1954 in Luxembourg
Incumbents
| Position | Incumbent |
|---|---|
| Grand Duke | Charlotte |
| Prime Minister | Joseph Bech |
| President of the Chamber of Deputies | Émile Reuter |
| President of the Council of State | Félix Welter |
| Mayor of Luxembourg City | Émile Hamilius |
Events
- The 1954 World Fencing Championships are held in Luxembourg City.
January – March
- 1 January – D'Lëtzebuerger Land is launched as an independent weekly newspaper.
April – June
- 20 May – Elections are held to the Chamber of Deputies. The Christian Social People's Party gains 5 seats, while the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party and Democratic Party lose two each.
- 29 June The Bech-Bodson Ministry is expanded, with Pierre Werner, Émile Colling, and Paul Wilwertz appointed to the government.[1]
Births
- 2 February – Jean Colombera, politician
- 7 February – Roger Negri, politician
- 17 February – Archduchess Marie-Astrid of Austria
- 23 February – Frank Hoffmann, film director
- 26 February – Georges Pierret, jurist and member of the Council of State
- 7 March – Lydie Lorang, judge and member of the Council of State[2]
- 23 March – Agnès Rausch, member of the Council of State
- 3 April – Anne-Marie, Princess of Ligne
- 10 April – Viviane Loschetter, politician
- 13 April – Guy Arendt, jurist and politician
- 27 April – René Clesse, journalist
- 10 June – Jean-Claude Reding, trade unionist
- 22 July – Nico Edon, jurist and member of the Council of State[2]
- 2 August – Walter Civitareale, composer
- 13 September – Ali Ruckert, politician and journalist
- 26 October – Raymond Petit, artist
- 17 November – Max Kohn, artist
- 27 November – Jean Sorrente, writer
- 9 December – Jean-Claude Juncker, politician and Prime Minister
- 22 December – Romain Hilgert, journalist
- 31 December – Georges Wivenes, judge and member of the Council of State[2]
- Marc Jaeger, judge
Deaths
- 3 March – Léon Metzler, jurist and politician
- 3 April – Paul de Pidoll, illustrator
- 29 April – Joseph Duhr, writer
- 15 May – Norbert Jacques, screenwriter
- 31 July – Antoinette, Crown Princess of Bavaria
- 3 August – Jean Curot, sculptor
Footnotes
- ↑ Thewes (2006), p. 140
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Membres depuis 1857" (in French). Council of State. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
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.