1953 in Luxembourg

The following lists events that happened during 1953 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Years in Luxembourg:	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956
Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s
Years:	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956

Incumbents

Position	Incumbent
Grand Duke	Charlotte
Prime Minister	Pierre Dupong (until 29 December) Joseph Bech (from 29 December)
President of the Chamber of Deputies	Émile Reuter
President of the Council of State	Félix Welter
Mayor of Luxembourg City	Émile Hamilius

Events

January – March

26 February - 21 April 1953 - Battle of Chatkol during the Korean War. Luxembourg soldiers fought against 55 consecutive nights of Chinese assaults.

April – June

• 9 April – Hereditary Grand Duke Jean marries Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium.[1]
• 1 May – First iron cast by the European Coal and Steel Community at Belval, Esch-sur-Alzette.[1]
• 12 May – Albert Goldmann is appointed to the Council of State.[2]
• 12 May – Léon Schaus is appointed to the Council of State.[2]
• 24 June – Law passed to build Esch-sur-Sûre Dam, which would create the Upper Sauer Lake.[1]

October – December

• 29 December – Prime Minister Pierre Dupong dies in office. He is replaced by Christian Social People's Party colleague Joseph Bech, who leads the Bech-Bodson Ministry.[3]

Births

• 1 February – Roland Schauls, painter
• 5 March – Robert Weber, politician and trade unionist
• 13 March – François Valentiny, architect
• 31 March - Jean Marc Braun, pioneer oilman
• 18 April – Marc Theis, photographer
• 27 April – Simone Beissel, politician
• 1 July – Nico Helminger, writer
• 3 July – Carlo Wagner, politician
• 30 July – Nico Ries, soldier and Chief of Defence
• 24 September – Carlo Hommel, musician
• 29 November - Mariette Kemmer, opera singer
• 10 December – Nicolas Schmit, politician
• 13 December – André Jung, actor

Deaths

• 30 May – Jean-Pierre Pierrard, politician
• 14 September – Edouard Luja, biologist
• 4 October – Prince Oscar, Duke of Gotland
• 22 October – Helen Buchholtz, composer
• 1 December – Aloyse Hentgen, resistance leader
• 17 December – Nicolas Petit, architect
• 29 December – Pierre Dupong, politician and Prime Minister

Footnotes

1. Thewes (2006), p. 139
2. "Membres depuis 1857" (in French). Council of State. Archived from the original on 2009-11-03. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
3. Thewes (2006), p. 140

References

• Thewes, Guy (2006). Les gouvernements du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg depuis 1848 (PDF) (in French) (2006 ed.). Luxembourg City: Service Information et Presse. ISBN 978-2-87999-156-6. Retrieved 12 December 2009.