1953 in Germany

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Events in the year 1953 in Germany.

Incumbents

• President – Theodor Heuss
• Chancellor – Konrad Adenauer

Events

• 6 September - West German federal election, 1953

Births

• January 10 - Guido Kratschmer, German decathlete
• January 22 - Jürgen Pommerenke, German footballplayer
• March 1 - Rolf Danneberg, German discus thrower
• March 24 - Mathias Richling, German comedian
• February 25 - Martin Kippenberger, German artist (died 1997)
• April 10 - Heiner Lauterbach, German actor
• May 11 - Thomas Middelhoff, German manager
• May 18 - Ute Kircheis-Wessel, German fencer
• July 26 - Felix Magath, German footballer and football trainer
• July 30 - Heribert Prantl, German journalist
• August 17 - Herta Müller, German writer
• August 27 - Gabriele Haefs, translator.
• August 29 - Rainer Pottel, German decathlete
• September 2 - Gerhard Thiele, German astronaut
• November 16 - Brigitte Zypries, German politician
• October 1 - Klaus Wowereit, German politician
• December 11 - Klaus Schmidt, German archaeologist (died 2014)
• December 29 - Matthias Platzeck, German politician

Deaths

• 24 February - Gerd von Rundstedt, German Field Marshal (born 1875)
• 18 May - Rudolf Nadolny, German diplomat (born 1873)
• 21 May - Ernst Zermelo, German mathematician (born 1871)
• 31 July - Georg Zacharias, German swimmer (born 1884)
• 13 August - Paul Kemp, German actor (born 1896)
• 15 August - Ludwig Prandtl, German engineer (born 1875)
• 24 September — Hugo Schmeisser, German weapons designer (born 1884)
• 27 October — Eduard Künneke, German composer (born 1885)