1985 in Luxembourg
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The following lists events that happened during 1985 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Incumbents
| Position | Incumbent |
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Grand Duke
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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
- 4 January – Luxembourger Gaston Thorn's term as President of the European Commission comes to an end.[2]
- 1 March – SES is established as Europe's first commercial satellite operator.
April – June
- 5 April – A fire erupts at Notre-Dame Cathedral, in Luxembourg City, destroying the belfry and damaging the roof of the nave.
- 24 April – Representing Luxembourg, Children, Kinder, Enfants.
- 15 May – Pope John Paul II arrives in Luxembourg for a two-day visit.[3]
- 1 June – Paul Philipp is appointed head coach of the Luxembourg national football team.
- 14 June – The Schengen Agreement is signed at Schengen, in south-eastern Luxembourg, with the intention of removing border controls between signatory states.
July – September
- 1 July - Luxembourg assumes the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union for the following six months.[4]
October – December
- 17 October – Reconstruction work is completed on Notre-Dame Cathedral, after fire damaged the cathedral on 5 April.
Births
- 16 June – Andy Schleck, cyclist
Deaths
- 24 April – François Neuens, cyclist
- 9 July – Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg[5]
- 8 November – Nicolas Frantz, cyclist
Footnotes
- ISBN 978-1-317-63939-8.
- ^ Thewes (2006), p. 191
- ^ Thewes (2006), p. 208
- ^ Thewes (2006), p. 206
- ^ "Charlotte | grand duchess of Luxembourg | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
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.
