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Germany in 2001

Historical records for Germany in 2001, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

12Records
12Events
10Named people
5Places
7Categories

Historical records

February

26 February 2001Treaty of Nice SignatureJoschka Fischer

Nice · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Fischer signs the Nice Treaty, backing institutional changes intended to prepare the Union for enlargement.

March

8 March 2001The ExperimentOliver Hirschbiegel

Germany · Arts / Cinema

Directs Das Experiment.

May

23 May 2001Champions League Final Shootout SavesOliver Kahn

Milan · Sport / Football

Saves three penalties in the shootout as Bayern Munich defeat Valencia.

23 May 2001Effenberg Champions League Final Equalising PenaltyStefan Effenberg

Milan · Sport / Football

Converts Bayern Munich's second-half penalty to level the final against Valencia.

23 May 2001Hitzfeld Second Champions League Coaching TitleOttmar Hitzfeld

Milan · Sport / Football

Wins the competition with Bayern after previously guiding Borussia Dortmund to the 1997 title.

December

10 December 2001PeaceGerhard Schroder

Government / Government of Germany

Germany will commit 1,000 soldiers to United Nations peacekeeping

14 December 2001Laeken European CouncilGerhard Schroder

Laeken · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Represents Germany as leaders launch a broader debate on the future constitutional structure of the Union.

27 December 2001Nowhere in AfricaCaroline Link

Germany · Arts / Cinema

Directs Nowhere in Africa.

Other Events

2001AusterlitzW G Sebald

Arts / Literature

Publication of "Austerlitz"

2001BanHorst Mahler

Politics / National Democratic Party of Germany

The German Government begins a process to attempt to ban the NPD in 2001, Mahler is an attorney for the party at the time

2001Bound Electron g-Factor MeasurementHartmut Haffner

Mainz · Science / Physics

Helps measure the magnetic moment of a bound electron in hydrogenlike carbon with a Penning trap, providing a precision test of strong-field quantum electrodynamics.

2001NPDHorst Mahler

Politics / National Democratic Party of Germany

The German Government begins a process to attempt to ban the NPD in 2001, Mahler is an attorney for the party at the time

Names involved

Caroline LinkGerhard SchroderHartmut HaffnerHorst MahlerJoschka FischerOliver HirschbiegelOliver KahnOttmar HitzfeldStefan EffenbergW G Sebald

Places involved

GermanyLaekenMainzMilanNice

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.