1973 in Luxembourg

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Years in Luxembourg:	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976
Centuries:	19th Century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
Years:	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976

Contents 1 Incumbents 2 Events 2.1 January - March 2.2 April - June 2.3 July - September 2.4 October - December 3 Births 4 Deaths

[edit] Incumbents

Position	Incumbent
Grand Duke	Jean
Prime Minister	Pierre Werner
Deputy Prime Minister	Eugène Schaus
President of the Chamber of Deputies	Pierre Grégoire
President of the Council of State	Maurice Sevenig
Mayor of Luxembourg City	Colette Flesch

[edit] Events

[edit] January - March

• 9 January - The European Court of Justice building is opened in Kirchberg, Luxembourg City.

[edit] April - June

• 7 April – Luxembourg City hosts the Eurovision Song Contest 1973 after Vicky Leandros' victory the previous year. Representing Luxembourg, Anne-Marie David successfully defends Luxembourg's title, winning with the song Tu te reconnaîtras.

[edit] July - September

[edit] October - December

• 9 October – General strike held across Luxembourg.
• October – Cargolux purchases its first jet aircraft, a DC-8 Series 61.

[edit] Births

• 3 March – Xavier Bettel, politician
• 14 November – Marc Meyers, musician

[edit] Deaths

• 14 February – Émile Reuter, politician
• 25 March – Edward Steichen, photographer
• 30 March – William J. Kroll, metallurgist
• 1 May – Jules Mersch, writer
• 17 November – Lou Koster, composer