2024 in Germany explained
Events in the year 2024 in Germany.
Incumbents
Events
January
February
- 8 to 11 February – 2024 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship in Berlin[11]
- 14 February - Following aggressive protests and blockades by farmers, the green party cancels their an annual event for ash Wednesday due to security concerns.[12]
- 23 February – The Bundestag legalises recreational usage of cannabis for adults, making Germany the third European country to do so after Luxembourg and Malta.[13]
March
April
May
June
- 1–5 June – At least six people are killed during floods in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg.[43] [44]
- 1 June – A long-distance train carrying 185 passengers derails after the ground under a section of railway gives way near Schwäbisch Gmünd, Baden-Württemberg. No injuries are reported.[45]
- 4 June – An AfD candidate for state elections in Baden-Württemberg is injured in a stabbing attack in Mannheim.[46]
- 6 June – A group of protesters on their way to an antifascist demonstration are attacked by a group of 15-20 alleged neo-Nazis at Berlin Ostkreuz. Two people are hospitalised due to head injuries.[47] [48]
- 9 June:
- 14 June:
- One person is killed and three others are injured in a stabbing attack in Wolmirstedt, Saxony-Anhalt. The attacker is shot dead by police.[50]
- Germany vetoes a European Union sanction package that would prevent EU members from re-exporting Russian liquefied natural gas from EU ports and prevent EU companies from selling sanctioned products to Russia.[51]
- 16 June – One person is injured after being shot by police on suspicion of threatening them with a pickaxe and an incendiary device in Hamburg.[52]
- 17 June – Authorities announce the largest seizure of cocaine in Germany following raids in Dusseldorf and Hamburg in 2023 that yield 60.5 metric tons of the substance valued at 2.6 billion euros ($2.78 billion).[53]
- 19 June – An Iraqi national is arrested in Esslingen am Neckar on suspicion of plotting to carry out attacks for Islamic State.[54]
- 23 June – A police officer is killed in a collision involving a car and a motorcycle escort of visiting Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Stuttgart.[55]
- 24 June - The AFD announces a local coalition with neofascist party Die Heimat in Lauchhammer, Brandenburg.[56]
- 26 June – Government ministers agree on legislation to expedite deportation for individuals who post or "like" social media content that celebrates or promotes terrorist acts.[57]
- 28 June – The Higher Regional Court of Cologne convicts a 15-year old boy of plotting to attack a Christmas market in Leverkusen with Islamic extremist motivations and sentences him to four years' imprisonment.[58]
- 28. June – 23 year old antifascist activist Maja T. is ordered extradited to Hungary to face trial on charges of membership in a criminal organisation that wanted to attack right-wing extremist by a court in Berlin despite concerns over her safety as a genderqueer person in Hungary and despite an ongoing expedited procedure by the Federal Constitutional Court.[59]
- 29 June – Over 100,000 protesters and 1,000 police officers clash at an AfD party conference in Essen.[60]
July
August
- 2 August – Twenty-two people are injured in an explosion believed to have been caused by a compressed air canister at the Nürburgring race track.[79]
- 6 August –
- At least two people are killed after a hotel collapses in Kröv.[80]
- A court in Berlin convicts a woman and fines her for "condoning a crime" by leading a chant using the phrase "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free" during a protest in October 2023.[81]
- 7 August – A doctor in Berlin is arrested on suspicion of killing four of his elderly patients and setting fire to their residences.[82]
- 14 August:
- 15 August –
- 17 August –
- 17 August – Twenty-three people are injured in an fire at a ferris wheel installed during the Highfield Festival in Leipzig.[90]
- 20 August – Following the ordered closure of the Islamic Centre Hamburg in Hamburg, Iran orders the closure of two branches of a German language school in Tehran for "breaching Iranian law, committing various illegal actions and extensive financial violations." In response, Germany summons the Iranian ambassador.[91]
Scheduled
Holidays
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Art and entertainment
