2001 in Germany

none October 2022 February 2019 May 20262001 The following is a list of events from the year 2001 in Germany. Incumbents President – Johannes Rau Chancellor – Gerhard Schröder Events 7–18 February – 51st Berlin International Film Festival 2 March – Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 25 March Baden-Württemberg state election, 2001 Rhineland-Palatinate state election, 2001 13 August – Arena AufSchalke in Gelsenkirchen is opened.Association The Football UEFA EURO 2024 Stadium Guide: Gelsenkirchen https://www.englandfootball.com/england/mens-senior-team/UEFA-EURO-2024/Gelsenkirchen 2026-05-14 englandfootball.com en 23 September – Hamburg state election, 2001 21 October – Berlin state election, 2001 Date unknown – German company ZF Sachs was sold to ZF Friedrichshafen AG, and renamed to ZF Sachs AG.SACHS https://aftermarket.zf.com/en/aftermarket-portal/our-brands/sachs/ https://web.archive.org/web/20260424102535/https://aftermarket.zf.com/en/aftermarket-portal/our-brands/sachs/ 2026-04-24 2026-05-14 aftermarket.zf.com en Deaths 14 January – Burkhard Heim, German theoretical physicist (b. 1925) 31 January – Heinz Starke, German politician (b. 1911) 28 March – Günther Treptow, German opera singer (b. 1907) 26 April – Ruth Hellberg, German actress (b. 1906) 25 June – Kurt Hoffmann, German film director (b. 1910) 5 July – Hannelore Kohl, German first wife of German Chancellor Helmut Kohl (b. 1933) 8 July – Ernst Baier, German figure skater (b. 1905) 31 July – Friedrich Franz, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (b. 1910) 20 September – Karl-Eduard von Schnitzler, German journalist (b. 1918) 2 October – Franz Biebl, German composer (b. 1906) 5 October – Emilie Schindler, German WWII humanitarian (b. 1907) 10 October – Gabriele Wülker, German social scientist and civil servant (b. 1911) 13 October – Fritz Fromm, German handball player, Olympic champion (1936) (b. 1913) 23 November – Gerhard Stoltenberg, German politician (b. 1928) See also 2001 in German television References 2001 Category:Years of the 21st century in Germany Category:2000s in Germany Germany Germany