2017 in Germany
2017 in Germany
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This list details notable events occurring in 2017 in Germany. Major events included the death of Helmut Kohl and the legalization of same-sex marriage.
Contents
1 Incumbents
2 Events
2.1 January
2.2 February
2.3 March
2.4 April
2.5 May
2.6 June
2.7 July
2.8 August
2.9 September
2.10 October
2.11 December
3 Deaths
3.1 January
3.2 February
3.3 March
3.4 April
3.5 May
3.6 June
3.7 July
3.8 August
3.9 September
3.10 October
3.11 November
3.12 December
4 See also
5 References
Incumbents[edit]
President: Joachim Gauck (until February 12)
President: Frank-Walter Steinmeier
Chancellor: Angela Merkel
Events[edit]
January[edit]
- January – 2016–17 Tour de Ski
- January – 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 4
- January – 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 5
- January 11 – Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg opened.
- January 20 – Museum Barberini in Potsdam opened.
February[edit]
- February 1–5 – 2017 German Masters
- February 9–18 – 67th Berlin International Film Festival
- February 9 – Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017
- February 12 – German presidential election, 2017
March[edit]
CeBIT in Hanover
ITB Berlin in Berlin
Leipzig Book Fair in Leipzig- Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017
- In March 2017, French company Groupe PSA agreed to buy German company Opel and its English sister brand Vauxhall and their European auto lending business from General Motors for US$2.2 billion,
- March 9 – 2017 Düsseldorf axe attack
- March 26 – Saarland state election, 2017
April[edit]
Hanover Messe in Hanover
Deutscher Filmpreis in Berlin- April 7 – Opening of Internationale Gartenausstellung 2017
May[edit]
- May 7 – Schleswig-Holstein state election, 2017
- May 14 – Nordrhein-Westfalen state election, 2017
- May 29 – June 5 – 2017 World Table Tennis Championships
June[edit]
Kiel Week in Kiel
Rosenhang Museum in Weilburg opened.- June 10 – September Documenta 14
- Merger of German company The Linde Group and Praxair.
- June 27: Armin Laschet become Minister-president of North Rhine-Westphalia.
- June 28: Daniel Günther become Minister-president of Schleswig-Holstein.
- June 30 – The Bundestag voted to make same-sex marriage legal.
July[edit]
- July 4 – Manuela Schwesig become Minister-president of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
- July 7/8 – 2017 G20 Hamburg summit
- July 28 – 2017 Hamburg attack
- July 30 – Konstanz shooting
August[edit]
Hanse Sail in Rostock
Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin in Berlin- 15 August: Air Berlin files for bankruptcy.
- 18 August: Bain Capital and Cinven acquired German company Stada Arzneimittel.[1]
September[edit]
- 24 September – German federal election, 2017
ILA Berlin Air Show in Berlin
Gamescom in Cologne
Frankfurt Motor Show in Frankfurt- September – October – Oktoberfest in Munich
October[edit]
Frankfurt Book Fair in Frankfurt- 15 October: Lower Saxony state election, 2017
December[edit]
- December 1 – 2017 World Women's Handball Championship
- December – German company Hamburg Süd is sold to Danish company Maersk.
Deaths[edit]
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January[edit]
Roman Herzog
- January 10: Roman Herzog, German politician, former president (born 1934)
- Januar 13: Udo Ulfkotte, German journalist and political scientist (born 1960)
- January 14: Herbert Mies, German politician (born 1929)
- January 16: Franz Jarnach, German actor and musician. (born 1943)
- January 20: Klaus Huhn, German journalist, writer and sports administrator (born 1928)
- January 26: Michael Tönnies, German football player (born 1959)
February[edit]
- February 6: Inge Keller, German actress (born 1923)
- February 15: Manfred Kaiser, German footballer (born 1929)
March[edit]
- March 12: Horst Ehmke, German politician (born 1927)
- March 23: Ingeborg Rapoport, German paediatrician (born 1912)
- March 28: Christine Kaufmann, German actress (born 1945)
April[edit]
Michael Ballhaus
- April 9: Dieter Kottysch, German boxer (born 1943)
- April 11: Michael Ballhaus, German cinematographer (born 1935)
May[edit]
- May 2: Heinz Kessler, German politician, military officer and a convicted felon (born 1920)
- May 15: Karl-Otto Apel, German philosopher (born 1922)
- May 16: Gunnar Möller, German actor (born 1928)
- May 20: Paul Falk, Germann pair skater (born 1921)
June[edit]
Helmut Kohl
- June 1: Tankred Dorst, German playwright and storyteller (born 1925)
- June 11: Alexandra Kluge, German actress and physician (born 1937)
- June 16: Helmut Kohl, German politician, former chancellor (born 1930)
- June 22: Gunter Gabriel, Germann singer, musician and composer (born 1942)
July[edit]
- July 10: Peter Härtling, German writer, poet, publisher and journalist. (born 1933)
- July 20: Andrea Jürgens German singer (born 1967)
- July 22: Fritz Hellwig, German politician (born 1912)
- July 26: Constantin Heereman von Zuydtwyck, German politician (born 1931)
August[edit]
Margot Hielscher at the Eurovision Song Contest 1958
- August 5: Martin Roth, German museum director (born 1955)
- August 10: Ruth Pfau, German physician and nun (born 1929)
- August 15: Eberhard Jäckel, German historian (born 1929)
- August 19: Karl Otto Götz, German painter (born 1914)
- August 20: Margot Hielscher, German actress and singer (born 1919)
- August 20: Wilhelm Killmayer, German composer of classical music, a conductor and an academic teacher (born 1927)
September[edit]
Heiner Geißler
- September 8: Karl Ravens, German politician (born 1927)
- September 12: Heiner Geißler, German politician (born 1930)
- September 15: Albert Speer Jr., German architect (born 1934)
- September 27: Joy Fleming, German singer (born 1944)
- September 28: Andreas Schmidt, German actor (born 1963)
October[edit]
- October 7: Hugo Budinger, German field hockey player (born 1927)
- October 11: Karl-Heinz Kipp, German entrepreneur (born 1924)
November[edit]
Karin Dor
- November 5: Lothar Thoms, German track cyclist (born 1956)
- November 6: Karin Dor, German actress (born 1938)
- November 7: Hans-Michael Rehberg, German actor (born 1938)
- November 7: Hans Schäfer, German footballer (born 1927)
- November 20: Dieter Bellmann, German actor (born 1940)
- November 21: Peter Berling, German actor (born 1934)
December[edit]
- December 3: Elmar Faber, German book publisher (born 1934)
- December 25: Erich Kellerhals, German businessman (born 1939)
- December 30: Bernd Spier, German singer (born 1944)
See also[edit]
- 2017 in German television
References[edit]
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