Deaths
January
- 1 January – Hartmut Ritzerfeld, 73, painter.[93]
- 2 January – Chris Karrer, 76, guitarist and composer.[94]
- 3 January – Günther Fielmann, 84, eyewear retailer, founder of Fielmann.[95]
- 4 January – Christian Oliver, 51, actor known for Cobra 11 television series.[96]
- 5 January:
- 6 January – Erwin Schild, 103, German-born Canadian Conservative rabbi and author.[100]
- 7 January – Franz Beckenbauer, 78, footballer (Bayern Munich, national team).[101]
- 11 January – Sigi Schwab, 83, guitarist.[102]
- 13 January – Sigi Rothemund, 79, film director
- 16 January – Kay Bernstein, 43, entrepreneur, president of Hertha BSC (2022–2024).[103]
- 17 January – Ulrich Voß, 85, actor and writer[104]
- 19 January – Klaus Wunder, 73, footballer (MSV Duisburg, Bayern Munich, 1972 Olympics).[105]
- 22 January – Elke Erb, 85, author.[106]
- 23 January – Frank Farian, 82, singer and record producer (Boney M, Milli Vanilli).[107]
- 26 January – Hartmut Bagger, 85, general.[108]
- 30 January:
February
- 2 February – Oskar Negt, 90, philosopher and social theorist
- 5 February – Helga Paris, 85, photographer
- 5 February – Peter Kulka, 86, architect
- 10 February – Johanna von Koczian, 90, actress
- 14 February – Wolfgang Weider, 91, Roman Catholic prelate
- 19 February – Jan Assmann, 85, Egyptologist
- 19 February – Horst Naumann, 98, actor
- 20 February – Andreas Brehme, 63, footballer and coach
- 24 February – Bernard Broermann, 80, businessman and entrepreneur
- 25 February – Horst Schmidbauer, 79, politician
- 25 February – Fabian Schulze, 39, pole vaulter
- 26 February - Alois Glück, 84, politician
- 26 February - René Pollesch, 62, author and dramatist
- 26 February - Ruth Wolf-Rehfeldt, 92, artist
March
- 1 March – Klaus-Peter Jörns, 84, Christian theologian and author
- 13 March – Aribert Reimann, 88, composer
- 13 March – Notker Hammerstein, 93, historian
- 13 March – Matthias Schießleder, 87, judoka
- 15 March – Hans Blum, 95, composer
- 15 March – Paul Josef Cordes, 89, Roman Catholic cardinal
- 18 March – Peter Kunter, 72, footballer
- 25 March – Fritz Wepper, 82, actor
April
- 2 April – Gerhard Lohfink, 89, Roman Catholic priest and theologian
- 2 April – Notker Wolf, 83, Benedictine monk, priest, musician and author
- 3 April – Vera Tschechowa, 79, actress, screenwriter, director and film producer
- 5 April – Peter Sodann, 87, actor
- 7 April – Michael Boder, 65, conductor
- 9 April – Eckart Dux, 97, actor and voice artist
- 9 April – Dieter Rexroth, 83, musicologist, dramaturge and cultural manager
- 11 April – Peter Fulde, 88, physicist
- 11 April – Peter Förtig, 90, composer and music theorist
- 13 April – Klaus Wolfgang Niemöller, 94, musicologist
- 14 April – Steffen Heitmann, 79, politician
- 15 April – Bernd Hölzenbein, 78, footballer
- 16 April – Wichart von Roëll, 86, actor
- 19 April – Siegfried Kirschen, 80, football referee
- 22 April – Michael Verhoeven, 85, film director
- 26 April – Volker Mosblech, 69, politician
- 28 April – Walter Kolbow, 80, politician
May
June
- 1 June – Ruth Maria Kubitschek, 92, actress
- 5 June - Reiner Uthoff, 86, writer and stage director
- 7 June - Gerhard Rödding, 91, politician
- 8 June – Klaus Toepfer, 85, politician
- 11 June – Walter Schmitt Glaeser, 90, politician
- 11 June –Gerhard Merz, 71, politician
- 15 June – Manfred Ach, 83, politician
- 15 June – Barbara Schäfer, 79, politician
- 21 June – Gerhard Hund, 92, computer scientist and mathematician
- 21 June – Heinz Lanfermann, 74, politician
- 23 June – Michael Krause, 77, field hockey player
- 26 June – Willi Waike, 86, politician
- 26 June Karl-Hans Laermann, 94, politician
July
- 1 July - Renate Hoy, 93, actress and beauty pageant holder
- 4 July - Reiner Pommerin, 81, historian
- 10 July - Thomas Hoepker, 88, photographer
- 11 July - Heinrich Fürst zu Fürstenberg, 73, landowner and businessman
- 11 July - Willi Koslowski, 87, footballer
- 11 July - Tomas Seyler, 49, darts player
- 12 July - Jens Odewald, 83, business executive
- 13 July - Ruth Hesse, 87, opera singer
- 13 July - Erwin Junker, 94, manufacturer
- 27 July - Wolfgang Rihm, 72, composer
- 30 July - Hans Lenk, 89, rower, Olympic champion
August
See also
External links
Notes and References
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- News: 2024-01-08 . German farmers blockade Berlin with tractors in subsidy row . 2024-01-09 . en-GB.
