1989 in Germany

Incumbents

West Germany

• President - Richard von Weizsäcker
• Chancellor – Helmut Kohl

  East Germany

• Head of State – Erich Honecker, Egon Krenz, Manfred Gerlach
• Head of Government – Willi Stoph, Hans Modrow

  Events

• Monday demonstrations in East Germany
• Die Wende and Peaceful Revolution
• 10 - 21 February - 39th Berlin International Film Festival
• 23 March - Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989
• 19 August - Pan-European Picnic
• 7 October - East German Republic Day Parade of 1989
• 9 November - Fall of the Berlin Wall
• 4 December - First citizens' occupation of a Stasi building

  Births

• January 9 - Stefan Reinartz, footballer
• March 9 - Patrick Hausding, German swimmer
• September 1
• * Bill Kaulitz, German singer, band Tokio Hotel
• *Tom Kaulitz, German musician, band Tokio Hotel
• August 4 - Daniel Jasinski, German discus thrower
• August 21 - Cindy Roleder, German athlete
• September 13 - Thomas Müller, German football player
• September 28 - Raphael Holzdeppe, German pole vaulter
• December 10 - Maria Kurjo, German swimmer

  Deaths

• February 13 - Hans Hellmut Kirst, German novelist
• February 26 - Alexander Golling, German actor
• April 18 - Hilde Benjamin, German judge and politician
• May 18 - Hermann Höcherl, German politician
• May 23 - Karl Koch, German hacker
• June 9 - Wolfdietrich Schnurre, German writer
• July 20 - Erwin Sietas, German swimmer
• September 14 - Hans Georg Rupp, German judge
• October 24 - Alex Seidel, German weapons manufacturer
• November 1 - Hoimar von Ditfurth, German physician and scientific journalist
• November 30 - Alfred Herrhausen, German banker
• December 8 - Max Grundig, German entrepreneur
• December 31 - Gerhard Schröder, politician