1952 in Luxembourg

Years in Luxembourg:	1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955
Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s
Years:	1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955

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 (until 14 February) Félix Welter (from 14 February)
Mayor of Luxembourg City	Émile Hamilius

Events

April – June

• 2 May – Hubert Clement is appointed to the Council of State.^[1]
• 27 May – Luxembourg is one of six signatories of the Treaty of Paris, which was to create the European Defence Community.^[2]
• 12 June – A law is reforming the organisation of the Luxembourg Army is passed.

July – September

• 23 July – The foreign ministers of the six European Coal and Steel Community meet in Paris to decide on the seat of the organisation's headquarters. At Joseph Bech's proposal, Luxembourg City is chosen as the provisional working seat.^[3]
• 26 July – At the 1952 Summer Olympics, Josy Barthel wins the men's 1,500m in a new Olympic record time: to date, the only time an athlete has won a gold medal for Luxembourg at the Olympics.^[2]
• 10 August – The High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community holds its first meeting, at Luxembourg City Hall.^[3]

Births

• 6 February – Charles Goerens, politician
• 13 February – Serge Urbany, politician
• 8 March – Paul Hammelmann, journalist
• 23 March – François Maroldt, politician
• 29 March – Lucien Faber, athlete
• 12 April – Marie-Josée Frank, politician
• 15 April – Hubert Wurth, diplomat
• 20 April Viviane Ecker, member of the Council of State
• 27 June – Mars Di Bartolomeo, politician
• 9 July – François Diederich, chemist
• 10 July – Wauthier, Prince of Ligne
• 18 July – Christine Doerner, politician
• 9 August – Jean-Louis Margue, footballer
• 21 August Claude Bicheler, member of the Council of State
• 22 November – Lydie Polfer, politician
• 18 December Albert Rodesch, member of the Council of State

Deaths

• 3 April – André Thyes, painter
• 12 September – Charles Becker, writer
• 3 December – Joseph Hansen, writer
• 25 March – Léon Kauffman, politician and Prime Minister

Footnotes

1. "Membres depuis 1857" (in French). Council of State. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
2. Thewes (2006), p. 137
3. Thewes (2006), p. 136

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.