1984 in Germany
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Events in the year 1984 in Germany.
Incumbents
- President - Karl Carstens (until 30 June), Richard von Weizsäcker (starting 1 July)
- Chancellor – Helmut Kohl
Events
- 17–28 February - 34th Berlin International Film Festival
- 29 March - Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984
- 17 June - 1984 European Parliament election in West Germany
- 24 August - Launch of the all-new Opel Kadett, which will be built in West Germany as well as other countries including Belgium and the United Kingdom.
- 7 October - East German Republic Day Parade of 1984
- December - The Opel Kadett is voted European Car of the Year, the first Opel car to win the award.
- Date unknown: German company Grundig is taken over by Netherlands company Philips.
Births
- January 1 - Christian Eigler, German footballer
- January 11 - Mark Forster, German singer-songwriter
- January 19 - Aljona Savchenko, pair skater
- January 25 - Stefan Kießling, German football player
- May 31 - Daniela Samulski, German swimmer (died 2018)
- June 13 - Antje Möldner-Schmidt, German athlete
- June 20 - Dennis Malura, footballer
- July 7 - Stephanie Stumph, German actress
- August 1 – Bastian Schweinsteiger, German footballer.[1]
- August 5 - Helene Fischer, German singer
- August 29 - Alexander Hug, rugby player
- August 29 - Helge Meeuw, German swimmer
- September 29 - Per Mertesacker, German footballer.[2]
- October 11 - Sebastian Ernst, German athlete
- October 18 - Robert Harting, German discus thrower
- October 18 - Annekatrin Thiele, German rower
- October 24 - Christian Reif, German athlete
- November 24 - Maria Höfl-Riesch, German ski racer
- December 28 - Martin Kaymer, German golfer
Deaths
- January 26 - Leny Marenbach, German actress (born 1907)
- February 22 - Uwe Johnson, German writer (born 1932)
- March 6 - Martin Niemöller, German theologian and Lutheran pastor (born 1892)
- April 10 - Willy Semmelrogge, German actor (born 1923)
- November 28 - Hans Speidel, German general (born 1897)
- December 11 - Krafft Arnold Ehricke, German rocket-propulsion engineer and advocate for space colonization (born 1917)
See also
References
- ^ "Bastian Schweinsteiger". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ^ "Per Mertesacker". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 16 December 2016.