▁ ▁March ▁ 1 2 ▁- ▁Germany ▁in ▁the ▁Euro vision ▁Song ▁Cont est ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁ ▁April ▁ 1 ▁- ▁German ▁company ▁Inf ine on ▁Techn ologies ▁was ▁founded . ▁ ▁April ▁ 1 2 : ▁W upp ert al ▁Sus p ension ▁Railway ▁accident ▁ ▁April ▁ 1 9 : ▁Reich stag ▁building ▁in ▁Berlin ▁opens ▁the ▁public ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ 6 6 ▁years . ▁ ▁June ▁ 1 8 – 2 0 : ▁The ▁ 2 5 th ▁G 8 ▁sum mit ▁is ▁held ▁in ▁C ologne . ▁ ▁July ▁ 1 : ▁The ▁final ▁parliament ary ▁meeting ▁in ▁Bonn ▁marks ▁the ▁government ▁is ▁officially ▁moved ▁to ▁Berlin . ▁▁ ▁November ▁ 4 : ▁A ▁court ▁in ▁A ugs burg ▁file d ▁an ▁arrest ▁war rant ▁for ▁Wal ther ▁Le is ler ▁K ie p ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁CD U ▁don ations ▁sc andal . ▁ ▁Date ▁unknown : ▁German ▁company ▁ ▁Ho ech st ▁AG ▁merged ▁with ▁French ▁company ▁Rh ône - P ou len c ▁ ▁to ▁form ▁French ▁company ▁A vent is , ▁which ▁was ▁formed ▁to ▁French ▁Company ▁San of i ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁Death s ▁ ▁January ▁ 2 ▁- ▁Sebastian ▁H aff ner , ▁German ▁author ▁and ▁journalist ▁( born ▁ 1 9 0 7 ) ▁January ▁ 1 8 ▁- ▁Gün ter ▁Stra ck , ▁German ▁actor ▁( born ▁ 1 9 2 9 ) ▁January ▁ 2 4 ▁- ▁Werner ▁Jacob