1950 in Luxembourg

The following lists events that happened during 1950 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Incumbents

Events

• Unknown – Goodyear tyre factory is opened at Colmar-Berg.

January – March

April – June

• 25 June – The Korean War begins. Luxembourg pledges its support to the United Nations. Soldiers from Luxembourg will form a platoon of A Company, Belgian United Nations Command.

July – September

• 17 August – Princess Alix marries Antoine Maria Joachim Lamoral, 14th Prince of Ligne.
• 2 September – François Simon replaces Aloyse Hentgen as Minister for Economic Affairs and Agriculture.

October – December

• 2 October – The first of Luxembourg's volunteer soldiers departs for the Korean War.
• 23 October – Wirtgen Ferdinand is appointed to the Council of State.

Births

• 22 January – Marie-Josée Jacobs, politician
• 21 April – Pierre Mores, member of the Council of State
• 26 April – Jeannot Krecké, politician
• 19 May – Anne Brasseur, politician
• 15 June – Jup Weber, politician
• 29 June – Gaston Gibéryen, politician
• 13 July – Georges Wohlfart, politician
• 16 July – Henri Grethen, politician
• 5 August – Lucien Didier, cyclist
• 11 October – Mady Delvaux-Stehres, politician
• 26 October – Nico Braun, footballer
• 19 December – Jean Portante, writer

Deaths

• 1 February – Pierre Prüm, politician and Prime Minister

Footnotes

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