1991 in Germany

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Events in the year 1991 in Germany.

Incumbents

President - Richard von Weizsäcker
Chancellor – Helmut Kohl

Events

January 18 - The Fourth Kohl cabinet led by Helmut Kohl was sworn in.
Februara 15-26 - 41st Berlin International Film Festival
March 21: Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991
June 17: The Treaty of Good Neighbourship is signed by Germany and Poland
June 20: The capital decision is made over which city will be the German capital city.
August: Launch of the MK3 Volkswagen Golf, which replaces the MK2 model which was in production for eight years. A saloon version to replace the Jetta is due early next year.
September 17 - 23: Hoyerswerda riots
December: The Volkswagen Golf is voted European Car of the Year, the first Volkswagen to receive this accolade.
German company Krupp bought Hoesch AG.^[1]

Elections

Rhineland-Palatinate state election

Sport

Music

Births

4 January - Pascal Bodmer, German ski jumper
19 January - Corinna Harrer, German runner
27 January - Christian Bickel, German footballer
28 January - Kai Kazmirek, German athlete
5 February - Henriette Confurius, German actress
9 February - Almuth Schult, German footballer^[2]
21 February - Philip Heintz, German swimmer
1 May - Levina, German singer
10 May - Giorgos Machlelis, Greek international footballer
15 May - Jennifer Hof, German fashion model
23 May - Lena Meyer-Landrut, German singer-songwriter
26 May - Marie-Sophie Hindermann, German artistic gymnast
24 June - Robin Erewa, German athlete
25 June - Anna Zaja, German tennis player
14 July - Cihan Özkara, German-Turkish-Azerbaijani footballer
20 September - Thomas Röhler, German athlete
28 September - Pamela Dutkiewicz, German athlete
5 December - Carolin Schäfer, German athlete
16 December - Andreas Hofmann, German athlete
21 December - Peter Baumgartner, ice hockey player
27 December - Jimi Blue Ochsenknecht, German actor

Deaths

14 January - Heli Finkenzeller, German actress (born 1911)
13 February - Arno Breker, German architect and sculptor (born 1900)
13 March - Josef Manger, German heavy weight lifter (born 1913)
16 March - Trude Herr, singer (born 1927)
1 April - Detlev Karsten Rohwedder, German politician (born 1932)
8 April - Tilo von Berlepsch, German actor (born 1913)
22 April - Karl Klasen, German banker (born 1909)
7 May - Wolfgang Reichmann, German actress (born 1932)
8 June - Heidi Brühl, German actress (born 1942)
21 June - Klaus Schwarzkopf, German actor (born 1922)
21 June - Karl Krolow, German poet (born 1915)
23 June — Michael Pfleghar, German film director and screenwriter (born 1933)
24 June - Franz Hengsbach, German cardinal of Roman Catholic Church (born 1910)
28 June - Hans Nüsslein, German tennis player (born 1910)
1 July - Joachim Kroll, serial killer (born 1933)
9 August - Richard Löwenthal, German author and journalist (born 1908)
16 August - Johannes Wiese, German pilot during World War II, a fighter ace (born 1915)
21 August - Wolfgang Hildesheimer, German writer (born 1916)
3 September - Falk Harnack, German film director and screenwriter (born 1913)
27 September - Karl-Heinz Köpcke, German news speaker (born 1922)
4 October - Heinrich Hellwege, German politician (born 1908)
9 October - Roy Black, German actor and singer (born 1943)
23 November - Klaus Kinski, German actor (born 1926)
12 December - Gustav Schäfer, German rower (born 1906)
23 December - Heinrich Wöhlk, German optometrist (born 1913)
24 December - Alfons Goppel, German politician (born 1905)
25 December - Curt Bois, actor (born 1901)

References

^ Zeit.de: Ein Mythos verblasst (german), August 28, 1992
^ "Women's World Cup - Almuth Schult". UEFA.com. Retrieved 24 April 2019.

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[1] Zeit.de: Ein Mythos verblasst (german), August 28, 1992

[2] "Women's World Cup - Almuth Schult". UEFA.com. Retrieved 24 April 2019.

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