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1994 in Luxembourg
The following lists events that happened during
1994 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
.
Incumbents
Grand Duke
âÂÂ
Jean
Prime Minister
âÂÂ
Jacques Santer
Deputy Prime Minister
âÂÂ
Jacques Poos
President of the Chamber of Deputies
âÂÂ
Erna Hennicot-Schoepges
President of the Council of State
âÂÂ
Jean Dupong
(to 18 May)
Paul Beghin
Mayor of Luxembourg City
âÂÂ
Lydie Polfer
Events
January â March
January - The section of the
A13 motorway
between
Schifflange
and
Kayl
opens.
April â June
20 May - The section of the
A1 motorway
between
Croix de Gasperich
and
Irrgarten
opens.
3 June - Sections of the
A13 motorway
between
Sanem
and
Lankelz
and
Esch-sur-Alzette
and
Schifflange
open.
12 June âÂÂ
Legislative
and
European
elections are held. There is little change in the balance of power, although
The Greens
and
ADR
successfully consolidate their new-found positions.
13 June âÂÂ
Jacques Santer
forms a
new government
, keeping
Jacques Poos
as his
deputy
.
July â September
15 July âÂÂ
Jacques Santer
is designated as the successor to
Jacques Delors
as
President of the European Commission
, to take up the post on 23 January 1995.
24 September âÂÂ
Prince Guillaume
marries Sibilla Sandra Weiller Torlonia.
October â December
1 November âÂÂ
SES
launches its fourth satellite,
Astra 1D
.
19 December â The old town and fortifications of
Luxembourg City
are made a
UNESCO World Heritage Site
.
Unknown
Unknown â The Netherlands'
Frans Maassen
wins the 1994
Tour de Luxembourg
.
Deaths
14 January âÂÂ
Jean Goldschmit
, cyclist
19 July âÂÂ
ÃÂmile Schaus
, politician and writer
1 September âÂÂ
Father Jean Bernard
, writer and clergyman
26 October -
Emile Kirscht
, painter
Footnotes