2002 in Germany

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Events in the year 2002 in Germany.

Incumbents

• President – Johannes Rau
• Chancellor – Gerhard Schröder

Events

• 6-17 February - 52nd Berlin International Film Festival
• 22 February: Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002
• 26 April: Erfurt massacre
• 8 June – 15 September : Documenta11
• 30 June: The Völkerstrafgesetzbuch goes into effect.
• 1 July: Überlingen mid-air collision
• 10 July: Swiss International Airlines Flight 850
• August: 2002 European floods
• 22 October: The Second Schröder cabinet led by Gerhard Schröder was sworn in.
• 16 December: Berlin Plus agreement
• Date unknown: German construction company Philipp Holzmann is defunct.

Elections

• 2002 German federal election
• 2002 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election
• 2002 Saxony-Anhalt state election

Births

• 26 October - Emma Schweiger, actress

Deaths

• 27 January - Franz Meyers, German politician (born 1908)
• 1 February - Hildegard Knef, German actress (born 1925)
• 8 February - Joachim Hoffmann, German historian (born 1930)
• 11 March - Marion Dönhoff. German journalist (born 1909)
• 13 March - Hans-Georg Gadamer, German philosopher (born 1900)
• 3 April - Heinz Drache, German actor (born 1923)
• 9 April - Thomas Dinger, German musician (born 1952)
• 2 May - Richard Stücklen, German politician (born 1916)
• 4 May - Rolf Friedemann Pauls, German diplomat (born 1915)
• 2 June - Konrad Wirnhier, German sport shooter (born 1937)
• 13 June - John Herberger, German football player and coach (born 1919)
• 17 June - Fritz Walter, German football player (born 1920)
• 22 June - Frank Ripploh, German actor and film director (born 1949)
• 29 June - Alfred Dregger, German politician (born 1920)
• 25 July - Johannes Joachim Degenhardt, Archbishop of Paderborn (born 1926)
• 30 August - Horst Wendlandt, German film director (born 1922)
• 14 October - Norbert Schultze, German film composer (born 1911)
• 23 October - Marianne Hoppe, German actress (born 1909)
• 7 November - Rudolf Augstein, German journalist (born 1923)
• 3 December - Klaus Löwitsch, German actor (born 1936)
• 6 December - Gerhard Löwenthal, German journalist (born 1922)
• 31 December - Jürgen Dethloff, German engineer (born 1924)

See also

• 2002 in German television

References