1961 in Luxembourg

← 1960 1959 1958 1961 in Luxembourg → 1962 1963 1964
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s
See also:	History of Luxembourg List of years in Luxembourg

The following lists events that happened during 1961 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Incumbents

Position	Incumbent
Grand Duke	Charlotte [1]
Prime Minister	Pierre Werner
Deputy Prime Minister	Eugène Schaus
President of the Chamber of Deputies	Joseph Bech
President of the Council of State	Félix Welter
Mayor of Luxembourg City	Émile Hamilius

Events

January – March

• 18 March – Representing Luxembourg, Jean-Claude Pascal wins the Eurovision Song Contest 1961 with the song Nous les amoureux .

April – June

• 28 April – Grand Duchess Charlotte declares her eldest son, Hereditary Grand Duke Jean, to be her Lieutenant Representative.
• 5 May - Prince Félix is appointed to the Council of State. ^[2]
• 30 May - Joseph Wolter is appointed to the Council of State ^[2]
• 14 June - Joseph Kauffman is appointed to the Council of State ^[2]

July – September

• 10 July - Félix Worré is appointed to the Council of State ^[2]
• 17 July - Alex Bonn is appointed to the Council of State. ^[2]
• 7 August - Paul Weber is appointed to the Council of State. ^[2]
• 28 August - Victor Bodson is appointed to the Council of State. ^[2]

October – December

• 8 October – At football, Luxembourg beats Portugal 4–2, recording Luxembourg's first victory in international football since 1951.

Births

• 24 March – Marc Schaeffer, member of the Council of State ^[2]
• 17 August – Lydia Mutsch, politician

Footnotes

1. "Charlotte | grand duchess of Luxembourg | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
2. "Membres depuis 1857" (in French). Council of State. Archived from the original on 2009-11-03. Retrieved 2009-04-05.

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.