1985 in 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, Margo, 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 – Cyrille Horper, cinematographer
• 23 July – Philippe Schwartz, musician

Deaths

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

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.