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1999 in Luxembourg
The following is a list of events that happened in
1999 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
.
Incumbents
Events
January â March
1 January â The
Euro
currency officially entered circulation in the
European Union (EU)
Eurozone member area countries
, replacing, among other currencies, the
Luxembourgian franc
. The Franc remained in circulation, but at a fixed
exchange rate
of 40.3399 to 1
Euro
.
15 March â The
Santer Commission
, under the leadership of Luxembourger
Jacques Santer
, resigns in the face of corruption allegations.
April â June
29 April âÂÂ
Jean-Claude Juncker
delivers his fifth
State of the Nation
address.
13 May âÂÂ
Jeunesse Esch
win the
Luxembourg Cup
, beating
FC Mondercange
3âÂÂ0 in the final.
13 June âÂÂ
General
and
European
elections are held. The
LSAP
lose four seats in the
Chamber of Deputies
, with the
DP
and
ADR
picking up five between them.
13 June â Belgium's
Marc Wauters
wins the 1999
Tour de Luxembourg
.
16 June âÂÂ
SES
launches its ninth satellite,
Astra 1H
.
July â September
7 August âÂÂ
Jean-Claude Juncker
forms a
new government
, with
Lydie Polfer
as his
deputy
.
11 August â A
total solar eclipse
is visible in Luxembourg.
10 October âÂÂ
Communal
elections are held.
October â December
24 December âÂÂ
Grand Duke Jean
announces that he is to abdicate in favour of his eldest son,
Hereditary Grand Duke Henri
. No date is yet given.
Deaths
11 February âÂÂ
Maggy Stein
, sculptor
22 October -
Laure Koster
, musician and Olympian
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