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Decades:

Incumbents

President - Roman Herzog (until 30 June), Johannes Rau (starting 1 July)
Chancellor – Gerhard Schröder

Elections

Events

January 1 - The Euro Currency officially entered circulation in the digital transaction in the European Union (EU) Eurozone member area countries.
February 10–21 - 49th Berlin International Film Festival
March 12 - Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999
April 1 - German company Infineon Technologies was founded.
April 12: Wuppertal Suspension Railway accident
April 19: Reichstag building in Berlin opens the public for the first time in 66 years.
June 18–20: The 25th G8 summit is held in Cologne.
July 1: The final parliamentary meeting in Bonn marks the government is officially moved to Berlin.
November 4: A court in Augsburg filed an arrest warrant for Walther Leisler Kiep due to the CDU donations scandal.
Date unknown: German company Hoechst AG merged with French company Rhône-Poulenc to form French company Aventis, which was formed to French Company Sanofi in 2004.

Births

June 11 – Kai Havertz, German footballer
November 8 – Isaac Bonga, German basketball player

Deaths

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January 2 - Sebastian Haffner, German author and journalist (born 1907)
January 18 - Günter Strack, German actor (born 1929)
January 24 - Werner Jacobs German film director (born 1909)
February 12 - Heinz Schubert, German actor and comedian (born 1925)
February 19 - Georg Meier, German motorcycle racer (born 1910)
March 6 - Klaus Gysi, German politician (born 1912)
April 12 - Helga Seibert, German judge (born 1939)
April 13 - Willi Stoph, German politician (born 1914)
May 22 - Alfred Kubel, German politician (born 1909)
June 23 - Carl Lange, German actor (born 1909)
June 27 - Siegfried Lowitz, German actor (born 1914)
July 5 - Harald Philipp, German film director, screenwriter and actor (born 1921)
August 4 - Liselott Linsenhoff, German equestrian (born 1927)
August 13 - Ignaz Bubis , President of Central Council of Jews in Germany (born 1927)
August 17 - Reiner Klimke, German equestrian (born 1936)
August 25 - Georg Thomalla, German actor (born 1915)
September 20 - Willy Millowitsch, German actor (born 1909)
October 17 - Franz Peter Wirth, German film director (born 1919)
October 26 - Rex Gildo, German singer (born 1936)
November 2 - Ibrahim Böhme, German politician (born 1944)
November 26 - Angelika Hurwicz, German actress (born 1922)
December 11 - Harry Wüstenhagen, German actor (born 1928)

References

^ "IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Germany". www.electionguide.org. Retrieved 2018-10-14.

v t e Years in Germany (1871–present)
19th century	Pre-1871 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900
20th century	1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
21st century	2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

v t e 1999 in Europe
Sovereign states	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Monaco Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia and Montenegro Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom Vatican City
States with limited recognition	Abkhazia Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Northern Cyprus South Ossetia Transnistria
Dependencies, colonies and other territories	Åland Faroe Islands Gibraltar Guernsey Isle of Man Jersey

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This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2022)

←

1999
in
Germany

→

Decades:

Incumbents

President - Roman Herzog (until 30 June), Johannes Rau (starting 1 July)
Chancellor – Gerhard Schröder

Elections

Events

January 1 - The Euro Currency officially entered circulation in the digital transaction in the European Union (EU) Eurozone member area countries.
February 10–21 - 49th Berlin International Film Festival
March 12 - Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999
April 1 - German company Infineon Technologies was founded.
April 12: Wuppertal Suspension Railway accident
April 19: Reichstag building in Berlin opens the public for the first time in 66 years.
June 18–20: The 25th G8 summit is held in Cologne.
July 1: The final parliamentary meeting in Bonn marks the government is officially moved to Berlin.
November 4: A court in Augsburg filed an arrest warrant for Walther Leisler Kiep due to the CDU donations scandal.
Date unknown: German company Hoechst AG merged with French company Rhône-Poulenc to form French company Aventis, which was formed to French Company Sanofi in 2004.

Births

June 11 – Kai Havertz, German footballer
November 8 – Isaac Bonga, German basketball player

Deaths

January 2 - Sebastian Haffner, German author and journalist (born 1907)
January 18 - Günter Strack, German actor (born 1929)
January 24 - Werner Jacobs German film director (born 1909)
February 12 - Heinz Schubert, German actor and comedian (born 1925)
February 19 - Georg Meier, German motorcycle racer (born 1910)
March 6 - Klaus Gysi, German politician (born 1912)
April 12 - Helga Seibert, German judge (born 1939)
April 13 - Willi Stoph, German politician (born 1914)
May 22 - Alfred Kubel, German politician (born 1909)
June 23 - Carl Lange, German actor (born 1909)
June 27 - Siegfried Lowitz, German actor (born 1914)
July 5 - Harald Philipp, German film director, screenwriter and actor (born 1921)
August 4 - Liselott Linsenhoff, German equestrian (born 1927)
August 13 - Ignaz Bubis , President of Central Council of Jews in Germany (born 1927)
August 17 - Reiner Klimke, German equestrian (born 1936)
August 25 - Georg Thomalla, German actor (born 1915)
September 20 - Willy Millowitsch, German actor (born 1909)
October 17 - Franz Peter Wirth, German film director (born 1919)
October 26 - Rex Gildo, German singer (born 1936)
November 2 - Ibrahim Böhme, German politician (born 1944)
November 26 - Angelika Hurwicz, German actress (born 1922)
December 11 - Harry Wüstenhagen, German actor (born 1928)

References

^ "IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Germany". www.electionguide.org. Retrieved 2018-10-14.

v t e Years in Germany (1871–present)
19th century	Pre-1871 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900
20th century	1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
21st century	2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

v t e 1999 in Europe
Sovereign states	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Monaco Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia and Montenegro Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom Vatican City
States with limited recognition	Abkhazia Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Northern Cyprus South Ossetia Transnistria
Dependencies, colonies and other territories	Åland Faroe Islands Gibraltar Guernsey Isle of Man Jersey

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