1990 in Germany

Events in the year 1990 in the Federal Republic of Germany and East Germany.

1990 in West Germany

1986  • 1987  • 1988  • 1989  • 1990

Decades: 1970s  • 1980s  • 1990s

See also: History of Germany (1945–1990)  • Timeline of German history#20th century  • List of years in Germany#20th century

1990 in East Germany

1986  • 1987  • 1988  • 1989  • 1990

Decades: 1970s  • 1980s  • 1990s

See also: History of East Germany  • History of Germany (1945–1990)  • Timeline of German history#20th century  • List of years in Germany#20th century

← 1989 1988 1987 1990 in Germany → 1991 1992 1993
Decades:	1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
See also:	Other events of 1990 History of Germany  • Timeline  • Years

Incumbents

Federal Republic of Germany

• President – Richard von Weizsäcker
• Chancellor – Helmut Kohl

East Germany (until 2 October)

• Head of State
  • Manfred Gerlach (until 5 April 1990)
  • Sabine Bergmann-Pohl (5 April – 2 October 1990)
• Head of Government
  • Hans Modrow (until 12 April 1990)
  • Lothar de Maizière (12 April – 2 October 1990)

Events

• Die Wende
• 29 March - Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990

January

• January 15 - East German demonstrations: Demonstrators in East Berlin stormed the headquarters of Stasi

February

• February 2 - Rüsselsheim train disaster
• February 9-20 - 40th Berlin International Film Festival

March

• 18 March – 1990 East German general election

July

• 1 July – German reunification: The Deutsche Mark became East Germany's currency with the West, replacing the East German mark
• 8 July - West Germany defeats Argentina 1–0 to win the 1990 FIFA World Cup.

August

• 23 August – German reunification: East Germany votes to dissolve its independence and will join with West Germany effective on the 3rd of October
• 31 August – German reunification: West and East Germany signed a unification treaty

September

• 12 September - German reunification: Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany

October

• 1 October – The first banknotes (100 and 200) of the fourth series of Deutsche Mark enter circulation
• 3 October – German reunification: West and East Germany reunified as a single Germany. Berlin becomes the official capital

November

• 14 November – German–Polish Border Treaty

December

• 2 December – 1990 German federal election

Births

• 4 January – Toni Kroos, German footballer
• 28 January - Markus Deibler, German swimmer
• 30 January – Nils Miatke, German footballer
• 18 March - Wilson Gonzalez Ochsenknecht, German actor
• 10 April – Christoph Harting, German athlete specialising in the discus throw
• 14 April – Markus Smarzoch, German footballer
• 30 April - Michael Schulte, German singer
• 7 May - Sideris Tasiadis, German canoeist
• 12 May - Tobias Strobl, German footballer
• 1 June – Kieren Emery, German-English rower
• 3 June – Fabian Götze, German footballer
• 7 June – Benjamin Woltmann, German footballer
• 14 June - Robert Hering, German sprinter
• 2 July - Roman Lob, German singer
• 4 July - David Kross, German actor
• 21 August – Jana Majunke, German Paralympic cyclist
• 6 November – André Schürrle, German footballer
• 10 November - Kristina Vogel, German cyclist
• 18 November – Kira Walkenhorst, German beach volleyball player

Deaths

• 8 January - Horst Freiherr Treusch von Buttlar-Brandenfels, German general (born 1900)
• 20 March - Wilhelm Neef, German composer and conductor (born 1916)
• 28 March - Kurt Scharf, German clergyman and bishop of the Evangelical Church in Berlin-Brandenburg (born 1902)
• 14 April - Martin Kessel, German writer (born 1901)
• 15 April - Helmut Lemke, German politician (born 1907)
• 20 April - Horst Sindermann, German politician (born 1915)
• 5 May - Walter Bruch, German electrical engineer (born 1908)
• 9 July - Horst Rittel, German design theorist (born 1930)
• 9 July - Friedrich Wegener, German pathologist (born 1907)
• 14 July – Walter Sedlmayr, German actor (born 1926)
• 7 August - Gebhard Müller, German politician (born 1900)
• 23 August - Karl II, 8th Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg. German nobleman (born 1904)
• 29 October - Volker von Collande, German actor and film director (born 1913)
• 24 November – Helga Feddersen, German actress, comedian, singer, author, and theater director (born 1930)
• 7 December - Horst Bienek, German economist (born 1930)

See also

• 1990 in German television