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{{Year in Germany|1989}}
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Events in the year '''1989 in [[Years in Germany|Germany]]'''.
{{Year in East Germany|1989}}
Events in the year '''1989 in [[West Germany]] and [[East Germany]]'''.


==Incumbents==
==Incumbents==

===West Germany===
*[[President of Germany|President]] - [[Richard von Weizsäcker]]
*[[President of Germany|President]] - [[Richard von Weizsäcker]]
*[[Chancellor of Germany|Chancellor]] – [[Helmut Kohl]]
*[[Chancellor of Germany|Chancellor]] – [[Helmut Kohl]]


== Births ==
===East Germany===
*[[Heads of state of East Germany|Head of State]] – [[Erich Honecker]] (until 18 October),<ref name="Revolution1989">{{cite book |last=Sebetsyen |first=Victor |url=https://archive.org/details/revolution1989fa00sebe |title=Revolution 1989: The Fall of the Soviet Empire |publisher=[[Pantheon Books]] |year=2009 |isbn=978-0-375-42532-5 |location=New York City |url-access=registration}}</ref> [[Egon Krenz]] (starting 18 October; until 6 December), [[Manfred Gerlach]] (starting 6 December)
*[[Heads of Government of East Germany|Head of Government]] – [[Willi Stoph]] (until 13 November), [[Hans Modrow]] (starting 13 November)


==Events==
* [[Monday demonstrations in East Germany]]
* [[Die Wende]] and [[Peaceful Revolution]]

* 10 - 21 February - [[39th Berlin International Film Festival]]
* 23 March - [[Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989]]
* 20 - 30 July - The [[1989 World Games|World Games]] take place in [[Karlsruhe]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bell |first1=Daniel |title=Encyclopedia of International Games |date=17 March 2016 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-1527-1 |page=515 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gjPECwAAQBAJ&pg=PA515 |language=en}}</ref>
* 19 August - [[Pan-European Picnic]]
* 7 October - [[East German Republic Day Parade of 1989]]
* 9 November - [[Fall of the Berlin Wall]]
* 4 December - First citizens' [[Memorial and Education Centre Andreasstrasse|occupation of a Stasi building]]

== Births ==
[[File:Kim Bui 073.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Kim Bui]]]]
* January 9 - [[Stefan Reinartz]], footballer
* January 20 - [[Kim Bui]], German artistic gymnast
* March 9 - [[Patrick Hausding]], German swimmer
* April 27
** [[Lars Bender]], German footballer
** [[Sven Bender]], German footballer
* September 1
* September 1
** [[Bill Kaulitz]], German singer, band [[Tokio Hotel]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=9 July 2008 |title=Bill Kaulitz: El fenómeno de Tokio Hotel {{!}} DW {{!}} 09.07.2008 |url=https://www.dw.com/es/bill-kaulitz-el-fen%C3%B3meno-de-tokio-hotel/a-3451304 |access-date=2022-10-13 |website=DW.COM |language=es}}</ref>
** [[Bill Kaulitz]], singer, band [[Tokio Hotel]]
**[[Tom Kaulitz]], musician, band [[Tokio Hotel]]
**[[Tom Kaulitz]], German musician, band [[Tokio Hotel]]<ref name=":0" />
* August 4 - [[Daniel Jasinski]], German discus thrower
* August 21 - [[Cindy Roleder]], German athlete
* September 13 - [[Thomas Müller]], German football player
* September 28 - [[Raphael Holzdeppe]], German pole vaulter
* December 10 - [[Maria Kurjo]], German swimmer


==Deaths==
==Deaths==
*February 13 - [[Hans Hellmut Kirst]], German novelist (born [[1914 in Germany|1914]])

*February 26 - [[Alexander Golling]], German actor (born [[1905 in Germany|1905]])
*May 23 - [[Karl Koch (hacker)|Karl Koch]].
*April 18 - [[Hilde Benjamin]], German judge and politician (born [[1902 in Germany|1902]])
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*November 30 - [[Alfred Herrhausen]].
*May 18 - [[Hermann Höcherl]], German politician (born [[1912 in Germany|1912]])
*May 23 - [[Karl Koch (hacker)|Karl Koch]], German hacker (born [[1965 in Germany|1965]])<ref name="Phrack27">{{cite web |last=Knight Lightning |date=June 20, 1989 |title=Phrack Inc. - Volume Three, Issue 27, File 12 of 12 |url=http://www.phrack.org/issues.html?issue=27&id=12#article |access-date=2009-01-06 |publisher=[[Phrack]]}}</ref>
*June 9 - [[Wolfdietrich Schnurre]], German writer (born [[1920 in Germany|1920]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=Schnurre, Wolfdietrich |url=https://www.degruyter.com/database/KILLY/entry/killy.5937/html |access-date=2022-10-13 |website=De Gruyter |language=en}}</ref>
*July 20 - [[Erwin Sietas]], German swimmer (born [[1910 in Germany|1910]])
*September 14 - [[Hans Georg Rupp]], German judge (born [[1907 in Germany|1907]])
*October 24 - [[Alex Seidel]], German weapons manufacturer (born [[1909 in Germany|1909]])
*November 1 - [[Hoimar von Ditfurth]], German physician and scientific journalist (born [[1921 in Germany|1921]])
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*November 30 - [[Alfred Herrhausen]], German banker (born [[1930 in Germany|1930]])
*December 8 - [[Max Grundig]], German entrepreneur (born [[1908 in Germany|1908]])
*December 8 - [[Max Grundig]], German entrepreneur (born [[1908 in Germany|1908]])
*December 31 - [[Gerhard Schröder (CDU)|Gerhard Schröder]], politician (born [[1910 in Germany|1910]])
*December 31 - [[Gerhard Schröder (CDU)|Gerhard Schröder]], politician (born [[1910 in Germany|1910]])
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Latest revision as of 23:15, 15 September 2024

1989 in West Germany


1986  • 1987  • 1988  • 1989  • 1990

Decades:

1970s  • 1980s  • 1990s

See also: History of Germany (1945–1990)  •
Timeline of German history#20th century  •
List of years in Germany#20th century


1989 in East Germany


1986  • 1987  • 1988  • 1989  • 1990

Decades:

1970s  • 1980s  • 1990s

See also: History of East Germany  •
History of Germany (1945–1990)  •
Timeline of German history#20th century  •
List of years in Germany#20th century

Events in the year 1989 in West Germany and East Germany.

Incumbents

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West Germany

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East Germany

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Events

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Births

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Kim Bui

Deaths

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Sebetsyen, Victor (2009). Revolution 1989: The Fall of the Soviet Empire. New York City: Pantheon Books. ISBN 978-0-375-42532-5.
  2. ^ Bell, Daniel (17 March 2016). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland. p. 515. ISBN 978-1-4766-1527-1.
  3. ^ a b "Bill Kaulitz: El fenómeno de Tokio Hotel | DW | 09.07.2008". DW.COM (in Spanish). 9 July 2008. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
  4. ^ Knight Lightning (June 20, 1989). "Phrack Inc. - Volume Three, Issue 27, File 12 of 12". Phrack. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
  5. ^ "Schnurre, Wolfdietrich". De Gruyter. Retrieved 2022-10-13.


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