1950 in Luxembourg
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The following lists events that happened during 1950 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]- Unknown – Goodyear tyre factory is opened at Colmar-Berg.
January – March
[edit]April – June
[edit]- 25 June – The Korean War begins. Luxembourg pledges its support to the United Nations. Soldiers from Luxembourg will form a platoon of A Company, Belgian United Nations Command.
July – September
[edit]- 17 August – Princess Alix marries Antoine Maria Joachim Lamoral, 14th Prince of Ligne.
- 2 September – François Simon replaces Aloyse Hentgen as Minister for Economic Affairs and Agriculture.
October – December
[edit]- 2 October – The first of Luxembourg's volunteer soldiers departs for the Korean War.[2]
- 23 October – Wirtgen Ferdinand is appointed to the Council of State.[3]
Births
[edit]- 22 January – Marie-Josée Jacobs, politician
- 21 April – Pierre Mores, member of the Council of State
- 26 April – Jeannot Krecké, politician
- 19 May – Anne Brasseur, politician
- 15 June – Jup Weber, politician
- 29 June – Gaston Gibéryen, politician
- 13 July – Georges Wohlfart, politician
- 16 July – Henri Grethen, politician
- 5 August – Lucien Didier, cyclist
- 11 October – Mady Delvaux-Stehres, politician
- 26 October – Nico Braun, footballer
- 19 December – Jean Portante, writer
Deaths
[edit]- 1 February – Pierre Prüm, politician and Prime Minister
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ "Charlotte | grand duchess of Luxembourg | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ Thewes (2006), p. 133
- ^ "Membres depuis 1857" (in French). Council of State. Archived from the original on 2009-11-03. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
References
[edit]- 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.
