1961 in Luxembourg
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The following lists events that happened during 1961 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]January – March
[edit]- 18 March – Representing Luxembourg, Jean-Claude Pascal wins the Eurovision Song Contest 1961 with the song Nous les amoureux.
April – June
[edit]- 28 April – Grand Duchess Charlotte declares her eldest son, Hereditary Grand Duke Jean, to be her Lieutenant Representative.
- 5 May - Prince Félix is appointed to the Council of State.[2]
- 30 May - Joseph Wolter is appointed to the Council of State[2]
- 14 June - Joseph Kauffman is appointed to the Council of State[2]
July – September
[edit]- 10 July - Félix Worré is appointed to the Council of State[2]
- 17 July - Alex Bonn is appointed to the Council of State.[2]
- 7 August - Paul Weber is appointed to the Council of State.[2]
- 28 August - Victor Bodson is appointed to the Council of State.[2]
October – December
[edit]- 8 October – At football, Luxembourg beats Portugal 4–2, recording Luxembourg's first victory in international football since 1951.
Births
[edit]- 24 March – Marc Schaeffer, member of the Council of State[2]
- 17 August – Lydia Mutsch, politician
Deaths
[edit]Footnotes
[edit]- ^ "Charlotte | grand duchess of Luxembourg | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Membres depuis 1857" (in French). Council of State. Archived from the original on 2009-11-03. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
References
[edit]- 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.
