1951 in Luxembourg

Incumbents

Events

January – March

• 20 March – The United States is given right to use the land of the Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial at Hamm in perpetuity.

April – June

• 18 April – Luxembourg is one of six founder signatories of the Treaty of Paris, which establishes the European Coal and Steel Community.^[1]
• 25 April – Prince Jean is appointed to the Council of State, replacing Prince Felix.^[2]
• 29 May – Societe Electrique de l'Our is founded.
• 3 June – Elections are held to the Chamber of Deputies in the Centre and Nord constituencies. The Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (LSAP) gains 4 seats, taking it to nineteen seats, just behind the Christian Social People's Party (CSV).^[3]

July – September

• 3 July – After the LSAP's gains in the election on 3 June, the CSV replaces its coalition partner, the Democratic Party, with Victor Bodson as Deputy Prime Minister in the new government.^[3]
• 17 August – Prince Sigvard, Duke of Uppland, Carl Johan Bernadotte, and Prince Lennart, Duke of Småland are created Counts Bernadotte af Wisborg.
• 29 August – A law is passed making health insurance mandatory for employees and civil servants.^[4]

October – December

• 4 November – The Luxembourg national football team beats Finland 3-0: its last international victory for ten years.
• 26 November – Charles Léon Hammes is appointed to the Council of State.^[2]

Births

• 24 January – Claude Hemmer, member of the Council of State
• 24 February – Monique Melsen, singer
• 27 April – Paul Dostert, historian
• 27 April – Viviane Reding, politician
• 26 May – Michel, 14th Prince of Ligne
• 3 August – Lucien Weiler, politician
• 20 September – Jhemp Hoscheit, writer
• 30 December – Paul Dahm, composer

Deaths

• 13 July – Nik Welter, writer and politician
• 11 November – Jean Feltes, linguist

Footnotes

References

• (French) Thewes, Guy (2006) (PDF). Les gouvernements du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg depuis 1848 (2006 ed.). Luxembourg City: Service Information et Presse. ISBN 978-2-87999-156-6. http://www.gouvernement.lu/publications/gouvernement/gouvernements_depuis_1848/Les_gouv_2006.pdf. Retrieved 12 December 2009.