1976 in Luxembourg
| Years in Luxembourg: | 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s |
| Years: | 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 |
The following lists events that happened during 1976 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Incumbents[]
| Position | Incumbent |
|---|---|
| Grand Duke | Jean |
| Prime Minister | Gaston Thorn |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Raymond Vouel (until 21 July) Bernard Berg (from 21 July) |
| President of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| President of the Council of State | (until 25 June) (26 June – 4 December) (from 20 December) |
| Mayor of Luxembourg City | Colette Flesch |
Events[]
January – March[]
- 11 March - A law establishing state aid for newspapers is signed into law.[1]
April – June[]
- 3 April – Representing Luxembourg, finishes fourteenth in the Eurovision Song Contest 1976 with the song Chansons Pour Ceux Qui S'aiment.
July – September[]
- 21 July - Raymond Vouel resigns as Deputy Prime Minister to take up his position as European Commissioner for Competition. He is replaced by Bernard Berg.[2]
October – December[]
- 15 December - is appointed to the Council of State, replacing , who resigned in November.[3]
- 18 December – 10,000 public sector workers go on strike.
Births[]
- 4 January – Benoît Joachim, cyclist
- 29 March – , cyclist
Deaths[]
- 18 March – Nicolas Margue, politician
- 31 May – , composer
- 25 June - , member of the Council of State[3]
- 10 August - Lambert Schaus, politician and diplomat
- 8 December – Albert Borschette, diplomat and writer
- 22 December - , member of the Councir of State[3]
Footnotes[]
- ^ Thewes (2006), p. 190
- ^ Thewes (2006), p. 182
- ^ 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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