1972 in Luxembourg
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The following lists events that happened during 1972 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]January – March
[edit]- 9 January - The Palais de Justice, housing the European Court of Justice, is opened on the Kirchberg plateau, Luxembourg City, marking the start of the development of the 'European quarter'.
- 25 March – Representing Luxembourg, Vicky Leandros wins the Eurovision Song Contest 1972 with the song Apres Toi.
April – June
[edit]- 12 April - The government buys Bourscheid Castle, which had been declared an historic monument in 1936.
July – September
[edit]- 19 September - Madeleine Frieden is forced to resign as secretary of state. Future Prime Minister Jacques Santer is brought into the government.[2]
October – December
[edit]- 22 October – The Luxembourg national football team beats Turkey 2–0 in Luxembourg City, recording Luxembourg's first victory in international football since 1969.
- 24 October – Robert Schaack is appointed to the Council of State.[3]
- 11 November – Fernand Zurn is appointed to the Council of State.[3]
- 24 November – Joseph Foog is appointed to the Council of State.[3]
- 7 December – Edmond Reuter is appointed to the Council of State.[3]
- 12 December - A law is passed on marriage, regulating the rights and responsibilities of wives.[4]
- 19 November – Albert Goedert is appointed to the Council of State.[3]
- 22 December - The original Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union treaty expires, after fifty years. It is renewed for another ten.
Deaths
[edit]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.
- ^ Thewes (2006), p. 172
- ^ a b c d e "Membres depuis 1857" (in French). Council of State. Archived from the original on 2009-11-03. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
- ^ Thewes (2006), p. 181
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.
