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Germany in 2002

Historical records for Germany in 2002, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

8Records
8Events
6Named people
3Places
6Categories

Historical records

January

1 January 2002Euro Cash ChangeoverHans Eichel

Berlin · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Oversees Germany's fiscal administration as euro notes and coins enter circulation.

1 January 2002Euro Cash IntroductionGerhard Schroder

Berlin · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Heads the German government when euro banknotes and coins replace the Deutsche Mark in everyday cash use.

1 January 2002Reform of GovernmentGerhard Schroder

Government / Government of Germany

Millions of Germans acquire Euros

March

24 March 2002Death of Cesar MilsteinCesar Milstein

Science / Physiology

Death of Cesar Milstein

June

30 June 20022002 Golden BallOliver Kahn

Yokohama · Sport / Football

Becomes the first goalkeeper to win the World Cup Golden Ball.

December

13 December 2002Copenhagen Enlargement AgreementGerhard Schroder

Copenhagen · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Supports the agreement completing accession negotiations with ten countries scheduled to join the Union in 2004.

Other Events

2002ChairmanAngela Dorothea Merkel

Politics / Christian Democratic Union

Appointed Chairwoman of the CDU-CSU Parliamentary party group from 2002 to 2005

2002S2 Orbit Around Sagittarius A StarReinhard Genzel

Science / Astronomy

His team tracks star S2 through a close orbit around Sagittarius A*, tightly constraining the compact mass at the Galactic Centre.

Names involved

Angela Dorothea MerkelCesar MilsteinGerhard SchroderHans EichelOliver KahnReinhard Genzel

Places involved

BerlinCopenhagenYokohama

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varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.