1998 in Germany

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Events in the year 1998 in Germany.

Incumbents

February 11-22 - 48th Berlin International Film Festival
February 26 - Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998
June 3 - Eschede train disaster
September 1 - The German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation is formed.
October 5 - Lanxess Arena in Cologne is completed.
October 27 - The First Schröder cabinet led by Gerhard Schröder was sworn in.
Date unknown - German company Volkswagen Group acquired British company Bentley, and Italian companies Lamborghini and Bugatti by its subsidiary Audi AG.

February 1 - Marga Faulstich, German chemist (born 1915)
February 10 - Erich Mückenberger, German politician (born 1910)
February 17 - Ernst Jünger, German soldier and author (born 1895)
February 26 - Otto Haxel, German nuclear physicist (born 1909)
March 13 - Hans von Ohain, German physicist (born 1911)
April 2 - Rob Pilatus, German model dancer (born 1964)
April 3 - Wolf Vostell, German artist (born 1932)
May 12 — Hermann Lenz, German poet and author (born 1913)
August 14 - Hans-Joachim Kulenkampff, German television presenter (born 1921)
October 30 - Heinz Westphal, German politician (born 1924)
November 6 - Niklas Luhmann, German sociologist (born 1927)
November 6 - Wolfgang Stresemann, German jurist, orchestra leader, conductor and composer (born 1904)
December 9 - Walter Horten, German aircraft pilot (born 1913)
December 11 - Max Streibl, German politician (born 1932)