1953 in Luxembourg
The following lists events that happened during 1953 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Incumbents
| Position | Incumbent |
|---|---|
| Grand Duke | Charlotte |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Dupong (until 29 December) Joseph Bech (from 29 December) |
| 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
26 February - 21 April 1953 - Battle of Chatkol during the Korean War. Luxembourg soldiers fought against 55 consecutive nights of Chinese assaults.
April – June
- 9 April – Hereditary Grand Duke Jean marries Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium.[1]
- 1 May – First iron cast by the European Coal and Steel Community at Belval, Esch-sur-Alzette.[1]
- 12 May – Albert Goldmann is appointed to the Council of State.[2]
- 12 May – Léon Schaus is appointed to the Council of State.[2]
- 24 June – Law passed to build Esch-sur-Sûre Dam, which would create the Upper Sauer Lake.[1]
July – September
October – December
- 29 December – Prime Minister Pierre Dupong dies in office. He is replaced by Christian Social People's Party colleague Joseph Bech, who leads the Bech-Bodson Ministry.[3]
Births
- 1 February – Roland Schauls, painter
- 5 March – Robert Weber, politician and trade unionist
- 13 March – François Valentiny, architect
- 31 March - Jean Marc Braun, pioneer oilman
- 18 April – Marc Theis, photographer
- 27 April – Simone Beissel, politician
- 1 July – Nico Helminger, writer
- 3 July – Carlo Wagner, politician
- 30 July – Nico Ries, soldier and Chief of Defence
- 24 September – Carlo Hommel, musician
- 29 November - Mariette Kemmer, opera singer
- 10 December – Nicolas Schmit, politician
- 13 December – André Jung, actor
Deaths
- 30 May – Jean-Pierre Pierrard, politician
- 14 September – Edouard Luja, biologist
- 4 October – Prince Oscar, Duke of Gotland
- 22 October – Helen Buchholtz, composer
- 1 December – Aloyse Hentgen, resistance leader
- 17 December – Nicolas Petit, architect
- 29 December – Pierre Dupong, politician and Prime Minister
Footnotes
- Thewes (2006), p. 139
- "Membres depuis 1857" (in French). Council of State. Archived from the original on 2009-11-03. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
- Thewes (2006), p. 140
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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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