- Web site: 20 January 2024 . Tens of thousands protest in Germany against the far-right . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240120183504/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/20/tens-of-thousands-protest-in-germany-against-far-right-party . 20 January 2024 . 2024-01-21 . . en.
- Web site: Tanno . Sophie . 2024-01-20 . Germany's far-right AfD face mounting protests over plan to deport migrants . 2024-01-21 . . en . 20 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240120192349/https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/20/europe/germany-protests-far-right-afd-migrant-deportation-plan-intl/index.html . live .
- Web site: Enjoy More Than Handball at Men's EHF Euro 2024 in Berlin. . 2 November 2023. 6 November 2023.
- Web site: Top German court strips financing of extreme-right party . .
- Web site: German court cuts funding to hardline far-right party .
- News: German court ruling sparks calls to stop state funding for far-right AfD . The Guardian . 23 January 2024 . Connolly . Kate .
- Web site: German court bans funding for extreme-right party, fueling debate on AfD . 23 January 2024 .
- Web site: Security . Ellie Cook . Reporter . Defense . 2024-01-24 . Ukraine gets helicopter boost in battle against Russia's Black Sea fleet . 2024-01-24 . Newsweek . en.
- Web site: EuroHockey Indoor Championship venues for 2024 confirmed – Updated . EuroHockey. European Hockey Federation. 4 October 2023. 6 November 2023.
- News: 14 February 2024 . Wegen Blockaden von Landwirten: Grüne müssen Politischen Aschermittwoch absagen . 9 July 2024 . Tagesschau.
- Web site: Schmidt . Nadine . 2024-02-23 . Germany legalizes recreational cannabis use . 2024-02-23 . CNN . en.
- Web site: 2024-03-01 . A soldier turns himself in shortly after 4 people are killed in shootings in Germany . 2024-03-01 . AP News . en.
- Web site: 2024-03-04 . 4 people are dead and at least 21 injured in a nursing home fire in western Germany . 2024-03-04 . AP News . en.
- Web site: Scarsi . Alice. Victoria. Chessum . 2024-03-04 . 'Hostage' incident at German hospital sparks major evacuation . 2024-03-04 . Express.co.uk . en.
- News: Martin Sellner: Far-right Austrian banned from Germany . 19 March 2024 . . 19 March 2024.
- News: Henley . Jon . Far-right Austrian nationalist banned from Germany after neo-Nazi meeting . 19 March 2024 . . 19 March 2024.
- Web site: Germany approves partial legalization of cannabis from April . 2024-03-22 . dw.com . en.
- Web site: 2024-03-27 . Doden en gewonden bij ongeluk Flixbus bij Leipzig . 2024-03-27 . nos.nl . nl.
- Web site: Bayer Leverkusen wins first Bundesliga title, ending Bayern Munich's 11-year reign . 2024-04-14 . . en.
- Web site: April 18, 2024 . Germany arrests two for alleged military sabotage plot on behalf of Russia . .
- Web site: Germany's Scholz calls for 'consequences' following Islamist rally . 29 April 2024 .
- Web site: German chancellor says Islamist rally will be met with 'consequences' . 30 April 2024 .
- Web site: Islamist group slams democratic values, rallies thousands in Germany . 28 April 2024 .
