2002 in Germany

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See also:	Other events of 2002 List of years in Germany

Events in the year 2002 in Germany.

Incumbents

• President – Johannes Rau
• Chancellor – Gerhard Schröder

Events

• April 26: Erfurt massacre
• June 30: The Völkerstrafgesetzbuch goes into effect.
• July 1: Überlingen mid-air collision
• July 10: Swiss International Airlines Flight 850
• August: 2002 European floods
• December 16: Berlin Plus agreement

Elections

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

Deaths

• February 1 - Hildegard Knef, German actress (born 1925)
• March 11 - Marion Dönhoff. German journalist (born 1909)
• June 17 - Fritz Walter, German footballplayer (born 1920)
• November 7 - Rudolf Augstein, German journalist (born 1923)
• December 31 - Jürgen Dethloff, German engineer (born 1924)