1976 in Luxembourg
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Incumbents
| Position | Incumbent |
|---|---|
| Grand Duke | Jean |
| Prime Minister | Gaston Thorn |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Raymond Vouel (until 21 July) Bernard Berg (from 21 July) |
| President of the Chamber of Deputies | René Van Den Bulcke |
| President of the Council of State | Emile Raus (until 25 June) Albert Goldmann (26 June – 4 December) Ferdinand Wirtgen (from 20 December) |
| Mayor of Luxembourg City | Colette Flesch |
Events
January – March
April – June
- 3 April – Representing Luxembourg, Juergen Marcus finishes fourteenth in the Eurovision Song Contest 1976 with the song Chansons Pour Ceux Qui S'aiment.
July – September
- 21 July - Raymond Vouel resigns as Deputy Prime Minister to take up his position as European Commissioner for Competition. He is replaced by Bernard Berg.[2]
October – December
- 15 December - Georges Thorn is appointed to the Council of State, replacing Norbert Droessaert, who resigned in November.[3]
- 18 December – 10,000 public sector workers go on strike.
Births
- 4 January – Benoît Joachim, cyclist
- 29 March – Marc Vanacker, cyclist
Deaths
- 18 March – Nicolas Margue, politician
- 31 May – Jules Krüger, composer
- 25 June - Joseph Wolter, member of the Council of State[3]
- 10 August - Lambert Schaus, politician and diplomat
- 8 December – Albert Borschette, diplomat and writer
- 22 December - Paul Weber, member of the Councir of State[3]
Footnotes
References
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