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1951 in Luxembourg
The following lists events that happened during
1951 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
.
Incumbents
Events
January â March
20 March â The
United States
is given right to use the land of the
Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial
at
Hamm
in perpetuity.
Early February - Luxembourg troops arrive in
South Korea
as, alongside Belgian units, they form a platoon of
Belgian United Nations Command
during the
Korean War
.
April â June
18 April â Luxembourg is one of six founder signatories of the
Treaty of Paris
, which establishes the
European Coal and Steel Community
.
25 April âÂÂ
Prince Jean
is appointed to the
Council of State
, replacing
Prince Felix
.
29 May âÂÂ
Societe Electrique de l'Our
is founded.
3 June âÂÂ
Elections are held
to the
Chamber of Deputies
in the
Centre
and
Nord
constituencies
. The
Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party
(LSAP) gains 4 seats, taking it to nineteen seats, just behind the
Christian Social People's Party
(CSV).
July â September
3 July â After the LSAP's gains in the election on 3 June, the CSV replaces its coalition partner, the
Democratic Party
, with
Victor Bodson
as
Deputy Prime Minister
in the
new government
.
17 August âÂÂ
Prince Sigvard, Duke of Uppland
,
Carl Johan Bernadotte
, and
Prince Lennart, Duke of SmÃÂ¥land
are created Counts
Bernadotte af Wisborg
.
29 August â A law is passed making
health insurance
mandatory for employees and
civil servant
s.
September - First contingent of Luxembourg soldiers return from the
Korean War
.
October â December
9âÂÂ13 October - 6 Luxembourg soldiers fight at the
Battle of Haktang-ni
during the
Korean War
.
4 November â The
Luxembourg national football team
beats
Finland
3-0: its last international victory for ten years.
26 November âÂÂ
Charles Léon Hammes
is appointed to the
Council of State
.
Births
24 February âÂÂ
Monique Melsen
, singer
27 April âÂÂ
Viviane Reding
, politician
26 May âÂÂ
Michel, 14th Prince of Ligne
3 August âÂÂ
Lucien Weiler
, politician
20 September âÂÂ
Jhemp Hoscheit
, writer
30 December âÂÂ
Paul Dahm
, composer
Deaths
13 July âÂÂ
Nik Welter
, writer and politician
Footnotes
References