Events in the year 1994 in Germany.
Incumbents President - Richard von Weizsäcker (until 30 June), Roman Herzog (starting 1 July) Chancellor – Helmut Kohl
Events
February 10–21 - 44th Berlin International Film Festival March 9: Euskirchen court shooting March 21 - Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 July 28: 3 paintings are stolen from the Kunsthalle Schirn, an event that is now known as Frankfurt art theft of 1994. July 29-31: 1994 German Grand Prix. November 13: Michael Schumacher becomes Germany's first F1 driver to win the World Championship (While Jochen Rindt was born in Germany, he represented Austria in F1). November 15 - The Fifth Kohl cabinet led by Helmut Kohl was sworn in. Date unknown - German company Volkswagen Group acquired control of Czech company Škoda.
Elections
1994 German federal election 1994 German presidential election European Parliament election
Births January 19 – Matthias Ginter, German football player January 27 – Desiree Becker, politician February 1 – Anna-Lena Friedsam, tennis player February 3 – Malaika Mihambo, German athlete March 13 – Yannick Gerhardt, German footballer May 14 – Fabian Heinle, German long jumper August 17 – Zyon Braun, German politician August 27 – Domenic Weinstein, German cyclist September 2 – Florian Vogel, German swimmer October 14 – Sönke Rothenberger, German equestrian
Deaths January 9 - Joachim Werner, German archaeologist (born 1909) January 19 - Willi Geiger, German judge (born 1909) January 31 - Erwin Strittmatter, German writer (born 1912) February 5 - Hermann Josef Abs, German banker (born 1901) February 21 - Johannes Steinhoff, German Luftwaffe fighter ace (born 1913) March 18 - Günter Mittag, German politician (born 1926) March 18 - Peter Borgelt, German actor (born 1927) March 27 – Elisabeth Schmid, German archaeologist and osteologist (born 1912) April 7 - Golo Mann, German historian, essayist and writer (born 1909) April 24 - Margot Trooger, German actress (born 1923) June 8 – Fritz Gaiser, German Olympic cross-country skier (1936) (born 1907). June 29 – Kurt Eichhorn, German conductor (born 1908) July 23 - Klaus Hemmerle, German bishop of Roman Catholic Church (born 1929) July 26 - Ernst Schröder, German actor (born 1915) August 13 - Manfred Wörner, German politician (born 1934) September 10 - Max Morlock, German footballer (born 1925) September 26 - Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia, son of Kaiser Wilhelm II (born 1907) October 3 - Heinz Rühmann, German actor (born 1902) October 16 – Kunigunde Bachl, German physician and politician (born 1919) December 9 - Heinz Graffunder, architect (born 1926) December 26 - Karl Schiller, German politician (born 1911)
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