2004 in Germany

Events in the year 2004 in Germany.

Incumbents

President – Johannes Rau, Horst Köhler
Chancellor – Gerhard Schröder

Events

February

5–15 February - 54th Berlin International Film Festival

March

19 March: Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004

June

9 June: 2004 Cologne bombing

August

2 August: Protests against Hartz IV reforms
21 August: The Berlin Rules on Water Resources are adopted by the International Law Association.

September

19 September: The Far Right National Democratic Party of Germany won 12 seats in the 2004 Saxony state election. This is the first time since the 1960s that the party had seats in a state parliament.

December

26 December: Several thousands of Germans are among thousands of people killed by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

Elections

Sport

Births

15 November — Vincent Keymer, German chess prodigy
20 November — Youssoufa Moukoko, German professional footballer.

Deaths

6 February - Claus Hinrich Casdorff, German journalist and writer
14 May - Günter Gaus, German journalist, commentator and diplomat
19 May - Carl Raddatz, German actor
24 May - Friedrich Wilhelm Christians, German banker
16 June - Ursula Lillig, German actress
8 July - Albert Friedlander, German rabbi and teacher
10 July - Inge Meysel, German actress
22 July - Bodo Hauser, German journalist and writer
11 August -Wolfgang Mommsen, German historian
19 August - Günter Rexrodt, German politician
4 October - Helmut Bantz, German gymnast
17 October - Andreas Sassen, football player
28 September - Christl Cranz, German alpine racer
1 December - Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld, German-born prince who was the consort of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands
12 December - Herbert Dreilich, German rock musician
Unknown - OUBEY, visual artist