2002 in Luxembourg

Incumbents

Events

January – March

• 1 January – New Euro banknotes and coins are introduced to replace those of the Luxembourgian franc.
• 28 January – The government signs a treaty with France, at Rémilly, agreeing to extend the TGV Est to Luxembourg City.
• 18 February – Arcelor is launched as an operating concern.
• 28 February – Luxembourgian franc banknotes and coins cease to be legal tender.
• 29 March – SES launches its 3A satellite.

April – June

• 7 May – Jean-Claude Juncker delivers his eighth State of the Nation address.
• 24 May – FC Avenir Beggen win the Luxembourg Cup, beating F91 Dudelange 1-0 in the final.
• 2 June – Marcus Ljungqvist wins the 2002 Tour de Luxembourg, with Team Fakta picking up the team title.

July – September

• 7 July – Luxembourg City plays host to the grand départ of the 2002 Tour de France.
• 6 September – Utopia Group SA formed from the merger of Utopia SA and Dutch company Polyfilm BV.
• 13 September – The most southern section of the A7 motorway, between the Grünewald and Waldhof, opens.^[1]

October – December

• 6 November – Luxair Flight 9642 crashes near Niederanven, on the approach to Luxembourg-Findel. 20 of the 22 passengers and crew members die.
• 26 November – SES' 1K satellite fails to deploy properly after launch, requiring it to be deorbited. This is SES's first unintended loss.

Deaths

• 4 February – Prince Sigvard, Duke of Uppland
• 30 April – Lucien Wercollier, sculptor
• 24 June – Pierre Werner, politician
• 30 October – René Pütz, actor
• 6 November – Michel Majerus, artist

References