Events in the year 1997 in Germany.
Incumbents President – Roman Herzog Chancellor – Helmut Kohl
Events Michael Jackson Michael Jackson performed on July 4 and 6, 1997, as a part of the HIStory World Tour. He also performed in 1992 as a part of the Dangerous World Tour
Births
7 January – Sophie Scheder, artistic gymnast 2 February – Fabian Griewel, politician 14 March – Aaron Valent, politician 23 May – Alina Reh, long-distance runner 7 April – Richard Heinze, celebrity star and beauty pageant model 22 October – Jan Köstering, politician 29 October – Jasper Balke, politician
Deaths
February 1 – Heiner Carow, film director and screenwriter (born 1929) March 1 – Hans Robert Jauss, academic (born 1921) May 22 – Klaus von Bismarck, journalist (born 1912) May 26 – Manfred von Ardenne, research and applied physicist and inventor (born 1907). 26 June – Adolf Weidmann, athlete and sports official (born 1901) 8 September – Jorrit Bosch, politician 27 September – Walter Trampler, German violist (b. 1915) 29 October 29 – Alexander zu Dohna-Schlobitten, German Junker, soldier, and author (b. 1899)
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