1954 in Luxembourg
Years in Luxembourg: | 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 |
Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
Decades: | 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s |
Years: | 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 |
The following lists events that happened during 1954 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Incumbents[]
Position | Incumbent |
---|---|
Grand Duke | Charlotte |
Prime Minister | Joseph Bech |
President of the Chamber of Deputies | Émile Reuter |
President of the Council of State | Félix Welter |
Mayor of Luxembourg City | Émile Hamilius |
Events[]
- The 1954 World Fencing Championships are held in Luxembourg City.
January – March[]
- 1 January – D'Lëtzebuerger Land is launched as an independent weekly newspaper.
April – June[]
- 20 May – Elections are held to the Chamber of Deputies. The Christian Social People's Party gains 5 seats, while the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party and Democratic Party lose two each.
- 29 June The Bech-Bodson Ministry is expanded, with Pierre Werner, Émile Colling, and Paul Wilwertz appointed to the government.[1]
July – September[]
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October – December[]
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Births[]
- 2 February – Jean Colombera, politician
- 7 February – , politician
- 17 February – Archduchess Marie-Astrid of Austria
- 23 February – , film director
- 26 February – , jurist and member of the Council of State
- 7 March – , judge and member of the Council of State[2]
- 23 March – , member of the Council of State
- 3 April –
- 10 April – , politician
- 13 April – , jurist and politician
- 27 April – , journalist
- 10 June – , trade unionist
- 22 July – , jurist and member of the Council of State[2]
- 2 August – Walter Civitareale, composer
- 13 September – , politician and journalist
- 26 October – Raymond Petit, artist
- 17 November – Max Kohn, artist
- 27 November – , writer
- 9 December – Jean-Claude Juncker, politician and Prime Minister
- 22 December – , journalist
- 31 December – , judge and member of the Council of State[2]
- Marc Jaeger, judge
Deaths[]
- 3 March – Léon Metzler, jurist and politician
- 3 April – , illustrator
- 29 April – , writer
- 15 May – Norbert Jacques, screenwriter
- 31 July – Antoinette, Crown Princess of Bavaria
- 3 August – , sculptor
Footnotes[]
- ^ Thewes (2006), p. 140
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "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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