1969 in Luxembourg
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1969 in Luxembourg
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Incumbents
| Position | Incumbent |
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| Grand Duke | Jean |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Werner |
| Deputy Prime Minister |
Henry Cravatte (until 6 February) Eugène Schaus (from 6 February) |
| President of the Chamber of Deputies |
Romain Fandel Pierre Grégoire |
| President of the Council of State |
Félix Welter (until 30 June) Maurice Sevenig (from 1 July)[1] |
| Mayor of Luxembourg City | Paul Wilwertz |
Events
January – March
- 6 February – Pierre Werner forms a new government, with Eugène Schaus of the Democratic Party replacing the LSAP's Henry Cravatte as Werner's deputy.[2]
- 24 March - Prince Félix resigns from the Council of State.[1]
- 29 March – Representing Luxembourg, Romuald Figuier finishes eleventh in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 with the song Catherine (song).
April – June
- 10 April – At football, Luxembourg beats Mexico 2-1, recording Luxembourg's first victory in international football since 1963.
July – September
- 1 July - Maurice Sevenig is appointed President of the Council of State, replacing Félix Welter, who resigned the position the previous day.[1]
- 8 July – A law introducing value added tax is passed.[3]
October – December
- 22 November – A Luxair flight from Frankfurt hits a snowback upon touchdown at Luxembourg-Findel. No-one is killed, but the plane is written off.
- December – Prime Minister Pierre Werner presents the Werner Plan on economic and monetary union in the European Union.[4]
Births
- 22 May – Nancy Kemp-Arendt, athlete and politician
- 29 May - Sandrine Cantoreggi, violinist
Deaths
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Footnotes
- ^ a b c (French) "Membres depuis 1857". Council of State. http://www.conseil-etat.public.lu/fr/composition/anciensmembres/membresdepuis1857/index.html. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
- ^ Thewes (2006), p. 172
- ^ Thewes (2006), p. 181
- ^ Thewes (2006), p. 176
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.
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