1980 in Luxembourg

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See also: 1979 in Luxembourg, other events of 1980, 1981 in Luxembourg, Timeline of Luxembourgian history.

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[edit] Events

• 19 April – Representing Luxembourg, Sophie and Magaly finish ninth in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 with the song Le Papa Pingouin.
• 1 May – In football, Luxembourg beats Thailand 1-0: Luxembourg's first international victory since 1973.
• 9 May – The Luxembourgian national football team beats South Korea 3-2. This was Luxembourg's last international victory until 1995.

[edit] Births

• 15 April – Fränk Schleck, cyclist

[edit] Deaths

• 19 February – Philippe Schneider, film director
• 12 July – Arsène Mersch, cyclist
• 23 October – Auguste Trémont, artist