1992 in Germany

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Events in the year 1992 in Germany.

Incumbents

• President – Richard von Weizsäcker
• Chancellor – Helmut Kohl

Events

• February 13–24 - 42nd Berlin International Film Festival
• March 30: Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992
• April 13: The 5.3 M_w  Roermond earthquake affects Netherlands, Germany, and Belgium with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong).
• June 13-September 20: Documenta 9
• July 6–8: The 18th G7 summit is held in Munich.
• August 22–24: Rostock-Lichtenhagen riots.
• September 17: The Mykonos restaurant assassinations occur in Berlin.
• October 1 - Tom & Jerry: The Movie is released to theaters.
• Date unknown - The Scientology Task Force of the Hamburg Interior Authority is formed.

Sport

• 1991–92 Bundesliga
• 1991–92 2. Bundesliga
• 1991–92 ice hockey Bundesliga season
• 1992 ATP German Open
• 1992 BMW Open
• 1992 German Grand Prix
• 1992 German motorcycle Grand Prix
• 1992 DTM season
• Germany at the 1992 Summer Olympics
• Germany at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Film

• 42nd Berlin International Film Festival
• 5th European Film Awards

Music

Main article: List of number-one hits of 1992 (Germany)

• Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992

Births

• January 5 – Julian Derstroff, German footballer
• February 1 - Stefan Bötticher, German cyclist^[1]
• February 15 - Peter Kretschmer, German canoeist
• March 4 - Bernd Leno, German footballer^[2]
• March 9 - Mateusz Przybylko, German high jumper
• April 17 - Shkodran Mustafi, German footballer
• April 29 - Alina Rosenberg, German Paralympic equestrian^[3]
• April 30
  • Marcel Bauer, politician^[4]
  • Marc-André ter Stegen, German footballer^[5]
• May 2 - Vanessa Mai, German singer
• June 3 - Mario Götze, German footballer
• June 9 - Pietro Lombardi, German singer and winner of Deutschland sucht den Superstar (season 8)
• June 16 - Maik Brückner, politician^[6]
• June 30 - Tobias Cremer, German politician
• July 2 - Tatjana Pinto, German athlete
• July 7 – Toni Garrn, German model
• July 22 - Carolin Schnarre, German Paralympic equestrian^[7]
• August 3 - Gesa Felicitas Krause, German athlete
• August 6 - Mathias Brugger, German athlete
• September 2 - Konrad Abeltshauser, German ice hockey player
• October 12 – Cüneyt Köz, German footballer
• October 15 - Sarah Lombardi, German singer and runner-up of Deutschland sucht den Superstar (season 8)
• November 6 - Stefan Ortega, German footballer
• November 28 - Emilia Schüle, German actress

Deaths

• 1 January – Oskar Munzel, German WWII general (born 1899)
• 13 January – Josef Neckermann, equestrian and businessman (born 1912)
• 22 January – Liesel Bach, German aerobatic pilot (born 1905)
• 31 January - Martin Held, actor (born 1908)
• 6 February – Felix Rexhausen, journalist (born 1932)
• 20 February – Barbara Lüdemann, politician (born 1922)^[8]
• 12 March - Heinz Kühn, German politician (born 1912)
• 1 April - Walter Andreas Schwarz, German singer, songwriter (born 1913)
• 6 May – Marlene Dietrich, German-American actress (born 1901)
• 30 May - Karl Carstens, German politician, former President of Germany (born 1914)
• 3 June - Wilfried Dietrich, German wrestler (born 1933)
• 14 June - Thomas Nipperdey, German historian (born 1927)
• 19 July - Heinz Galinski, President of Central Council of Jews in Germany (born 1912)
• 7 August – Lilo Milchsack, German promoter of Anglo-German relations (born 1905)
• 10 August - Kurt A. Körber, German entrepreneur (born 1909)
• 1 October
  • Gert Bastian, politician (born 1923)
  • Petra Kelly, politician (born 1947)
• 8 October – Willy Brandt, German politician, former Chancellor of Germany (born 1913)
• 22 October - Wolf Kaiser, actor (born 1916)
• 9 November- Fritz Gunst, water polo player (born 1908)

See also

• 1992 in German television

References

1. "Olympedia – Stefan Bötticher". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
2. "Bernd Leno Fulham Goalkeeper, Profile & Stats | Premier League". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
3. "Alina Rosenberg - Team Deutschland Paralympics". www.teamdeutschland-paralympics.de (in German). Retrieved 9 March 2020.
4. "Abgeordnete - Marcel Bauer" (in German). Berlin, Germany: Bundestag . Retrieved 2 March 2025.
5. MARC-ANDRÉ TER STEGEN
6. "Abgeordnete - Maik Brückner" (in German). Berlin, Germany: Bundestag . Archived from the original on 28 February 2025. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
7. "Carolin Schnarre - Team Deutschland Paralympics". www.teamdeutschland-paralympics.de (in German). Retrieved 9 March 2020.
8. "Lüdemann, Barbara". Hessian Biography. Hessian Institute for Regional History [de]. Retrieved 2025-05-28.