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)
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