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