2015 in Germany
The following lists events that will happen or have happened in 2015 in Germany.
Events
January
- January 1 - The 'Mindestlohngesetz' (German Minimum Wage Law) comes into effect: Most jobs now have to receive 8.50€ per hour as a minimum wage.
- January 11 - An arson attack on the newspaper Hamburger Morgenpost, which published Charlie Hebdo cartoons, leads to two arrests.[1]
- January 21 - Lutz Bachmann resigns as chairman of the anti-islamic Pegida movement. As of 9th of April, the position is still vacant.
March
- March 24 - The crash of Germanwings Flight 9525 leads to widespread media coverage and public attention in Germany. 72 Germans die aboard the German machine that was intentionally crashed by its German co-pilot.
June
Deaths
- January 31: Udo Lattek (79), German football player, coach, and TV pundit
- March 30: Helmut Dietl (70), German film director and author
- March 31: Klaus Tschira (74), German entrepreneur
- April 13: Günter Grass (87), German novelist and author
References
- ↑ "India Today". 11 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ↑ "Germany to hold 2015 G8 summit at Alpine spa". AP. January 23, 2014.