- Web site: May 4, 2024 . Germany denounces rising political violence after MEP seriously hurt . .
- News: Grieshaber . Kirsten . Another German politician is attacked as concerns rise over violence ahead of EU elections in June . 6 June 2024 . Associated Press . 8 May 2024 . en.
- Web site: May 10, 2024 . Protesters attempt to storm Tesla German plant, clash with police . .
- Web site: May 13, 2024 . German court upholds AfD 'suspected' extremist status . .
- Web site: German far-right leader intentionally used banned Nazi slogan, court rules . 14 May 2024 .
- News: German far-right politician Björn Höcke guilty of using Nazi slogan . 14 May 2024 .
- Web site: German court fines far-right figure Bjorn Hocke for using Nazi slogan .
- Web site: May 16, 2024 . Fire at a residential building in Germany leaves 3 people dead and 2 with grave injuries . .
- Web site: May 21, 2024 . 'Slightly crazy' German group on trial for coup plot . .
- News: Creamer . Ella . 2024-05-21 . Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck wins International Booker prize . 2024-05-21 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
- Web site: Germany's AfD bans top candidate from EU poll events over Nazi comments . 2024-05-22 . Al Jazeera . en.
- Web site: Far-right grouping in European Parliament expels high-flying Alternative for Germany party . 2024-05-23 . Associated Press . 23 May 2024 . en.
- Web site: German authorities arrest 2 men suspected of plotting a knife attack at a synagogue . 2024-05-24 . Associated Press . 24 May 2024 . en.
- Web site: German military officer convicted of spying for Russia, sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison . 2024-05-27 . Associated Press . 27 May 2024 . en.
- Web site: German police officer dies of wounds suffered in knife attack . 3 June 2024 . Associated Press . 2 June 2024 . en.
- Web site: German anti-Islam activist injured in knife attack . 2024-05-31 . BBC . en.
- Web site: 31 May 2024 . Ermittler halten islamistisches Motiv für wahrscheinlich . Investigators believe Islamist motive is likely . 31 May 2024 . Der Speigel . de . 2195-1349 . 31 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240531172053/https://www.spiegel.de/panorama/justiz/mannheim-ermittler-halten-islamistisches-motiv-fuer-wahrscheinlich-a-025a18eb-e1a5-4313-8f19-bed4538f2d52 . live .
- Web site: Germany's deadly floods spread along Danube . 3 June 2024 . BBC . en.
- Web site: Death toll from floods across southern Germany rises to 6 . 6 June 2024 . Associated Press . 5 June 2024 . en.
- Web site: A firefighter dies and a long-distance train derails amid heavy rains and flooding in Germany . 2 June 2024 . Associated Press . 2 June 2024 . en.
- Web site: A member of a German far-right party stabbed and wounded in another attack on a politician . 5 June 2024 . Associated Press . 5 June 2024 . en.
- News: Peter . Erik . 8 July 2024 . Neonazi-Attacke auf Antifas: Weg der Gewalt . 9 July 2024 . taz.
- News: Rothe . Alexander . 8 July 2024 . Mutmaßlicher Neonazi-Angriff mit mehreren Verletzten . 9 July 2024 . Berliner Morgenpost.
- Web site: 2024-06-09 . Here's what happened in some key countries in the EU Parliament elections . 2024-06-10 . Associated Press . en.
- Web site: German police shoot to death an Afghan man who killed a compatriot, then attacked soccer fans . 15 June 2024 . Associated Press . 15 June 2024 . en.
- Web site: 2024-06-14 . Germany blocks sanctions on Russian gas . 2024-06-15 . The Kyiv Independent . en.
- Web site: Euro 2024: Hamburg police fire shots at axe-wielding person at fan parade . 16 June 2024 . Al Jazeera . en.
- Web site: German investigators seize cocaine worth 2.6 billion euros, calling it their biggest find ever . 18 June 2024 . Associated Press . 17 June 2024 . en.
- Web site: Germany arrests a man accused of standing by to carry out attacks for the Islamic State group . 20 June 2024 . Associated Press . 20 June 2024 . en.
