1985 in Luxembourg

The following lists events that happened during 1985 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Incumbents[]

Events[]

January – March[]

• 4 January – Luxembourger Gaston Thorn's term as President of the European Commission comes to an end.^[1]
• 1 March – SES is established as Europe's first commercial satellite operator.

April – June[]

• 5 April – A fire erupts at Notre-Dame Cathedral, in Luxembourg City, destroying the belfry and damaging the roof of the nave.
• 24 April – Representing Luxembourg, Ireen Sheer, , Franck Olivier, Chris & Malcolm Roberts, and Diane Solomon finish thirteenth in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 with the song Children, Kinder, Enfants.
• 15 May – Pope John Paul II arrives in Luxembourg for a two-day visit.^[2]
• 1 June – Paul Philipp is appointed head coach of the Luxembourg national football team.
• 14 June – The Schengen Agreement is signed at Schengen, in south-eastern Luxembourg, with the intention of removing border controls between signatory states.

July – September[]

• 1 July - Luxembourg assumes the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union for the following six months.^[3]

October – December[]

• 17 October – Reconstruction work is completed on Notre-Dame Cathedral, after fire damaged the cathedral on 5 April.

Births[]

• 16 June – Andy Schleck, cyclist
• 4 July – , cinematographer
• 23 July – , musician

Deaths[]

• 24 April – François Neuens, cyclist
• 9 July – Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
• 8 November – Nicolas Frantz, cyclist

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.