1981 in Luxembourg
Years in Luxembourg: | 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 |
Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
Decades: | 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s |
Years: | 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 |
The following lists events that happened during 1981 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Incumbents[]
Position | Incumbent |
---|---|
Grand Duke | Jean |
Prime Minister | Pierre Werner |
Deputy Prime Minister | Colette Flesch |
President of the Chamber of Deputies | Léon Bollendorff |
President of the Council of State | |
Mayor of Luxembourg City | Camille Polfer |
Events[]
January – March[]
- 6 January – Gaston Thorn takes up his post as President of the European Commission.[1]
- 2 February – A new newspaper, Haut, is launched.
- 14 February – Hereditary Grand Duke Henri marries Maria Teresa Mestre.[2]
April – June[]
- 4 April – Representing Luxembourg, Jean-Claude Pascal finishes eleventh in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 with the song C'est Peut-Etre Pas L'Amerique.
- 23 April – Rights of confidentiality that patients enjoy with doctors are applied to bankers and clients to help promote Luxembourg as a financial centre.[3]
- 14 June – The Soviet Union's Yuri Barinov wins the 1981 Tour de Luxembourg.
July – September[]
- 7 July – The European Parliament passes a resolution to 'review' the seat of the Secretariat being in Luxembourg City.[4]
- 31 July – A Belgian fighter jet collides with the 285 m Dudelange Radio Tower, destroying the tower and killing a couple in a nearby house.
- 7 August – Luxembourg files an appeal with the European Court of Justice against the European Parliament's resolution of 7 July.
- 15 September – Christian Calmes is appointed .
October – December[]
- 10 October – are held across Luxembourg.
- 31 December – Camille Polfer steps down as Mayor of Luxembourg City after only two years, due to ill health, and is succeeded by his daughter, Lydie the following day.
Births[]
- 1 June – Tessy Scholtes, kareteka
- 16 September - Francesco Tristano Schlimé, pianist
- 11 November – Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Deaths[]
- 16 September – Émile Colling, politician
Footnotes[]
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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