1997 in Germany

← 1996 1995 1994 1997 in Germany → 1998 1999 2000
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See also:	Other events of 1997 List of years in Germany

Events in the year 1997 in Germany.

Incumbents

• President - Roman Herzog
• Chancellor – Helmut Kohl

Deaths

• February 1 – Heiner Carow, German film director and screenwriter (born 1929)
• March 1 – Hans Robert Jauss, German academic (born 1921)
• May 22 - Klaus von Bismarck, German journalist (born 1912)
• May 26 - Manfred von Ardenne, German research and applied physicist and inventor (born 1907).
• June 26 – Adolf Weidmann, German athlete and sports official (born 1901)
• October 28 - Klaus Wunderlich, German musician (born 1931)

References

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