1969 in Luxembourg
The following lists events that happened during 1969 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Incumbents
| Position | Incumbent |
|---|---|
| Grand Duke | Jean |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Werner |
| Deputy Prime Minister |
Henry Cravatte (until 6 February) Eugène Schaus (from 6 February) |
| President of the Chamber of Deputies |
Romain Fandel Pierre Grégoire |
| President of the Council of State |
Félix Welter (until 30 June) Maurice Sevenig (from 1 July)[1] |
| Mayor of Luxembourg City | Paul Wilwertz |
Events
January – March
- 6 February – Pierre Werner forms a new government, with Eugène Schaus of the Democratic Party replacing the LSAP's Henry Cravatte as Werner's deputy.[2]
- 24 March - Prince Félix resigns from the Council of State.[1]
- 29 March – Representing Luxembourg, Romuald Figuier finishes eleventh in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 with the song Catherine (song).
April – June
- 10 April – At football, Luxembourg beats Mexico 2–1, recording Luxembourg's first victory in international football since 1963.
July – September
- 1 July - Maurice Sevenig is appointed President of the Council of State, replacing Félix Welter, who resigned the position the previous day.[1]
- 8 July – A law introducing value added tax is passed.[3]
October – December
- 22 November – A Luxair flight from Frankfurt hits a snowback upon touchdown at Luxembourg-Findel. No-one is killed, but the plane is written off.
- December – Prime Minister Pierre Werner presents the Werner Plan on economic and monetary union in the European Union.[4]
Births
- 22 May – Nancy Kemp-Arendt, athlete and politician
- 29 May - Sandrine Cantoreggi, violinist
Footnotes
- "Membres depuis 1857" (in French). Council of State. Archived from the original on 2009-11-03. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
- Thewes (2006), p. 172
- Thewes (2006), p. 181
- Thewes (2006), p. 176
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.
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