1967 in Luxembourg

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

The following lists events that happened during 1967 in 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 Romain Fandel
President of the Council of State	Félix Welter
Mayor of Luxembourg City	Paul Wilwertz

Events

• 3 January – The coalition agreement between the CSV and LSAP is renewed and a cabinet reshuffle performed. Madeleine Frieden-Kinnen becomes the first woman in the cabinet. ^[2]
• 8 April – Representing Luxembourg, Vicky Leandros finishes fourth in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967 with the song L'amour est bleu .
• 17 May – Luxembourg adopts the International Labour Organization's regulations on gender equality in wages. ^[3]
• 22 June – A law is passed abolishing compulsory military service. ^[4]
• 16 August – A law is passed mandating the construction of a motorway network in Luxembourg. ^[5]

Births

• 9 June – Michel Majerus, artist

Deaths

• 19 August – Hugo Gernsback, inventor
• 22 September – Albert Calmes, historian
• 9 December – Charles Léon Hammes, jurist
• 25 December – René Blum, 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. 161
3. Thewes (2006), p. 168
4. Thewes (2006), p. 171
5. Thewes (2006), p. 167

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.