The following lists events that happened during 1959 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Incumbents
| Position | Incumbent |
|---|---|
| Grand Duke | Charlotte[1] |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Frieden (until 23 February) Pierre Werner (from 2 March) |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Eugène Schaus (post created on 2 March) |
| President of the Chamber of Deputies | Émile Reuter Joseph Bech |
| President of the Council of State | Félix Welter |
| Mayor of Luxembourg City | Émile Hamilius |
Events
January – March
- 1 February – Elections are held to the Chamber of Deputies. The Christian Social People's Party loses 5 seats, while the Democratic Party gains five.
- 23 February – Prime Minister Pierre Frieden dies in Zürich, twenty-two days after winning re-election.
- 2 March – Pierre Werner becomes Prime Minister, seven days after the death of his Christian Social People's Party colleague Pierre Frieden. He forms a new government in coalition with the Democratic Party, with Eugène Schaus in the new office as Deputy Prime Minister.
- 11 March – Luxembourg misses the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time: the only time before the country's withdrawal from the contest since 1993.
April – June
- 7 June – Charly Gaul wins the 1959 Giro d'Italia.
July – September
- 4 August – Nicolas Margue is appointed to the Council of State.[2]
October – December
- 30 December – Paul Wilwertz is re-appointed to the Council of State, having previously been a member from 1945 to 1954.[2]
Births
- 12 April – Andy Bausch, film director
- 18 May – Ranga Yogeshwar, scientist
- 8 October – Claude Michely, cyclist
- 28 December – Antoine, Prince of Ligne
Deaths
- 23 February – Pierre Frieden, politician and Prime Minister
- 2 December – Leo Müller, politician and journalist
Footnotes
- ^ "Charlotte | grand duchess of Luxembourg | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ a b "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.
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