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Events in the year 1998 in Germany.
Incumbents
- President – Roman Herzog
 - Chancellor
- Helmut Kohl (until 27 October 1998)
 - Gerhard Schröder (from 27 October 1998)
 
 
Events
- February 11-22 - 48th Berlin International Film Festival
 - February 26 - Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998
 - June 3 - Eschede train disaster
 - September 1 - The German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation is formed.
 - October 5 - Lanxess Arena in Cologne is completed.
 - October 27 - The First Schröder cabinet led by Gerhard Schröder was sworn in.
 - Date unknown - German company Volkswagen Group acquired British company Bentley, and Italian companies Lamborghini and Bugatti by its subsidiary Audi AG.
 
Elections
Births
- February 11 - Niklas Kaul, German decathlete
 - February 12 - Agyemang Diawusie, German footballer (died 2023)
 - March 18 - Jamie-Lee Kriewitz, German singer
 - July 17 - Lilli Schweiger, German actress
 
Deaths
- February 1 - Marga Faulstich, German chemist (born 1915)
 - February 10 - Erich Mückenberger, German politician (born 1910)
 - February 17 - Ernst Jünger, German soldier and author (born 1895)
 - February 26 - Otto Haxel, German nuclear physicist (born 1909)
 - March 13 - Hans von Ohain, German physicist (born 1911)
 - April 2 - Rob Pilatus, German model dancer (born 1964)
 - April 3 - Wolf Vostell, German artist (born 1932)
 - May 12 — Hermann Lenz, German poet and author (born 1913)
 - August 14 - Hans-Joachim Kulenkampff, German television presenter (born 1921)
 - October 30 - Heinz Westphal, German politician (born 1924)
 - November 6 - Niklas Luhmann, German sociologist (born 1927)
 - November 6 - Wolfgang Stresemann, German jurist, orchestra leader, conductor and composer (born 1904)
 - December 9 - Walter Horten, German aircraft pilot (born 1913)
 - December 11 - Max Streibl, German politician (born 1932)
 
See also
References
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