2004 in Germany

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Events in the year 2004 in Germany.

Incumbents

• President – Johannes Rau (until 30 June), Horst Köhler (starting 1 July)
• Chancellor – Gerhard Schröder

Events

• February 5-15 - 54th Berlin International Film Festival
• March 19: Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004
• June 9: 2004 Cologne bombing
• August 2: Protests against Hartz IV reforms
• August 21: The Berlin Rules on Water Resources are adopted by the International Law Association.

Elections

• German presidential election, 2004
• European Parliament election, 2004 (Germany)
• Brandenburg state election, 2004
• Hamburg state election, 2004
• Saarland state election, 2004
• Saxony state election, 2004
• Thuringian state election, 2004

Sport

• 2003–04 Bundesliga
• 2003–04 2. Bundesliga
• 2003–04 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season
• 2004 BMW Open
• 2004 German Grand Prix
• 2004 European Grand Prix
• 2004 German motorcycle Grand Prix

Deaths

• February 6 - Claus Hinrich Casdorff, German journalist and writer (born 1925)
• May 19 - Carl Raddatz, German actor (born 1912)
• May 24 - Friedrich Wilhelm Christians, German banker (born 1922)
• October 17 - Andreas Sassen, football player (born 1968)
• July 8 - Albert Friedlander, German rabbi and teacher (born 1927)
• July 10 - Inge Meysel, German actress (born 1910)
• July 22 - Bodo Hauser, German journalist and writer (born 1946)
• August 11 -Wolfgang Mommsen, German historian (born 1930)
• August 19 - Günter Rexrodt, German politician (born 1941)
• October 4 - Helmut Bantz, German gymnast (born 1921)
• September 28 - Christl Cranz, German alpine racer (born 1914)
• December 1 - Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld, German-born prince who was the consort of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands (born 1911)
• December 12 - Herbert Dreilich, German rock musician (born 1942)

See also

• 2004 in German television