1956 in Luxembourg

Years in Luxembourg:	1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s
Years:	1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959

Incumbents

Position	Incumbent
Grand Duke	Charlotte
Prime Minister	Joseph Bech
President of the Chamber of Deputies	Émile Reuter
President of the Council of State	Félix Welter
Mayor of Luxembourg City	Émile Hamilius

Events

April – June

• 9 May – Princess Elisabeth marries Franz, Duke of Hohenberg.
• 24 May – Representing Luxembourg, Michèle Arnaud appears in the Eurovision Song Contest 1958 with the song Ne crois pas. No rankings are stated except the winner: Lys Assia of Switzerland.
• 10 June – Charly Gaul wins the 1956 Giro d'Italia.

July – September

• 27 July - The Constitution of Luxembourg is amended to make the terms of all members of the Chamber of Deputies expire on the first Sunday of June 1959. As a result, all members would be elected at the same time, rather than in partial elections.

October – December

• 29 September - Entry into service of the electrified railway lines between Luxembourg City and Thionville, and Luxembourg City and Arlon.^[1]
• 25 October - The Constitution of Luxembourg is amended in two places to allow for the delegation of constitutional powers to international organisations, in preparation for the creation of the European Economic Community.
• 27 October - The Saar Treaty is signed in Luxembourg, allowing for the transfer of the Saarland to West Germany.

Births

• 15 March – Marco Serafini, television director
• 22 March – Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
• 11 May - Claude Lenners, composer
• 13 August – Gast Waltzing, musician
• 30 August – Martine Mergen, politician
• 5 September – Marianne Majerus, photographer
• 13 September – Lucien Lux, politician
• 16 October – François Bausch, politician
• 17 November – Gaston Reinig, soldier and Chief of Defence

Deaths

• 13 March – Albert Simon, illustrator
• 16 March – Pierre Braun, jurist and politician
• 23 March – Adolf Berens, writer
• 21 October – Joseph Laurent Philippe, bishop
• 11 December – Nicolas Braunshausen, politician

Footnotes

1. Thewes (2006), p. 147

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.