1989 in Germany
 1989 in West Germany
|
| Decades: |
| See also: History of Germany (1945–1990) • Timeline of German history#20th century • List of years in Germany#20th century |
 1989 in East Germany
|
| Decades: |
| See also: History of East Germany • History of Germany (1945–1990) • Timeline of German history#20th century • List of years in Germany#20th century |
Events in the year 1989 in West Germany and East Germany.
Incumbents
[edit]West Germany
[edit]East Germany
[edit]- Head of State – Erich Honecker (until 18 October),[1] Egon Krenz (starting 18 October; until 6 December), Manfred Gerlach (starting 6 December)
- Head of Government – Willi Stoph (until 13 November), Hans Modrow (starting 13 November)
Events
[edit]- 10 - 21 February - 39th Berlin International Film Festival
- 23 March - Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989
- 20 - 30 July - The World Games take place in Karlsruhe.[2]
- 19 August - Pan-European Picnic
- 7 October - East German Republic Day Parade of 1989
- 9 November - Fall of the Berlin Wall
- 4 December - First citizens' occupation of a Stasi building
Births
[edit]
- January 9 - Stefan Reinartz, footballer
- January 20 - Kim Bui, German artistic gymnast
- March 9 - Patrick Hausding, German swimmer
- April 27
- Lars Bender, German footballer
- Sven Bender, German footballer
- September 1
- Bill Kaulitz, German singer, band Tokio Hotel[3]
- Tom Kaulitz, German musician, band Tokio Hotel[3]
- August 4 - Daniel Jasinski, German discus thrower
- August 21 - Cindy Roleder, German athlete
- September 13 - Thomas Müller, German football player
- September 28 - Raphael Holzdeppe, German pole vaulter
- December 10 - Maria Kurjo, German swimmer
Deaths
[edit]- February 13 - Hans Hellmut Kirst, German novelist (born 1914)
- February 26 - Alexander Golling, German actor (born 1905)
- April 18 - Hilde Benjamin, German judge and politician (born 1902)
- May 18 - Hermann Höcherl, German politician (born 1912)
- May 23 - Karl Koch, German hacker (born 1965)[4]
- June 9 - Wolfdietrich Schnurre, German writer (born 1920)[5]
- July 20 - Erwin Sietas, German swimmer (born 1910)
- September 14 - Hans Georg Rupp, German judge (born 1907)
- October 24 - Alex Seidel, German weapons manufacturer (born 1909)
- November 1 - Hoimar von Ditfurth, German physician and scientific journalist (born 1921)
- November 30 - Alfred Herrhausen, German banker (born 1930)
- December 8 - Max Grundig, German entrepreneur (born 1908)
- December 31 - Gerhard Schröder, politician (born 1910)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Sebetsyen, Victor (2009). Revolution 1989: The Fall of the Soviet Empire. New York City: Pantheon Books. ISBN 978-0-375-42532-5.
- ^ Bell, Daniel (17 March 2016). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland. p. 515. ISBN 978-1-4766-1527-1.
- ^ a b "Bill Kaulitz: El fenómeno de Tokio Hotel | DW | 09.07.2008". DW.COM (in Spanish). 9 July 2008. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
- ^ Knight Lightning (June 20, 1989). "Phrack Inc. - Volume Three, Issue 27, File 12 of 12". Phrack. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
- ^ "Schnurre, Wolfdietrich". De Gruyter. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
| 19th century | |
|---|---|
| 20th century |
|
| 21st century | |
 | This German history article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
  | This year in Europe article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |