2005 in Germany
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See also: | Other events of 2005 History of Germany • Timeline • Years |
Events in the year 2005 in Germany.
Incumbents
- President – Horst Köhler
- Chancellor – Gerhard Schröder (until 22 November), Angela Merkel (starting 22 November)
Events
- January 20: German Visa Affair 2005
- February 7: Honor killing of Hatun Sürücü
- februar 12: Bundesvision Song Contest 2005
- April 12: Ennepetal hostage taking
- August 16 - 21: World Youth Day 2005 in Cologne
Elections
- German federal election, 2005
- North Rhine-Westphalia state election, 2005
- Schleswig-Holstein state election, 2005
Sport
- Bundesliga scandal (2005)
- 2004–05 Bundesliga
- 2004–05 2. Bundesliga
- 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup
- 2004–05 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season
- 2005 German Grand Prix
- 2005 European Grand Prix
- 2005 German motorcycle Grand Prix
- 2005 BMW Open
Deaths
- January 14 - Rudolph Moshammer, German fashion designer (born 1940)
- March 6 - Hans Bethe, German nuclear physicist (born 1906)
- April 1 - Harald Juhnke, German actor and comedian (born 1929)
- July 8 Peter Boenisch, German journalist (born 1927)