2004 in Germany
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Events in the year 2004 in Germany.
Incumbents
- President – Johannes Rau (until 30 July), Horst Köhler (starting 30 July)
- Chancellor – Gerhard Schröder
Events
January
February
- February 5–15 - 54th Berlin International Film Festival
March
April
May
June
- June 9: 2004 Cologne bombing
July
August
- August 2: Protests against Hartz IV reforms
- August 21: The Berlin Rules on Water Resources are adopted by the International Law Association.
September
October
November
December
- 26 December: Several 540 Germans are among the thousands of people killed by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.
Elections
- 2004 German presidential election
- 2004 European Parliament election in Germany
- 2004 Brandenburg state election
- 2004 Hamburg state election
- 2004 Saarland state election
- 2004 Saxony state election
- 2004 Thuringian state election
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)
- June 16 - Ursula Lillig, German actress (born 1938)
- 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)
- October 17 - Andreas Sassen, football player (born 1968)
- 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
References
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