Brenner]], German actor
-*21 October - [[Wolfgang Ketterle]], German physicist
+* 26 November - [[Matthias Reim]], German singer
-*10 November - [[Ingo Metzmacher]], German conductor
+* 12 September - [[Hans Zimmer]], German composer
-*8 December - [[Hannelore Anke]], German swimmer
+* 20 September - [[Sabine Christiansen]], German journalist
-*12 December - [[Tom Gerhardt]], German actor and comedian
+* 23 September - [[Suzanne von Borsody]], German actress
-*29 December - [[Oliver Hirschbiegel]], German film director
+* 29 September - [[Harald Schmid]], German track and field athlete
-*30 December - [[Johann Riederer]], German sport shooter
+* 21 October - [[Wolfgang Ketterle]], German physicist
+* 10 November - [[Ingo Metzmacher]], German conductor
+* 8 December - [[Hannelore Anke]], German swimmer
+* 12 December - [[Tom Gerhardt]], German actor and comedian
+* 29 December - [[Oliver Hirschbiegel]], German film director
+* 30 December - [[Johann Riederer]], German sport shooter
+=== Full date unknown ===
+*[[Monika Maid]], singer/songwriter
 ==Deaths==
+{{Unreferenced section|date=October 2022}}
-*[[January 1]] - [[Hans Wölpert]], German weightlifter (born [[1898 in Germany|1898]])
-*[[January 22]] - [[Claire Waldoff]], German singer (born [[1884 in Germany|1884]])
-*[[January 31]] - [[Christian Hülsmeyer]], German inventor, physicist and entrepreneur (born [[1881 in Germany|1881]])
+*January 1 - [[Hans Wölpert]], German weightlifter (born [[1898 in Germany|1898]])
-*[[February 8]] - [[Walther Bothe]], German physicist (born [[1891 in Germany|1891]])
+*January 22 - [[Claire Waldoff]], German singer (born [[1884 in Germany|1884]])
-*[[February 14]] - [[Erich Ponto]], German actor (born [[1884 in Germany|1884]])
+*January 31 - [[Christian Hülsmeyer]], German inventor, physicist and entrepreneur (born [[1881 in Germany|1881]])
-*[[June 21]] - [[Johannes Stark]], German chemist [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born [[1874 in Germany|1874]])
+*February 1 - [[Friedrich Paulus]], German field marshal (born [[1890 in Germany|1890]])
-*[[June 26]] - [[Alfred Döblin]], German  novelist, essayist and writer (born [[1878 in Germany|1878]])
+*February 8 - [[Walther Bothe]], German physicist (born [[1891 in Germany|1891]])
-*[[August 5]] - [[Heinrich Otto Wieland]], German chemist, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry]] (born [[1877 in Germany|1877]])
+*February 13 - [[Gustav Mie]], German physicist (born [[1868 in Germany|1868]])
-*[[August 30]] - [[Otto Suhr]], German politician (born [[1894 in Germany|1894]])
+*February 14 - [[Erich Ponto]], German actor (born [[1884 in Germany|1884]])
-*[[October 28]] - [[Ernst Gräfenberg]], physician (medical doctor) and scientist (born [[1881 in Germany|1881]])
+*March 26 - [[Max Ophüls]], German film director (born [[1902 in Germany|1902]])
-*[[October 29]] - [[Rosemarie Nitribitt]]. German luxury call girl (born [[1933 in Germany|1933]])
+*May 7 - [[Wilhelm Filchner]], German explorer (born [[1877 in Germany|1877]])
+*May 10 - [[Kurt von Tippelskirch]], German general (born [[1891 in Germany|1891]])
+*May 15 - [[Karl Friedrich Bonhoeffer]], chemist (born [[1899 in Germany|1899]])
+*June 4 – [[Louise Schroeder]], German politician (born [[1887 in Germany|1887]])
+*June 21 - [[Johannes Stark]], German chemist [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born [[1874 in Germany|1874]])
+*June 26 - [[Alfred Döblin]], German  novelist, essayist and writer (born [[1878 in Germany|1878]])
+*August 5 - [[Heinrich Otto Wieland]], German chemist, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry]] (born [[1877 in Germany|1877]])
+*August 30 - [[Otto Suhr]], German politician (born [[1894 in Germany|1894]])
+*October 28 - [[Ernst Gräfenberg]], physician (medical doctor) and scientist (born [[1881 in Germany|1881]])
+*October 29 - [[Rosemarie Nitribitt]]. German luxury call girl (born [[1933 in Germany|1933]])
+*December 9 - [[Otto Landsberg]], German politician (born [[1869 in Germany|1869]])
+*December 27 - [[Otto Nuschke]], German politician (born [[1883 in Germany|1883]])
 ==See also==
-*[[1957 in German television]]
+* [[1957 in German television]]
 ==References==
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+{{Europe-year-stub}}

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