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1998 in Germany
Summary
Events in the year
1998 in
Germany
.
←
1997
1996
1995
1998
in
Germany
→
1999
2000
2001
Decades:
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
See also:
Other events of 1998
History of Germany
•
Timeline
•
Years
Incumbents
edit
President
–
Roman Herzog
Chancellor
Helmut Kohl
(until 27 October 1998)
Gerhard Schröder
(from 27 October 1998)
Events
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February 11-22 -
48th Berlin International Film Festival
February 26 -
Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998
June 3 -
Eschede train disaster
September 1 - The
German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation
is formed.
October 5 -
Lanxess Arena
in Cologne is completed.
October 27 - The
First Schröder cabinet
led by
Gerhard Schröder
was sworn in.
Date unknown - German company
Volkswagen Group
acquired British company
Bentley
, and Italian companies
Lamborghini
and
Bugatti
by its subsidiary
Audi AG
.
Elections
edit
1998 German federal election
1998 Bavarian state election
1998 Lower Saxony state election
1998 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election
1998 Saxony-Anhalt state election
Births
edit
February 11 -
Niklas Kaul
, German decathlete
February 12 -
Agyemang Diawusie
, German footballer (died 2023)
March 18 -
Jamie-Lee Kriewitz
, German singer
July 17 -
Lilli Schweiger
, German actress
Deaths
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February 1 -
Marga Faulstich
, German chemist (born
1915
)
February 10 -
Erich Mückenberger
, German politician (born
1910
)
February 17 -
Ernst Jünger
, German soldier and author (born
1895
)
February 26 -
Otto Haxel
, German nuclear physicist (born
1909
)
March 13 -
Hans von Ohain
, German physicist (born
1911
)
April 2 -
Rob Pilatus
, German model dancer (born
1964
)
April 3 -
Wolf Vostell
, German artist (born
1932
)
May 12 —
Hermann Lenz
, German poet and author (born
1913
)
August 14 -
Hans-Joachim Kulenkampff
, German television presenter (born
1921
)
October 30 -
Heinz Westphal
, German politician (born
1924
)
November 6 -
Niklas Luhmann
, German sociologist (born
1927
)
November 6 -
Wolfgang Stresemann
, German jurist, orchestra leader, conductor and composer (born
1904
)
December 9 -
Walter Horten
, German aircraft pilot (born
1913
)
December 11 -
Max Streibl
, German politician (born
1932
)
See also
edit
1998 in German television
References
edit