2002 in Germany

Incumbents

• President – Johannes Rau
• Chancellor – Gerhard Schröder

  Events

• 6-17 February - 52nd Berlin International Film Festival
• 22 February: Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002
• 26 April: Erfurt massacre
• 8 June – 15 September : Documenta11
• 30 June: The Völkerstrafgesetzbuch goes into effect.
• 1 July: Überlingen mid-air collision
• 10 July: Swiss International Airlines Flight 850
• August: 2002 European floods
• 22 October: The Second Schröder cabinet led by Gerhard Schröder was sworn in.
• 16 December: Berlin Plus agreement
• Date unknown: German construction company Philipp Holzmann is defunct.

  Elections

• 2002 German federal election
• 2002 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election
• 2002 Saxony-Anhalt state election

  Births

• 26 October - Emma Schweiger, actress

  Deaths

• 27 January - Franz Meyers, German politician
• 1 February - Hildegard Knef, German actress
• 8 February - Joachim Hoffmann, German historian
• 11 March - Marion Dönhoff. German journalist
• 13 March - Hans-Georg Gadamer, German philosopher
• 3 April - Heinz Drache, German actor
• 9 April - Thomas Dinger, German musician
• 2 May - Richard Stücklen, German politician
• 4 May - Rolf Friedemann Pauls, German diplomat
• 2 June - Konrad Wirnhier, German sport shooter
• 13 June - John Herberger, German football player and coach
• 17 June - Fritz Walter, German football player
• 22 June - Frank Ripploh, German actor and film director
• 29 June - Alfred Dregger, German politician
• 25 July - Johannes Joachim Degenhardt, Archbishop of Paderborn
• 30 August - Horst Wendlandt, German film director
• 14 October - Norbert Schultze, German film composer
• 23 October - Marianne Hoppe, German actress
• 7 November - Rudolf Augstein, German journalist
• 3 December - Klaus Löwitsch, German actor
• 6 December - Gerhard Löwenthal, German journalist
• 31 December - Jürgen Dethloff, German engineer