1980 in Luxembourg

Years in Luxembourg:	1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983
Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
Years:	1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983

Incumbents

Position	Incumbent
Grand Duke	Jean
Prime Minister	Pierre Werner
Deputy Prime Minister	Gaston Thorn (until 22 November) Colette Flesch (from 22 November)
President of the Chamber of Deputies	Léon Bollendorff
President of the Council of State	Alex Bonn (until 18 June) François Goerens (from 20 June)
Mayor of Luxembourg City	Colette Flesch (until 22 November) Camille Polfer (from 22 November)

Events

January – March

22 February – Minister Jean Wolter dies, and is replaced by Jean Spautz.^[1]

April – June

19 April – Representing Luxembourg, Sophie & Magaly finish ninth in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 with the song 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.
8 June – The Netherlands' Bert Oosterbosch wins the 1980 Tour de Luxembourg.

July – September

1 July – Footballer Robby Langers transfers from Union Luxembourg to German club Borussia Mönchengladbach.

October – December

21 November – Gaston Thorn is named as President of the European Commission.^[2]
22 November – Gaston Thorn steps down as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Luxembourg and is succeeded by Colette Flesch. Camille Polfer replaces Flesch as Mayor of Luxembourg City.^[1]

Births

15 April – Fränk Schleck, cyclist

Deaths

19 February – Philippe Schneider, film director
22 February – Jean Wolter, politician
27 June – Marcel Fischbach, politician
12 July – Arsène Mersch, cyclist
23 October – Auguste Trémont, artist

Footnotes

1 2 Thewes (2006), p. 192
↑ Thewes (2006), p. 203

See also

1980 in Europe

Sovereign states

Dependencies, colonies
and other territories

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.

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