- Web site: Police officer dies when driver collides with Hungarian leader's motorcade in Germany . 25 June 2024 . Associated Press . 24 June 2024 . en.
- News: Müller . Ann-Kathrin . 24 June 2024 . AfD gründet erste Fraktionen mit Neonazipartei . 9 July 2024 . Der Spiegel.
- Web site: Germany's new law backs deportations for terrorism praise . 2024-06-27 . dw.com . en.
- Web site: German court convicts a 15-year-old of planning an extremist attack on a Christmas market . 2024-06-28 . Associated Press . 28 June 2024 . en.
- News: 3 July 2024 . Fall Maja T.: Generalstaatsanwaltschaft verteidigt Auslieferung von mutmaßlicher Linksextremistin nach Ungarn . 9 July 2024 . Tagesschau.
- Web site: Germany: AfD conference in Essen triggers violent protest clashes . 2024-06-30 . BBC . en-GB.
- Web site: German court convicts a prominent far-right politician for using a Nazi slogan again . 1 July 2024 . Associated Press.
- Web site: 2024-07-03 . Germany, Sweden arrest eight over Syria crimes against humanity . 2024-07-03 . France 24 . en.
- Web site: Schmidt . Nadine . 2024-07-04 . Germany summons Turkish ambassador as row erupts over alleged right-wing salute goal celebration at Euro 2024 . 2024-07-04 . CNN . en.
- Web site: 2024-07-05 . German government averts crisis with budget agreement for Europe's largest economy . 2024-07-06 . AP News . en.
- Web site: Pleitgen . Katie Bo Lillis, Natasha Bertrand, Frederik . 2024-07-11 . Exclusive: US and Germany foiled Russian plot to assassinate CEO of arms manufacturer sending weapons to Ukraine. 2024-07-12 . CNN . en.
- Web site: July 14, 2024 . A shooting in Germany linked to a domestic dispute leaves 3 dead, 2 wounded . Associated Press.
- Web site: July 14, 2024 . 'A good thing for football' - Spain's victory caps off perfect campaign . BBC.
- Web site: July 15, 2024 . German authorities arrest a Lebanese man accused of procuring drone components for Hezbollah . Associated Press .
- Web site: 2024-07-15 . NATO launches Ukraine command centre in Germany . 2024-07-16 . euronews . en.
- Web site: 2024-07-16 . Germany's top security official bans a far-right magazine, accusing it of spreading hatred . 2024-07-16 . Associated Press . en.
- Web site: 2024-07-17 . A German court convicts a businessman of delivering components with military use to Russia . 2024-07-17 . Associated Press . en.
- Web site: July 17, 2024 . Germany to halve military aid for Ukraine despite possible Trump White House . .
- Web site: Belarus sentences German man to death for 'terrorism' . 2024-07-20 . dw.com . en.
- Web site: July 31, 2024 . Belarus' authoritarian president pardons German man sentenced to death on terrorism charges . .
- Web site: Pakistan protests to Germany after protesters get into the grounds of its Frankfurt consulate . 2024-07-22 . Associated Press . 22 July 2024 . en.
- Web site: Man dies after being struck by lightning on Germany's highest peak . 2024-07-22 . Associated Press . 22 July 2024 . en.
- Web site: German court rules in migration case that there's no general danger now to all civilians in Syria . 2024-07-24 . Associated Press . 23 July 2024 . en.
- Web site: Germany bans Islamist group over alleged Hezbollah, Iran links . 2024-07-24 . France 24 . 24 July 2024 . en.
- Web site: 22 injured during explosion in paddock area at Germany's Nuerburgring auto racing track . 3 August 2024 . Associated Press.
- Web site: At least two people killed in German hotel collapse . 7 August 2024 . BBC.
- Web site: German court fines woman for 'from the river to the sea' chant . 2024-08-07 . Al Jazeera . en.
- Web site: German police arrest doctor for allegedly killing 4 patients . 2024-08-07 . dw.com . en.
- Web site: Germany seeks arrest of Ukrainian diver for Nord Stream sabotage . 2024-08-14 . Al Jazeera . en .
