1964 in Luxembourg

Years in Luxembourg:	1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967
Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
Years:	1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967

Incumbents

Position	Incumbent
Grand Duke	Charlotte (until 12 November) Jean (from 12 November)
Prime Minister	Pierre Werner
Deputy Prime Minister	Eugène Schaus (until 15 July) Henry Cravatte (from 15 July)
President of the Chamber of Deputies	Joseph Bech Victor Bodson
President of the Council of State	Félix Welter
Mayor of Luxembourg City	Paul Wilwertz

Events

January – March

21 March – Representing Luxembourg, Hugues Aufray finishes fourth in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 with the song Dès que le printemps revient.

April – June

May – The Moselle canal is inaugurated by Grand Duchesse Charlotte, Charles De Gaulle, and Heinrich Lübke.^[1]
7 June – Legislative elections are held. In the Chamber of Deputies, the DP loses five seats, as the LSAP and KPL make progress at their expense. The CSV is beaten in the popular vote for the first time, but remains the largest party by seats.^[2]

July – September

15 July – Pierre Werner forms a new government, with the LSAP's Henry Cravatte replacing Eugène Schaus of the Democratic Party as Werner's deputy.
21 July - Victor Bodson resigns from the Council of State to take up his seat in the Chamber of Deputies.^[3]

October – December

12 November – Grand Duchesse Charlotte abdicates, and is succeeded by her son, Jean.^[4]

Births

24 March - Agnès Durdu, member of the Council of State^[3]
19 April – Marianne Brosius-Kolber, politician
16 June – Yolande, Princess of Ligne
14 August – Jean-Louis Schiltz, politician
10 October – Guy Hellers, footballer

Deaths

14 March – Nicolas Majerus, jurist

Footnotes

↑ Thewes (2006), p. 153
↑ Thewes (2006), p. 160
1 2 "Membres depuis 1857" (in French). Council of State. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
↑ Thewes (2006), p. 171

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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