1950 in Luxembourg
| Years in Luxembourg: | 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s |
| Years: | 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 |
The following lists events that happened during 1950 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Incumbents[]
| Position | Incumbent |
|---|---|
| Grand Duke | Charlotte |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Dupong |
| President of the Chamber of Deputies | Émile Reuter |
| President of the Council of State | Léon Kauffman |
| Mayor of Luxembourg City | Émile Hamilius |
Events[]
- Unknown – Goodyear tyre factory is opened at Colmar-Berg.
January – March[]
April – June[]
- 25 June – The Korean War begins. Luxembourg pledges its support to the United Nations. Soldiers from Luxembourg will form a platoon of A Company, Belgian United Nations Command.
July – September[]
- 17 August – Princess Alix marries .
- 2 September – replaces Aloyse Hentgen as .
October – December[]
- 2 October – The first of Luxembourg's volunteer soldiers departs for the Korean War.[1]
- 23 October – is appointed to the Council of State.[2]
Births[]
- 22 January – Marie-Josée Jacobs, politician
- 7 March – , politician
- 7 March – , member of the Council of State
- 21 April – Pierre Mores, member of the Council of State
- 26 April – Jeannot Krecké, politician
- 19 May – Anne Brasseur, politician
- 15 June – Jup Weber, politician
- 29 June – , biologist
- 29 June – Gaston Gibéryen, politician
- 13 July – Georges Wohlfart, politician
- 16 July – Henri Grethen, politician
- 5 August – Lucien Didier, cyclist
- 6 October – , journalist and politician
- 11 October – Mady Delvaux-Stehres, politician
- 26 October – Nico Braun, footballer
- 19 December – Jean Portante, writer
- 29 December – , photographer
Deaths[]
- 1 February – Pierre Prüm, politician and Prime Minister
- 19 February – , linguist
- 4 April – , politician
Footnotes[]
- ^ Thewes (2006), p. 133
- ^ "Membres depuis 1857" (in French). Council of State. Archived from the original on 2009-11-03. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
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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