1955 in Luxembourg

Years in Luxembourg:	1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958
Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s
Years:	1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958

Incumbents

Position	Incumbent
Grand Duke	Charlotte
Prime Minister	Joseph Bech
President of the Chamber of Deputies	Émile Reuter
President of the Council of State	Félix Welter
Mayor of Luxembourg City	Émile Hamilius

Events

January – March

12 January – A law is passed granting amnesty for crimes committed against the state and laxening denazification.^[1]
1 March – Paul Thibeau is appointed to the Council of State.^[2]
1 March – François Huberty is appointed to the Council of State.^[2]
1 March – Roger Maul is appointed to the Council of State.^[2]

April – June

24 April – The Democratic Party is founded from the Democratic Group.
1 June – Joseph Bech leads a delegation to the three-day Messina Conference on European integration.^[3]

Births

9 March - Yvon Lambert, photographer
4 April – Ali Kaes, politician and trade unionist
16 April – Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
27 April – Léa Linster, chef
27 April – Colette Mart, politician
4 May – Robert Garcia, politician
12 June – Georges Bach, politician and trade unionist
11 August – Christine, Princess de Ligne

Deaths

16 April – Putty Stein, writer

Footnotes

↑ Thewes (2006), p. 147
1 2 3 "Membres depuis 1857" (in French). Council of State. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
↑ Thewes (2006), p. 142

References

Thewes, Guy (2006). Les gouvernements du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg depuis 1848 (PDF) (in French) (2006 ed.). Luxembourg City: Service Information et Presse. ISBN 978-2-87999-156-6. Retrieved 12 December 2009.

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