2019 in Germany
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Events in the year 2019 in Germany.
Incumbents
Events
January
- 29 December 2018 to 6 January – The 2018–2019 Four Hills Tournament
- 22 January – Signing of the Aachen Treaty in Aachen, 56 years to the day after the signing of the Élysée Treaty
- 26 January – the Commission on Growth, Structural Change and Employment by the German government recommends Germany to entirely phase out and shut down coal-fired plants on its territory by 2038.
February
- 7 to 17 February – The annual 69th Berlin International Film Festival takes place. French actress Juliette Binoche served as the Jury President. The Golden Bear was awarded to Israeli-French film Synonyms, directed by Nadav Lapid.[1]
- 21 February: A German court fines two ex-employers of German gun maker Heckler & Koch for illegal gun sales to Mexico.[2]
May
- 26 May - 2019 Bremen state election
- 26 May - 2019 European Parliament election in Germany
June
- 2 June – Murder of Walter Lübcke: Walter Lübcke, a German politician and a member of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany, is found shot in the head at close range on the terrace of his residence.[3]
September
- 1 September -
- 2019 Brandenburg state election The SPD declines 5.7% while wins 26.2% of the vote, AfD becomes the second largest party in Brandenburg with 23.5%.
- 2019 Saxony state election The CDU declines 7.3% while wins 32.1% of the vote, AfD becomes the second largest party in Saxony with 27.5%.
- 5 September - The (NPD) National Democratic Party of Germany Stefan Jagsch becomes the Mayor of the Waldsiedlung. The unanimous election of the NPD politician in the local council led to irritation and horror in other parties Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the center-left Social Democrats (SPD), and the liberal Free Democratic Party (FDP) whose local council members had voted for Jagsch.[4][5]
October
- 9 October — Halle synagogue shooting
- 27 October — 2019 Thuringian state election: The Die Linke wins the election with 31.0% of the vote, the AfD becomes the second largest party in Thuringia with 23.4% of the vote.
November
- 25 November — 2019 Dresden heist
Deaths
January
- 1 January –
- Bernd Kröplin, engineer and academic (b. 1944).[6]
- Arno Sames, German theologist and church historian (b. 1937).[7]
- 2 January –
- Eckhart Dietz, German sculptor (b. 1933).[8]
- Karl Sewart, German writer (b. 1933).[9]
- 3 January – Wulf Steinmann, physicist (b. 1930).[10]
- 6 January –
- Gebhardt von Moltke, diplomat (b. 1938).[11]
- Gustav Andreas Tammann, astronomer (b. 1932).[12]
- 7 January – Helmut Berding, historian (b. 1930).[13]
- 8 January – Giorgio Zur, Roman Catholic prelate, Apostolic Nuncio (b. 1930).[14]
- 10 January –
- Theo Adam, opera singer (b. 1926).[15]
- Gerd Jaeger, sculptor and painter (b. 1927).[16]
- 13 January – Susanne Neumann, author and trade unionist (b. 1959).[17]
- 14 January – Rainer Stadelmann, egyptologist (b. 1933).[18]
- 16 January – Mirjam Pressler, writer (b. 1940).[19]
- 20 January – Klaus Enders, sidecar racer, World Champion (b. 1937).[20]
- 21 January – Lothar Kobluhn, footballer (b. 1943).[21]
- 22 January – Wolfgang Thonke, military officer (b. 1938).[22]
- 27 January – Countess Maya von Schönburg-Glauchau, socialite (b. 1958).[23]
- 29 January – Alf Lüdtke, historian (b. 1943).[24]
February
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- 1 February – Ursula Karusseit, actress (b. 1939)
- 2 February – William Davis, German-born British journalist (BBC) (b. 1933)
- 4 February –
- Hermann Graml, historian (b. 1928)
- Leonie Ossowski, writer (Zwei Mütter) (b. 1925)
- 6 February –
- Rudi Assauer, football player and coach (b. 1944)
- Manfred Eigen, biophysical chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1927)
- 7 February –
- Heidi Mohr, footballer (TuS Niederkirchen, TuS Ahrbach, national team) (b. 1967)
- Jörg Schönbohm, military officer and politician, Inspector of the Army, and Deputy Minister President of Brandenburg (b. 1937)
- 8 February –
- Seweryn Bialer, German-born American political scientist (b. 1926)
- Kurt Sommerlatt, football player (Karlsruher SC, Bayern Munich) and manager (Borussia Neunkirchen). (b. 1928)
- 9 February – Katharina Lindner, German-born Scottish footballer (Glasgow City F.C.) (b. 1979)
- 10 February –
- Heinz Fütterer, sprinter, Olympic bronze medalist (b. 1931)
