1997 in Germany

Events in the year 1997 in Germany.

Incumbents

 * President – Roman Herzog
 * Chancellor – Helmut Kohl

Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson performed on July 4 and 6, 1997, as a part of the HIStory World Tour. He also performed in 1992 as a part of the Dangerous World Tour

Births

 * 7 January – Sophie Scheder, artistic gymnast
 * 23 May – Alina Reh, long-distance runner
 * 7 April – Richard Heinze, celebrity star and beauty pageant model

Deaths

 * February 1 – Heiner Carow, film director and screenwriter (born 1929)
 * March 1 – Hans Robert Jauss, academic (born 1921)
 * May 22 – Klaus von Bismarck, journalist (born 1912)
 * May 26 – Manfred von Ardenne, research and applied physicist and inventor (born 1907).
 * 26 June – Adolf Weidmann, athlete and sports official (born 1901)
 * 27 September – Walter Trampler, German violist (b. 1915)
 * 29 October 29 – Alexander zu Dohna-Schlobitten, German Junker, soldier, and author (b. 1899)