1988 in Germany
Events in the year 1988 in Germany. Incumbents West Germany President - Richard von Weizsäcker Chancellor – Helmut Kohl East Germany Head of State – Erich Honecker Head of Government – Willi Stoph Events 12 - 23 February - 38th Berlin International Film Festival 31 March - Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 28 August – Ramstein air show disaster 7 October - East German Republic Day Parade of 1988 Births 18 January - Angelique Kerber, German tennis player 20 January - Benjamin Ulrich, German rugby player 29 February - Benedikt Höwedes, German football player 2 March - Simon Terodde, German football player 12 March - Sebastian Brendel, German sprint canoeist 14 March - Rico Freimuth, German athlete 12 April - Lisa Unruh, German archer 29 April - Julian Reus, German athlete 8 June - Lisa Brennauer, German cyclist 19 July - Kevin Großkreutz, German football player 3 September - Jérôme Boateng, German football player 9 September - Fiona Erdmann, German model 3 October - Max Giesinger, German singer 5 October - Bahar Kızıl, German singer-songwriter 15 October - Mesut Özil, football player 1 December - Nadia Hilker, German actress and model 16 December - Mats Hummels, German football