1986 in Luxembourg

← 1985 1984 1983 1986 in Luxembourg → 1987 1988 1989
Decades:	1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
See also:	History of Luxembourg List of years in Luxembourg

The following lists events that happened during 1986 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Incumbents

Position	Incumbent
Grand Duke	Jean [1]
Prime Minister	Jacques Santer
Deputy Prime Minister	Jacques Poos
President of the Chamber of Deputies	Léon Bollendorff
President of the Council of State	François Goerens
Mayor of Luxembourg City	Lydie Polfer

Events

January – March

• 17 February – The Single European Act is signed in The Hague.

April – June

• 3 May – Representing Luxembourg, Sherisse Laurence finishes third in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 with the song L'Amour de ma vie .
• 8 May – The Karlspreis is awarded to the people of Luxembourg for Luxembourg's commitment to European integration. Grand Duke Jean collects it on the people's behalf. ^[2]
• 9–12 June – Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte make a state visit to Iceland.

July – September

• 26 September – Prince Jean renounces the right of succession for himself and his descendants.

Births

• 3 August – Prince Louis of Luxembourg
• 8 December – Princess Marie-Gabrielle of Nassau

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. 208

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.