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1969 in Luxembourg

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The following lists events that happened during 1969 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Incumbents

Position	Incumbent
Grand Duke	Jean
Prime Minister	Pierre Werner
Deputy Prime Minister
Henry Cravatte (until 6 February)
Eugène Schaus (from 6 February)
President of the Chamber of Deputies
Romain Fandel
Pierre Grégoire
President of the Council of State
Félix Welter (until 30 June)
Maurice Sevenig (from 1 July)
Mayor of Luxembourg City	Paul Wilwertz

Events

January – March

6 February – Pierre Werner forms a new government, with Eugène Schaus of the Democratic Party replacing the LSAP's Henry Cravatte as Werner's deputy.
24 March - Prince Félix resigns from the Council of State.
29 March – Representing Luxembourg, Romuald Figuier finishes eleventh in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 with the song Catherine (song).

April – June

10 April – At football, Luxembourg beats Mexico 2–1, recording Luxembourg's first victory in international football since 1963.

July – September

1 July - Maurice Sevenig is appointed President of the Council of State, replacing Félix Welter, who resigned the position the previous day.
8 July – A law introducing value added tax is passed.

October – December

22 November – A Luxair flight from Frankfurt hits a snowback upon touchdown at Luxembourg-Findel. No-one is killed, but the plane is written off.
December – Prime Minister Pierre Werner presents the Werner Plan on economic and monetary union in the European Union.

Births

22 May – Nancy Kemp-Arendt, athlete and politician
29 May - Sandrine Cantoreggi, violinist

Footnotes

References

(3 June 2014). "Profiles of People in Power: The World's Government Leaders". Routledge.
Thewes (2006), p. 172
"Membres depuis 1857". Council of State.
Thewes (2006), p. 181
Thewes (2006), p. 176

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