- Maximilian Reinelt, rower, Olympic champion and silver medalist (b. 1988)
- 12 February -
- Rolf Böhme, politician (b. 1934)
- Christoph Broelsch, surgeon (b. 1944)
- Georg Jann, organ builder (b. 1934)
- 15 February - Erika Simon, archaeologist (b. 1927)
- 16 February – Bruno Ganz, German-speaking Swiss actor (b. 1941)
- 19 February – Karl Lagerfeld, fashion designer (b. 1933)
- 20 February –
- Peter Rüchel, music journalist and founder of Rockpalast (b. 1937)
- Ekkehard Wlaschiha, operatic baritone, Grammy winner (b. 1938)
- 21 February – Hilde Zadek, soprano (b. 1917)
- 24 February - Lothar Zenetti, theologian (b. 1926)
- 25 February - Ernst-Wolfgang Böckenförde, judge (b. 1933)
- 28 February - André Previn, German-born American composer (b. 1929)
March
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- 2 March - Arnulf Baring, German lawyer, historian, journalist and political scientist (born 1932)
- 4 March – Klaus Kinkel, German civil servant, lawyer, and politician (born 1936)
- 13 March - Andrea Pollack, German butterfly swimmer (born 1961)
- 15 March – Okwui Enwezor, Nigerian curator, art critic, writer, poet, and educator (born 1963)
April
- 2 April – Rosemarie Springer, German Olympic equestrian (b. 1920)[25]
- 19 April
- Martin Böttcher, German composer, arranger and conductor (b. 1927[26]
- Verena Wagner Lafferentz, German associate of Adolf Hitler (b. 1920)[27]
- 21 April – Hannelore Elsner, German actress (b. 1942)[28]
- 25 April – Michael Wolf, German photographer (b. 1954)[29]
- 26 April – Ellen Schwiers, German actress (b. 1930)[30]
May
- 1 May - Beatrix Philipp, German politician (born 1945)
- 7 May - Georg Katzer, German composer (born 1935)
- 7 May - Michael Wessing, German javelin thrower (born 1952)
- 8 May - Jens Beutel, German politician (born 1946)
- 10 May - Paul-Werner Scheele, German Roman Catholic bishop (born 1928)
- 10 May - Anatol Herzfeld, German sculptor (born 1931)
- 13 May - Jörg Kastendiek, German politician (born 1964)
- 14 May - Remig Stumpf, German cyclist (born 1966)
June
- 2 June – Walter Lübcke, German politician (b. 1953)[3]
- 3 June – Duchess Woizlawa Feodora of Mecklenburg, German royal (b. 1918)[31]
- 8 June - Karl Hurm, German painter (b. 1930)
- 13 June - Wilhelm Wieben, German television moderator (born 1935)
- 15 June - Heinrich Lummer, German politician (b. 1932)
- 16 June - Rolf von Sydow, German film director (b. 1924)
- 20 June - Wibke Bruhns, German journalist (born 1938)
- 28 June - Lisa Martinek, German actress (born 1972)
July
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- 2 July - Lis Verhoeven, German actress (born 1931)
- 7 July – Artur Brauner, Polish-born German film producer (b. 1918)[32]
- 22 July - Brigitte Kronauer, German writer (born 1940)
August
- 7 August - Helmut Bez, German writer (born 1930)
- 26 August - Helmut Krauss, German actor (born 1941)
- 30 August - Udo Schaefer, German writer, jurist and theologian of Bahai (born 1926)
September
- 2 September - Tom Zickler, German film producer (born 1964)
- 3 September - Peter Lindbergh, German fashion photographer (born 1944)
- 9 September - Lissy Gröner, German politician (born 1954)
- 21 September - Sigmund Jähn, German cosmonaut and pilot (born 1937)
October
- 14 October - Anke Fuchs, German politician (born 1937)
- 19 October - Erhard Eppler German politician (born 1926)
- October - Volker Hinz, German photograph (born 1947)
November
- 2 November - Norbert Eder, German footballer (born 1955)
- 16 November - Walter Freiwald, German television moderator (born 1954)
December
- 2 December - Johann Baptist Metz, German Roman Catholic theologian and priest (born 1928)
- 7 December - Herbert Joos, German jazz trumpeter and graphic designer (born 1940)
- 17 December - Karin Balzer, German hurdler (born 1938)
- 20 December - Hermann L. Gremliza, German journalist (born 1940)
- 20 December - Roland Matthes, German swimmer (born 1950)
- 29 December - Manfred Stolpe, German politician (born 1936)
- 30 December - Jan Fedder, German actor (born 1955)
- 30 December - Harry Kupfer, German opera director and academic.(born 1935)
See also
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References
