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The following lists events that happened during 1987 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
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The following lists events that happened during 1987 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
| Position | Incumbent |
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| 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 (until 2 August) Ernest Arendt (from 6 August) |
| Mayor of Luxembourg City | Lydie Polfer |
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Luxembourg has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 38 times since its debut at the first contest in 1956. The current Luxembourgish participant broadcaster in the contest is RTL Lëtzebuerg (RTL). The nation participated in all but one event between 1956 and 1993, only missing the 1959 contest. After finishing among the bottom seven countries in 1993, Luxembourg was relegated and prevented from competing in 1994. The nation declined to return to the contest in 1995, and would make no further appearances over the next three decades. The country returned to the event for the first time in 31 years in 2024.
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The following lists events that happened during 2003 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
The following lists events that happened during 1992 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
The following lists events that happened during 1991 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
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The following lists events that happened during 1957 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Amour is a 2012 romantic drama film written and directed by the Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke, starring Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva and Isabelle Huppert. The narrative focuses on an elderly couple, Anne and Georges, who are retired music teachers with a daughter who lives abroad. Anne has a stroke that paralyses the right side of her body. The film is an international co-production among the French, German, and Austrian companies Les Films du Losange, X-Filme Creative Pool, and Wega Film.
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