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1973 in Luxembourg
The following lists events that happened during
1973 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
.
Incumbents
Events
January â March
9 January - The
European Court of Justice
building is opened in
Kirchberg
,
Luxembourg City
.
April â June
4 April âÂÂ
Pierre Werner
extends the operating concession to
Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion
, now
RTL Group
, until 31 December 1995.
7 April âÂÂ
Luxembourg City
hosts the
Eurovision Song Contest 1973
after
Vicky Leandros
' victory the previous year. Representing Luxembourg,
Anne-Marie David
successfully defends Luxembourg's title, winning with the song
Tu te reconnaîtras
.
20 June âÂÂ
Ernest Arendt
is appointed to the
Council of State
.
October â December
9 October âÂÂ
General strike
held across Luxembourg.
October âÂÂ
Cargolux
purchases its first jet aircraft, a
DC-8 Series 61
.
Births
29 January -
Su-Mei Tse
, musician, photographer, sculptor
3 March âÂÂ
Xavier Bettel
, politician
14 November âÂÂ
Marc Meyers
, musician
Deaths
14 February âÂÂ
ÃÂmile Reuter
, politician
25 March âÂÂ
Edward Steichen
, photographer
30 March âÂÂ
William J. Kroll
, metallurgist
1 May âÂÂ
Jules Mersch
, writer
17 November âÂÂ
Lou Koster
, composer
Footnotes
References