2019 in Germany
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Events in the year 2019 in Germany.
Incumbents
Events
- 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.
- 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]
- 26 May - 2019 Bremen state election
- 26 May - 2019 European Parliament election in Germany
- 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]
- 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]
- 9 October — 2019 Halle attack
- 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.
Deaths
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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
- 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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- March 2 - Arnulf Baring, German lawyer, historian, journalist and political scientist (born 1932)
- March 4 – Klaus Kinkel, German civil servant, lawyer, and politician (born 1936)
- March 13 - Andrea Pollack, German butterfly swimmer (born 1961)
- March 15 – Okwui Enwezor, Nigerian curator, art critic, writer, poet, and educator (born 1963)
April
- April 2 – Rosemarie Springer, German Olympic equestrian (b. 1920)[25]
- April 19
- Martin Böttcher, German composer, arranger and conductor (b. 1927[26]
- Verena Wagner Lafferentz, German associate of Adolf Hitler (b. 1920)[27]
- April 21 – Hannelore Elsner, German actress (b. 1942)[28]
- April 25 – Michael Wolf, German photographer (b. 1954)[29]
- April 26 – Ellen Schwiers, German actress (b. 1930)[30]
May
- May 1 - Beatrix Philipp, German politician (born 1945)
June
- June 2 – Walter Lübcke, German politician (b. 1953)[31]
- June 3 – Duchess Woizlawa Feodora of Mecklenburg, German royal (b. 1918)[32]
- June 13 - Wilhelm Wieben, German television moderator (born 1935)
- June 28 - Lisa Martinek, German actress (born 1972)
July
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- July 7 – Artur Brauner, Polish-born German film producer (b. 1918)[33]
- July 22 - Brigitte Kronauer, German writer (born 1940)
August
- August 7 - Helmut Bez, German writer (born 1930)
- August 26 - Helmut Krauss, German actor (born 1941)
- August 30 - Udo Schaefer, German writer, jurist and theologian of Bahai (born 1926)
September
- September 2 - Tom Zickler, German film producer (born 1964)
- September 3 - Peter Lindbergh, German fashion photographer (born 1944)
- September 9 - Lissy Gröner, German politician (born 1954)
- September 21 - Sigmund Jähn, German cosmonaut and pilot (born 1937)
October
- October 14 - Anke Fuchs, German politician (born 1937)
- October 19 - Erhard Eppler German politician (born 1926)
- October - Volker Hinz, German photograph (born 1947)
November
- November 2 - Norbert Eder, German footballer (born 1955)
- November 16 - Walter Freiwald, German television moderator (born 1954)
December
- December 2 - Johann Baptist Metz, German Roman-Catholic theologian and priest (born 1928)
- December 7 - Herbert Joos, German jazz trompeter and graphic designer (born 1940)
- December 17 - Karin Balzer, German hurdler (born 1938)
- December 20 - Hermann L. Gremliza, German journalist (born 1940)
- December 20 - Roland Matthes, German swimmer (born 1950)
See also
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References
- ^ "Berlin Film Festival 2019: Nadav Lapid's 'Synonyms' Wins Golden Bear". Variety. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ "Heckler & Koch fined for illegal gun sales to Mexico". BBC News. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "German politician Lübcke shot in head at close range". BBC. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ https://www.european-views.com/2019/09/far-right-politicians-election-as-town-council-head-shocks-germanys-mainstream-parties/
- ^ https://www.dw.com/en/germany-merkel-party-colleagues-elect-far-right-extremist-to-local-council/a-50340079
- ^ Bernd-Helmut Kröplin Template:De icon
- ^ "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). Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "Karl Sewart". gedenken.freiepresse.de (in German). Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ Wulf Steinmann Template:De icon
- ^ Gebhardt von Moltke Template:De icon
- ^ Gustav Alfred Andreas Tammann Template:De icon
- ^ Helmut Berding Template:De icon
- ^ Archbishop Giorgio Zur
- ^ German opera singer Theo Adam dies at 92
- ^ Traueranzeige Gerd Jaeger Template:De icon
- ^ Eine, die sichtbar wurde Template:De icon
- ^ Orbituary Prof. Dr. Rainer Stadelmann
- ^ Mirjam Pressler Template:De icon
- ^ Death of Klaus Enders
- ^ Former Bundesliga top scorer Kobluhn dies aged 75
- ^ Wolfgang Tonke Template:De icon
- ^ Maya von Schoenburg dead: Socialite and friend of the Clintons dies aged 60 from cancer
- ^ Trauer um Prof. Dr. Alf Lüdtke Template:De icon
- ^ Rosemarie Springer verstorben Template:De icon
- ^ Winnetou-Komponist Martin Böttcher gestorben Template:De icon
- ^ Sie war die letzte Enkelin von Richard Wagner
- ^ Hannelore Elsner ist tot Template:De icon
- ^ Photographer Michael Wolf, chronicler of Hong Kong's high-density living, dies
- ^ Ellen Schwiers ist tot Template:De icon
- ^ "German politician Lübcke shot in head at close range". BBC. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ http://eurohistoryjournal.blogspot.com/2019/06/europes-oldest-royal-bids-us-adieu.html
- ^ Mit 100 Jahren Medienbericht: Berliner Filmproduzent Artur Brauner tot (in German)
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