1950 in Luxembourg
The following lists events that happened during 1950 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Incumbents
| Position | Incumbent |
|---|---|
| Grand Duke | Charlotte |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Dupong |
| President of the Chamber of Deputies | Émile Reuter |
| President of the Council of State | Léon Kauffman |
| Mayor of Luxembourg City | Émile Hamilius |
Events
- Unknown – Goodyear tyre factory is opened at Colmar-Berg.
April – June
- 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
- 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
- 2 October – The first of Luxembourg's volunteer soldiers departs for the Korean War.[1]
- 23 October – Wirtgen Ferdinand is appointed to the Council of State.[2]
Births
- 22 January – Marie-Josée Jacobs, politician
- 7 March – Mill Majerus, politician
- 7 March – Victor Rod, member of the Council of State
- 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 – Gaby Geimer, biologist
- 29 June – Gaston Gibéryen, politician
- 13 July – Georges Wohlfart, politician
- 16 July – Henri Grethen, politician
- 5 August – Lucien Didier, cyclist
- 6 October – Romain Durlet, journalist and politician
- 11 October – Mady Delvaux-Stehres, politician
- 26 October – Nico Braun, footballer
- 19 December – Jean Portante, writer
- 29 December – Raymond Reuter, photographer
Deaths
- 1 February – Pierre Prüm, politician and Prime Minister
- 19 February – Joseph Tockert, linguist
- 4 April – Gustave Jacquemart, politician
Footnotes
- 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
- 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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