Election
The Social Democrats win the state lections in Lower Saxony
Permanent historical records · Updated 2026-11-03
1998 in Germany
Explore 20 historical events and records for Germany in 1998.
Historical records for Germany in 1998
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March
May
Euro Conversion Preparation
Participates in the agreement on the method for determining irrevocable conversion rates for the future euro.
Euro Participant Decision
Represents Germany when leaders decide that eleven member states meet the conditions to adopt the euro from 1999.
German Cup Ends Long Wait
Giovanni Trapattoni directs Bayern to a 2-1 victory over Duisburg in the DFB Cup final, bringing the club its first German Cup since 1986.
Real Madrid European Cup Return
Guides Real Madrid to their first European Cup triumph in thirty-two years.
August
Run Lola Run
Directs Run Lola Run, an international breakthrough for German cinema.
December
Vienna European Council
Represents Germany as leaders prepare for the launch of the euro and discuss employment and institutional reform.
Nobel Prize for Fractional Quantum Hall Effect
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics for discovery of the fractional quantum Hall effect.
Other events (month unknown)
Aberration-Corrected Electron Microscopy
Helps demonstrate a practical spherical-aberration corrector that greatly improves transmission electron microscope resolution.
Aberration-Corrected Electron Microscopy
Helps demonstrate practical spherical-aberration correction that greatly improves transmission electron microscope resolution.
Bavarian Young Director Award
Won the Bavarian Film Award for best young director following Short Sharp Shock.
Chancellor
Appointed Chancellor of Germany
Election
The Kohl Government was defeated in the general election, Merkel is named Secretary General of the CDU
Election
The SPD win the election
Electron Microscope Aberration Corrector
Develops electron-optical correction principles used in successful high-resolution aberration-corrected microscopes.
Locarno Bronze Leopard
Received the Bronze Leopard at the Locarno festival for Short Sharp Shock.
Secretary General of CDU
The Kohl Government was defeated in the general election, Merkel is named Secretary General of the CDU
Short Sharp Shock Feature Debut
Made his feature directing debut with the Hamburg crime drama Short Sharp Shock.
Short Sharp Shock Screenplay
Co-wrote Short Sharp Shock, a crime story centered on young friends in Hamburg.
SPD.
Appointed Member of SPD
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