1997 in Germany
Events in the year 1997 in Germany.
Incumbents
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 TourBirths
- 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
- March 1 – Hans Robert Jauss, academic
- May 22 – Klaus von Bismarck, journalist
- May 26 – Manfred von Ardenne, research and applied physicist and inventor.
- 26 June – Adolf Weidmann, athlete and sports official
- 8 September – Jorrit Bosch, politician
- 27 September – Walter Trampler, German violist
- 29 October 29 – Alexander zu Dohna-Schlobitten, German Junker, soldier, and author