1966 in Luxembourg

← 1965 1964 1963 1966 in Luxembourg → 1967 1968 1969
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s
See also:	History of Luxembourg List of years in Luxembourg

The following lists events that happened during 1966 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Incumbents

Position	Incumbent
Grand Duke	Jean [1]
Prime Minister	Pierre Werner
Deputy Prime Minister	Henry Cravatte
President of the Chamber of Deputies	Victor Bodson
President of the Council of State	Félix Welter
Mayor of Luxembourg City	Paul Wilwertz

Events

• 29 January – The Luxembourg Compromise is reached to resolve an impasse in the European Union.
• 5 March – Luxembourg City hosts the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 after France Gall's victory the previous year. Representing Luxembourg, Michèle Torr finishes tenth with the song Ce soir je t'attendais .
• 21 March – The Economic and Social Council is created to aid industrial relations between employers, employees, and the government. ^[2]

Births

• 16 March – Félix Braz, politician
• 15 November – Octavie Modert, politician

Footnotes

1. East, Roger; Thomas, Richard J. (3 June 2014). Profiles of People in Power: The World's Government Leaders. Routledge. p. 359. ISBN   978-1-317-63939-8.
2. Thewes (2006), p. 166

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.