1973 in Luxembourg
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The following lists events that happened during 1973 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Events
January – March
- 9 January - The European Court of Justice building is opened in Kirchberg, Luxembourg City.
April – June
- 4 April – Pierre Werner extends the operating concession to Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion, now RTL Group, until 31 December 1995.[2]
- 7 April – Luxembourg City hosts the Eurovision Song Contest 1973 after Vicky Leandros' victory the previous year. Representing Luxembourg, Anne-Marie David successfully defends Luxembourg's title, winning with the song Tu te reconnaîtras.
- 20 June – Ernest Arendt is appointed to the Council of State.[3]
October – December
- 9 October – General strike held across Luxembourg.
- October – Cargolux purchases its first jet aircraft, a DC-8 Series 61.
Births
- 29 January - Su-Mei Tse, musician, photographer, sculptor
- 3 March – Xavier Bettel, politician
- 14 November – Marc Meyers, musician
