1969 in Luxembourg

The following lists events that happened during 1969 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Incumbents

Events

January – March

• 6 February – Pierre Werner forms a new government, with Eugène Schaus of the Democratic Party replacing the LSAP's Henry Cravatte as Werner's deputy.
• 24 March - Prince Félix resigns from the Council of State.
• 29 March – Representing Luxembourg, Romuald Figuier finishes eleventh in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 with the song Catherine (song).

April – June

• 10 April – At football, Luxembourg beats Mexico 2–1, recording Luxembourg's first victory in international football since 1963.

July – September

• 1 July - Maurice Sevenig is appointed President of the Council of State, replacing Félix Welter, who resigned the position the previous day.
• 8 July – A law introducing value added tax is passed.

October – December

• 22 November – A Luxair flight from Frankfurt hits a snowback upon touchdown at Luxembourg-Findel. No-one is killed, but the plane is written off.
• December – Prime Minister Pierre Werner presents the Werner Plan on economic and monetary union in the European Union.

Births

• 22 May – Nancy Kemp-Arendt, athlete and politician
• 29 May - Sandrine Cantoreggi, violinist

Footnotes

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