1998 in Germany

Events in the year 1998 in Germany.

Incumbents

 * President – Roman Herzog
 * Chancellor
 * Helmut Kohl (until 27 October 1998)
 * Gerhard Schröder (from 27 October 1998)

Events

 * February 11-22 - 48th Berlin International Film Festival
 * February 26 - Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998
 * June 3 - Eschede train disaster
 * September 1 - The German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation is formed.
 * October 5 - Lanxess Arena in Cologne is completed.
 * October 27 - The First Schröder cabinet led by Gerhard Schröder was sworn in.
 * Date unknown - German company Volkswagen Group acquired British company Bentley, and Italian companies Lamborghini and Bugatti by its subsidiary Audi AG.

Elections

 * 1998 German federal election
 * 1998 Bavarian state election
 * 1998 Lower Saxony state election
 * 1998 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election
 * 1998 Saxony-Anhalt state election

Births

 * February 11 - Niklas Kaul, German decathlete
 * February 12 - Agyemang Diawusie, German footballer (died 2023)
 * March 18 - Jamie-Lee Kriewitz, German singer
 * July 17 - Lilli Schweiger, German actress

Deaths

 * February 1 - Marga Faulstich, German chemist (born 1915)
 * February 10 - Erich Mückenberger, German politician (born 1910)
 * February 17 - Ernst Jünger, German soldier and author (born 1895)
 * February 26 - Otto Haxel, German nuclear physicist (born 1909)
 * March 13 - Hans von Ohain, German physicist (born 1911)
 * April 2 - Rob Pilatus, German model dancer (born 1964)
 * April 3 - Wolf Vostell, German artist (born 1932)
 * May 12 — Hermann Lenz, German poet and author (born 1913)
 * August 14 - Hans-Joachim Kulenkampff, German television presenter (born 1921)
 * October 30 - Heinz Westphal, German politician (born 1924)
 * November 6 - Niklas Luhmann, German sociologist (born 1927)
 * November 6 - Wolfgang Stresemann, German jurist, orchestra leader, conductor and composer (born 1904)
 * December 9 - Walter Horten, German aircraft pilot (born 1913)
 * December 11 - Max Streibl, German politician (born 1932)