2005 in Germany

• President: Horst Köhler • Chancellor: • Gerhard Schröder (until 22 November 2005) • Angela Merkel (from 22 November 2005) ==Events==

• 20 January - German Visa Affair 2005 • 7 February - Honor killing of Hatun Sürücü • 10–20 February - 55th Berlin International Film Festival • 12 February -Bundesvision Song Contest 2005 • 12 March - Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 • 30 May - Allianz Arena in Munich is opened. • 2 September - SAP Arena in Mannheim is opened. • 16–21 August - World Youth Day 2005 in Cologne • 22 November - The First Merkel cabinet led by Angela Merkel was sworn in. • Date unknown: German company HypoVereinsbank was acquired by Italian company UniCredit Bank AG. ==Elections==

• German federal election, 2005 • North Rhine-Westphalia state election, 2005 • Schleswig-Holstein state election, 2005 ==Sport==

• Bundesliga scandal (2005) • 2004–05 Bundesliga • 2004–05 2. Bundesliga • 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup • 2004–05 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season • 2005 German Grand Prix • 2005 European Grand Prix • 2005 German motorcycle Grand Prix • 2005 BMW Open ==Births==

• 31 January – Laurin Ulrich, footballer ==Deaths==

• 14 January - Rudolph Moshammer, German fashion designer (born 1940) • 3 February - Ernst Mayr, German biologist (born 1904) • 21 February - Horst Drinda, German actor (born 1927) • 24 February - Hans-Jürgen Wischnewski, German politician (born 1922) • 6 March - Hans Bethe, German nuclear physicist (born 1906) • 7 March - Walter Arendt, German politician (born 1925) • 8 March – Brigitte Mira, German actress (born 1910) • 15 March - Konrad Hesse, German judge (born 1919) • 1 April - Harald Juhnke, German actor and comedian (born 1929) • 16 April - Volker Vogeler, German film director (born 1930) • 2 May — Hermann Dörnemann, German supercentenarian (born 1893) • 19 May - Paul Schneider-Esleben, German architect (born 1915) • 23 May - Ernst Jakob Henne, German motorcycle racer and racing driver (born 1904) • 7 June - Ulrich Briefs, German politician (born 1939) • 8 July Peter Boenisch, German journalist (born 1927) • 14 July - Tilly Fleischer, German athlete (born 1911) • 28 August - Hans Clarin, German actor (born 1929) • 4 September - Carl-August Fleischhauer, judge (born 1930) • 12 September Helmut Baierl, German playwright (born 1926) • 20 October - Rudi Felgenheier, motorcycle race (born 1930) • 8 November - Carola Höhn, German actress (born 1910) • 1 December - Karin Himboldt, German actress (born 1920) ==See also==