1999 in Germany explained

Events in the year 1999 in Germany.

Incumbents

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

Elections

• 1999 German presidential election^[1]
• 1999 European Parliament election in Germany
• 1999 Brandenburg state election
• 1999 Bremen state election
• 1999 Hessian state election
• 1999 Saarland state election
• 1999 Saxony state election

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)

See also

• 1999 in German television

Notes and References

1. Web site: IFES Election Guide Country Profile: Germany. www.electionguide.org. en. 2018-10-14.