1991 in Germany

Events in the year 1991 in Germany.

Incumbents

 * President - Richard von Weizsäcker
 * Chancellor – Helmut Kohl

Events

 * January 18 - The Fourth Kohl cabinet led by Helmut Kohl was sworn in.
 * Februara 15-26 - 41st Berlin International Film Festival
 * March 21: Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991
 * June 17: The Treaty of Good Neighbourship is signed by Germany and Poland
 * June 20: The capital decision is made over which city will be the German capital city.
 * August: Launch of the MK3 Volkswagen Golf, which replaces the MK2 model which was in production for eight years. A saloon version to replace the Jetta is due early next year.
 * September 17 - 23: Hoyerswerda riots
 * December: The Volkswagen Golf is voted European Car of the Year, the first Volkswagen to receive this accolade.
 * German company Krupp bought Hoesch AG.

Elections

 * Rhineland-Palatinate state election

Sport

 * 1990–91 Bundesliga
 * 1990–91 2. Bundesliga
 * 1990–91 ice hockey Bundesliga season
 * 1991 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
 * 1991 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy
 * 1991 ATP German Open
 * 1991 BMW Open
 * 1991 German Grand Prix
 * 1991 German motorcycle Grand Prix
 * 1991 DTM season

Births

 * 4 January - Pascal Bodmer, German ski jumper
 * 19 January - Corinna Harrer, German runner
 * 27 January - Christian Bickel, German footballer
 * 28 January - Kai Kazmirek, German athlete
 * 5 February - Henriette Confurius, German actress
 * 9 February - Almuth Schult, German footballer
 * 21 February - Philip Heintz, German swimmer
 * 1 May - Levina, German singer
 * 10 May - Giorgos Machlelis, Greek international footballer
 * 15 May - Jennifer Hof, German fashion model
 * 23 May - Lena Meyer-Landrut, German singer-songwriter
 * 26 May - Marie-Sophie Hindermann, German artistic gymnast
 * 24 June - Robin Erewa, German athlete
 * 25 June - Anna Zaja, German tennis player
 * 14 July - Cihan Özkara, German-Turkish-Azerbaijani footballer
 * 20 September - Thomas Röhler, German athlete
 * 28 September - Pamela Dutkiewicz, German athlete
 * 5 December - Carolin Schäfer, German athlete
 * 16 December - Andreas Hofmann, German athlete
 * 21 December - Peter Baumgartner, ice hockey player
 * 27 December - Jimi Blue Ochsenknecht, German actor

Deaths

 * 14 January - Heli Finkenzeller, German actress (born 1911)
 * 13 February - Arno Breker, German architect and sculptor (born 1900)
 * 13 March - Josef Manger, German heavy weight lifter (born 1913)
 * 16 March - Trude Herr, singer (born 1927)
 * 1 April - Detlev Karsten Rohwedder, German politician (born 1932)
 * 8 April - Tilo von Berlepsch, German actor (born 1913)
 * 22 April - Karl Klasen, German banker (born 1909)
 * 7 May - Wolfgang Reichmann, German actress (born 1932)
 * 8 June - Heidi Brühl, German actress (born 1942)
 * 21 June - Klaus Schwarzkopf, German actor (born 1922)
 * 21 June - Karl Krolow, German poet (born 1915)
 * 23 June — Michael Pfleghar, German film director and screenwriter (born 1933)
 * 24 June - Franz Hengsbach, German cardinal of Roman Catholic Church (born 1910)
 * 28 June - Hans Nüsslein, German tennis player (born 1910)
 * 1 July - Joachim Kroll, serial killer (born 1933)
 * 9 August - Richard Löwenthal, German author and journalist (born 1908)
 * 16 August - Johannes Wiese, German pilot during World War II, a fighter ace (born 1915)
 * 21 August - Wolfgang Hildesheimer, German writer (born 1916)
 * 3 September - Falk Harnack, German film director and screenwriter (born 1913)
 * 27 September - Karl-Heinz Köpcke, German news speaker (born 1922)
 * 4 October - Heinrich Hellwege, German politician (born 1908)
 * 9 October - Roy Black, German actor and singer (born 1943)
 * 23 November - Klaus Kinski, German actor (born 1926)
 * 12 December - Gustav Schäfer, German rower (born 1906)
 * 23 December - Heinrich Wöhlk, German optometrist (born 1913)
 * 24 December - Alfons Goppel, German politician (born 1905)
 * 25 December - Curt Bois, actor (born 1901)