1954 in Luxembourg
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The following lists events that happened during 1954 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Events
- The 1954 World Fencing Championships are held in Luxembourg City.
January – March
- 1 January – D'Lëtzebuerger Land is launched as an independent weekly newspaper.
April – June
- 20 May – Elections are held to the Chamber of Deputies. The Christian Social People's Party gains 5 seats, while the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party and Democratic Party lose two each.
- 29 June The Bech-Bodson Ministry is expanded, with Pierre Werner, Émile Colling, and Paul Wilwertz appointed to the government.[2]
Births
- 2 February – Jean Colombera, politician
- 17 February – Archduchess Marie-Astrid of Austria
- 7 March – Lydie Lorang, judge and member of the Council of State[3]
- 2 August – Walter Civitareale, composer
- 26 October – Raymond Petit, artist
- 17 November – Max Kohn, artist
- 9 December – Jean-Claude Juncker, politician and Prime Minister
- Marc Jaeger, judge
