1962 in Luxembourg

Years in Luxembourg:	1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965
Centuries:	19th Century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
Years:	1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965

Contents

1 Incumbents
2 Events
3 Births
4 Deaths
5 Footnotes
6 References

Incumbents

Position	Incumbent
Grand Duke	Charlotte
Prime Minister	Pierre Werner
Deputy Prime Minister	Eugène Schaus
President of the Chamber of Deputies	Joseph Bech
President of the Council of State	Félix Welter
Mayor of Luxembourg City	Émile Hamilius

Events

January – March

18 March – Luxembourg City hosts the Eurovision Song Contest 1962 after Jean-Claude Pascal's victory the previous year. Representing Luxembourg, Camillo Felgen finishes third with the song Petit bonhomme.

April – June

2 June – A law is passed encouraging foreign direct investment in Luxembourg by giving the government the power to grant tax breaks for foreign firms making capital investment.^[1]

July – September

October – December

Births

15 April – Romain Schneider, politician
13 September – Michel Wolter, politician

Deaths

Footnotes

^ Thewes (2006), p. 155

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.