1968 in Luxembourg
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The following lists events that happened during 1968 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Incumbents
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[edit]- 6 April – Representing Luxembourg, Chris Baldo and Sophie Garel finish eleventh in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 with the song Nous vivrons d'amour.
- 5 August – A law reforming secondary education is passed.[2]
- 5 October – A law changing the criteria for eligibility to sit in the Chamber of Deputies is passed.[2]
- 29 October – Disagreements over the budget for the following year lead to the collapse of the Werner-Cravatte Government.[3]
- 15 December – Legislative elections are held. In the Chamber of Deputies, the DP wins five extra seats, reversing their losses in 1964.[3]
- 16 December – Paul Wilwertz resigns from the Council of State to take up his seat in the Chamber of Deputies.[4]
Births
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Deaths
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Footnotes
[edit]- ^ East, Roger; Thomas, Richard J. (3 June 2014). Profiles of People in Power: The World's Government Leaders. Routledge. p. 359. ISBN 978-1-317-63939-8.
- ^ a b Thewes (2006), p. 171
- ^ a b Thewes (2006), p. 172
- ^ "Membres depuis 1857" (in French). Council of State. Archived from the original on 3 November 2009. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
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.