- ^ Meza, Ed (16 February 2019). "Berlin Film Festival 2019: Nadav Lapid's 'Synonyms' Wins Golden Bear". Variety. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ "Heckler & Koch fined for illegal gun sales to Mexico". BBC News. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ a b "German politician Lübcke shot in head at close range". BBC. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "Far-Right Politician's Election as Town Council Head Shocks Germany's Mainstream Parties". European Views. 7 September 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ Knight, Ben (7 September 2019). "Germany: Merkel party colleagues elect far-right extremist to local council". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ "Traueranzeigen von Bernd-Helmut Kröplin | stuttgart-gedenkt.de". www.stuttgart-gedenkt.de. Archived from the original on 10 January 2019.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Trauer um Domherr Prof. Dr. Arno Sames". vereinigte-domstifter.de (in German). Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "Eckhart Dietz mit 85 Jahren gestorben". remszeitung.de (in German). 3 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "Karl Sewart". gedenken.freiepresse.de (in German). Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "Traueranzeigen von Wulf Steinmann | SZ-Gedenken.de". trauer.sueddeutsche.de. Archived from the original on 13 January 2019.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Traueranzeigen von Gebhardt von Moltke | Tagesspiegel Trauer". trauer.tagesspiegel.de. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Traueranzeigen von Gustav Alfred Andreas Tammann-Jundt | trauer.nzz.ch". trauer.nzz.ch. Archived from the original on 10 January 2019.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Traueranzeigen von Helmut Berding | trauer.mittelhessen.de". trauer.mittelhessen.de. Archived from the original on 28 January 2019.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Archbishop Giorgio Zur". Archived from the original on 17 January 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "German opera singer Theo Adam dies at 92". Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ "Prof. Gerd Jaeger : Traueranzeige : Sächsische Zeitung". www.sz-trauer.de. Archived from the original on 12 January 2019.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "ZEIT ONLINE | Lesen Sie zeit.de mit Werbung oder im PUR-Abo. Sie haben die Wahl". www.zeit.de. Archived from the original on 22 January 2019.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Orbituary Prof. Dr. Rainer Stadelmann". Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ "Mirjam Pressler | BuchMarkt". buchmarkt.de. 16 January 2019. Archived from the original on 17 January 2019.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Death of Klaus Enders". Archived from the original on 26 January 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "Former Bundesliga top scorer Kobluhn dies aged 75". Archived from the original on 29 July 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "Traueranzeigen von Wolfgang Tonke | Märkische Onlinezeitung Trauerportal". trauer.moz.de. Archived from the original on 30 January 2019.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Maya von Schoenburg dead: Socialite and friend of the Clintons dies aged 60 from cancer". Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ Erfurt, Universität. "WortMelder. Der Forschungsblog der Universität Erfurt". www.uni-erfurt.de. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Rosemarie Springer verstorben". Archived from the original on 3 April 2019.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Winnetou-Komponist Martin Böttcher gestorben". Tiroler Tageszeitung Online. 21 April 2019. Archived from the original on 27 April 2019.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Sie war die letzte Enkelin von Richard Wagner". Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "Hannelore Elsner ist tot". stol.it. Archived from the original on 27 April 2019.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Photographer Michael Wolf, chronicler of Hong Kong's high-density living, dies". Archived from the original on 26 April 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ Zeitung, Süddeutsche. "Ellen Schwiers ist tot". Süddeutsche.de. Archived from the original on 27 April 2019.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Eurohistory: Europe's Oldest Royal Bids Us Adieu: Princess Woizlawa Feodora Reuß Dies Aged 100". 4 June 2019.
- ^ "Mit 100 Jahren Medienbericht: Berliner Filmproduzent Artur Brauner tot". Archived from the original on 13 December 2019.
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