1957 in Luxembourg

← 1956 1955 1954 1957 in Luxembourg → 1958 1959 1960
Decades:	1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s
See also:	History of Luxembourg List of years in Luxembourg

The following lists events that happened during 1957 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Incumbents

Position	Incumbent
Grand Duke	Charlotte [1]
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

• 16 March – Representing Luxembourg, Danièle Dupré finishes fourth in the Eurovision Song Contest 1958 with the song Amours mortes (tant de peine) .
• 25 March – Luxembourg is one of the six founder signatories of the Treaty of Rome, creating the European Economic Community.
• 29 July – Health insurance is made mandatory for all employees. ^[2]
• 31 December – The new title of 'Secretary of State' is created for junior members of the government. ^[3]

Births

• 1 February – Jean-Marie Halsdorf, politician
• 9 February – Camille Kerger, musician
• 15 May – Prince Jean of Luxembourg
• 15 May – Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein
• 29 May – Yvette Gastauer-Claire, sculptor
• 9 July – Roland Bombardella, soldier and athlete
• 13 July – Eugène Urbany, cyclist

Footnotes

1. "Charlotte | grand duchess of Luxembourg | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
2. Thewes (2006), p. 145
3. Thewes (2006), p. 140

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.