- Web site: Germany investigates possible unauthorized entry and sabotage at a military barracks . 2024-08-14 . Associated Press . en .
- Web site: August 15, 2024 . Ukraine presidential adviser denies Ukraine's involvement in Nord Stream explosions . .
- Web site: US approves $5 billion Patriot missile sale to Germany – DW – 08/16/2024 . 2024-08-16 . dw.com . en.
- Web site: Megaupload's Kim Dotcom to be extradited to United States – DW – 08/15/2024 . 2024-08-16 . dw.com . en.
- Web site: 2024-08-17 . Germany to halt new Ukraine military aid: Report . 2024-08-18 . POLITICO . en-GB.
- Web site: Germany: 4 escape criminal pyschiatric facility in Bavaria . 2024-08-18 . dw.com . en.
- Web site: At least 23 injured when fire breaks out on a Ferris wheel in eastern Germany . 18 August 2024 . Associated Press.
- Web site: Iran orders closure of German language institute in Tehran – DW – 08/20/2024 . 2024-08-21 . dw.com . en.
- Web site: Germany Public Holidays 2024. 6 November 2023 . Public Holidays Global.
- Web site: Berghe . Pascal van den . 2024-01-01 . Büsbach: Stolberger Künstler Hartmut "Hacky" Ritzerfeld nach Verkehrsunfall im Krankenhaus verstorben . 2024-01-02 . Mein Stolberg . de-DE.
- Web site: Chris Karrer, RIP . 2024-01-03 . strawberrybricks.com . en.
- Web site: MarketScreener . 2024-01-05 . Günther Fielmann mit 84 Jahren gestorben -Am 05. Januar 2024 um 08:27 Uhr MarketScreener . 2024-01-16 . de.marketscreener.com . de.
- Web site: 'Speed Racer' Actor Christian Oliver & 2 Daughters Killed In Caribbean Plane Crash. Denise . Petski . 5 January 2024. 6 January 2024. . en.
- Web site: Rennfahrer, Stuntman und Porsche-Urgestein: Herbert Linge ist gestorben . 2024-01-05 . stuttgarter-nachrichten.de . de.
- Web site: Nicholas Rescher . 2024-01-16 . www.centerphilsci.pitt.edu.
- Web site: Psychology research 'giant' Robert Rosenthal has died . 2024-01-16 . News . en.
- Web site: 2024-01-06 . Rabbi Erwin Schild of Toronto's Adath Israel Synagogue personally experienced nearly 104 years of Jewish history (March 9, 1920-Jan. 6, 2024) . 2024-01-16 . The Canadian Jewish News . en-US.
- Web site: Franz Beckenbauer ist tot. tagesschau.de. de. 2024-01-08. 2024-01-08.
- Web site: 2020-08-05 . Sigi Schwab: Der Meister der Gitarre ist tot. . 2024-01-16 . Crescendo. de-DE.
- Web site: Der "Berliner Weg" bleibt sein Vermächtnis . 2024-01-16 . kicker . de-DE.
- Web site: Seidler . Ulrich . 2024-01-17 . Volksbühnenschauspieler Ulrich Voß ist gestorben . 2024-01-17 . Berliner Zeitung . de.
- Web site: 2024-01-19 . "Cäsar" Wunder ist tot: FC Bayern trauert um seinen früheren Rekord-Transfer . 2024-01-19 . SPORT1 . de.
- News: Crispin . Melina . dpa . 2024-01-23 . Georg-Büchner-Preisträgerin: Schriftstellerin Elke Erb gestorben . 2024-01-23 . Die Zeit . de-DE . 0044-2070.
- Web site: 2024-01-23 . Frank Farian ist tot – Erfolgsproduzent von "Milli Vanilli" . 2024-01-23 . www.t-online.de . de.
- Web site: Kornelius . Stefan . 2024-01-29 . Hartmut Bagger: Zum Tod des elften Generalinspekteurs . 2024-01-30 . Süddeutsche.de . de.
- Web site: 2024-01-30 . Schauspieler Achim Benning ist tot - ZIB 9:00 vom 30.01.2024 vom 30.01.2024 um 09:00 Uhr . 2024-01-30 . ORF-TVthek . de.