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 1949 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 
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| Decades: 
 1940s • 1950s • 1960s  | 
| See also: History of Germany (1945–1990)  •  Timeline of German history#20th century • List of years in Germany#20th century  | 
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 1949 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 
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| Decades: 
 1940s • 1950s • 1960s  | 
| See also: History of East Germany  •  History of Germany (1945–1990) • Timeline of German history#20th century • List of years in Germany#20th century  | 
Events in the year 1950 in West Germany and East Germany.
Incumbents
West Germany
East Germany
Events
- April 30 - The last Ration stamps (for sugar) expire in West Germany; In the GDR, food stamps were still in use until 1958.
 - June 5 - German broadcaster ARD started.
 - July 6 - Treaty of Zgorzelec was signed between the Republic of Poland and East Germany (GDR).
 - July 19 - The Central Council of Jews in Germany is founded.
 - August 5 - Publication of the Charter of German Expellees.
 - September 7 - Schwarzwaldmädel, the first German color film after the end of the war, premieres in Stuttgart. It ushers in an era of local film in West Germany.
 - September 19 - Auf der Außenministerkonferenz der drei Westmächte in New York wird die Bundesregierung in Bonn als einzige „freie und gesetzlich konstituierte“ Regierung Deutschlands anerkannt.
 - October 5-9 - Himmerod memorandum
 - October 19 - East German general election, 1950
 
Births
- January 9 - Rio Reiser, singer (died 1996)
 - January 21 - Marion Becker, athlete
 - January 22 - Werner Schulz, politician (died 2022)
 - January 27 - Ulrich Deppendorf, journalist
 - January 30 - Reinhold Kauder, canoeist
 - February 2 - Barbara Sukowa, actress
 - February 8 - Manfred Milinski, biologist
 - March 6 - Felix Genn, German bishop of Roman Catholic Church
 - March 22 - Hugo Egon Balder, actor and comedian
 - March 22 - Herman Weigel, German film producer
 - April 25 - Peter Hintze, German politician (died 2016)
 - April 30 - Christine Hohmann-Dennhardt, German judge
 - May 12 - Renate Stecher, athlete
 - May 16 - Georg Bednorz, physicist
 - May 18 - Thomas Gottschalk, actor and television presenter
 - May 26 - Werner Bergmann, sociologist
 - June 16 - Klaus Lage, singer
 - June 21 - Ferdinand Kirchhof, judge
 - June 20 - Gudrun Landgrebe, actress
 - July 7 - Gerda Hasselfeldt, politician
 - July 27- David Storl, track and field athlete who specialises in the shot put
 - August 5 - Rosi Mittermaier, alpine ski racer (died 2023)
 - August 12 – Iris Berben, actress
 - September 2 - Michael Rother, musician
 - September 23 - Dietmar Lorenz, judoka
 - October 13 - Annegret Richter, athlete
 - October 28 - Annette Humpe, singer
 - November 10 - Bernd-Ulrich Hergemöller, historian
 - November 17 - Roland Matthes, swimmer
 - November 28 - Hans Fassnacht, swimmer
 
Deaths
- 8 February - Arthur Kampf, German painter (born 1864)
 - 9 February - Franz Justus Rarkowski, German bishop of Roman-Catholic Church (born 1873)
 - 12 February — Max Beckmann, German painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor and writer (born 1884)
 - 3 March - Eugen Klöpfer, German actor (born 1886)
 - 11 March - Heinrich Mann, German writer (born 1871)
 - 3 April - Kurt Weill, German composer (born 1900)[1]
 - 22 April - Günther Rüdel, German general (born 1883)
 - 27 April — Karl Straube, German organist (born 1873)[2]
 - 2 May — Paul Eugen Sieg, physicist and writer (born 1899)
 - 3 May — August Marahrens, German Protestant bishop who served as Landesbischof of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Hanover (born 1875)
 - 29 May — Wilhelm Bendow, German actor (born 1884)
 - 29 June — Melitta Bentz, German inventor and entrepreneur (born 1873)
 - 1 September - Fritz Kampers, German actor (born 1891)
 - 10 October - Josef Straßberger, German weightlifter (born 1894)
 - 1 November - Heinrich Tessenow, German architect (born 1876)
 - 2 November - Kurt Schmitt, German economic leader and the Reich Economy Minister (born 1886)
 - 8 November — Carl Wilhelm Erich Zimmer, German zoologist (born (1873)
 - 30 November - Werner Haase, German surgeon (born 1900)
 - 21 December - Konrad von Preysing, German prelate of Roman-Catholic Church (born 1880)
 - 27 December — Max Beckmann, German painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor and writer (born 1884)
 
References
- ↑ Mercado, Mario R. (1989). Kurt Weill: A Guide to His Works. Kurt Weill Foundation for Music.
 - ↑ Biographie, Deutsche. "Straube, Karl - Deutsche Biographie". www.deutsche-biographie.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-08-30.
 
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