1946 in Luxembourg
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Incumbents
| Position | Incumbent |
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| Grand Duke | Charlotte |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Dupong |
| President of the Chamber of Deputies | Émile Reuter |
| President of the Council of State | Léon Kauffman |
| Mayor of Luxembourg City |
Gaston Diderich (until 29 April) Émile Hamilius (from 29 April) |
Events
April – June
- 17 April – Luxembourg signs a convention with France and Belgium to place the Luxembourg railway network in the hands of the Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois, in which France and Belgium each take a 24.5% stake.[1]
- 29 April – The Mayor of Luxembourg City, Gaston Diderich, dies in office and is succeeded by Émile Hamilius.
- 14 May – Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois is founded.[2]
- 13 June – Charles Marx dies in a car crash. He was replaced in the government by Dominique Urbany eight days later.[3]
July – September
- 14 July – Former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill visits Luxembourg for two days.[2]
- 29 August – In a cabinet reshuffle, the independent Guillaume Konsbruck is replaced by the CSV's Lambert Schaus.[3]
October – December
- 28 November – Former Prime Minister Pierre Prüm is sentenced to four years in prison for collaboration with Nazi Germany.[4]
Births
- 2 January – Fernand Diederich, politician
- 6 January – Victor Gillen, member of the Council of State[5]
- 17 January – Jean-Jacques Kasel, jurist
- 18 January – Guy Lenz, soldier
- 22 February – Marc Fischbach, politician
- 6 April – Mario Hirsch, journalist
- 7 April – Léon Krier, architect
- 4 December – Pierre Even, composer
Deaths
- 29 April – Gaston Diderich, politician
- 13 June – Charles Marx, politician
- 24 October – Hubert Loutsch, politician and former Prime Minister
Footnotes
References
- Thewes, Guy (2006). Les gouvernements du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg depuis 1848 (PDF) (in French) (2006 ed.). Luxembourg City: Service Information et Presse. ISBN 978-2-87999-156-6. Retrieved 12 December 2009.