1994 in Germany

Events in the year 1994 in Germany.

Incumbents

• President - Richard von Weizsäcker (until 30 June), Roman Herzog (starting 1 July)
• Chancellor – Helmut Kohl

Events

• February 10–21 - 44th Berlin International Film Festival
• March 9: Euskirchen court shooting
• March 21 - Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994
• July 28: 3 paintings are stolen from the Kunsthalle Schirn, an event that is now known as Frankfurt art theft of 1994.
• November 15 - The Fifth Kohl cabinet led by Helmut Kohl was sworn in.
• Date unknown - German company Volkswagen Group acquired control of Czech company Å koda.

Elections

• 1994 German federal election
• 1994 German presidential election
• European Parliament election

Births

• January 19 – Matthias Ginter, German football player
• January 27 – Desiree Becker, politician
• February 1 – Anna-Lena Friedsam, tennis player
• February 3 – Malaika Mihambo, German athlete
• March 13 – Yannick Gerhardt, German footballer
• May 14 – Fabian Heinle, German long jumper
• August 17 – Zyon Braun, German politician
• August 27 – Domenic Weinstein, German cyclist
• September 2 – Florian Vogel, German swimmer
• October 14 – Sönke Rothenberger, German equestrian

Deaths

• January 9 - Joachim Werner, German archaeologist (born 1909)
• January 19 - Willi Geiger, German judge (born 1909)
• January 31 - Erwin Strittmatter, German writer (born 1912)
• February 5 - Hermann Josef Abs, German banker (born 1901)
• February 21 - Johannes Steinhoff, German Luftwaffe fighter ace (born 1913)
• March 18 - Günter Mittag, German politician (born 1926)
• March 18 - Peter Borgelt, German actor (born 1927)
• March 27 – Elisabeth Schmid, German archaeologist and osteologist (born 1912)
• April 7 - Golo Mann, German historian, essayist and writer (born 1909)
• April 24 - Margot Trooger, German actress (born 1923)
• June 8 – Fritz Gaiser, German Olympic cross-country skier (1936) (born 1907).
• June 29 – Kurt Eichhorn, German conductor (born 1908)
• July 23 - Klaus Hemmerle, German bishop of Roman Catholic Church (born 1929)
• July 26 - Ernst Schröder, German actor (born 1915)
• August 13 - Manfred Wörner, German politician (born 1934)
• September 10 - Max Morlock, German footballer (born 1925)
• September 26 - Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia, son of Kaiser Wilhelm II (born 1907)
• October 3 - Heinz Rühmann, German actor (born 1902)
• October 16 – Kunigunde Bachl, German physician and politician (born 1919)
• December 9 - Heinz Graffunder, architect (born 1926)
• December 26 - Karl Schiller, German politician (born 1911)

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