1977 in Luxembourg
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The following lists events that happened during 1977 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
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Incumbents
| Position | Incumbent |
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| Grand Duke | Jean[1] |
| Prime Minister | Gaston Thorn |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Bernard Berg |
| President of the Chamber of Deputies | René Van Den Bulcke |
| President of the Council of State | Ferdinand Wirtgen |
| Mayor of Luxembourg City | Colette Flesch |
Events
January – March
- 18 January – Lucien Kraus is appointed to the Council of State.[2]
April – June
- 3 April – Luxembourg adopts Central European Summer Time regularly for the first time.
- 7 May – Representing Luxembourg, Anne-Marie Besse finishes sixteenth in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977 with the song Frère Jacques.
- 3 June – The Sidor waste-to-energy incinerator at Leudelange is inaugurated.
- 12 June – The Netherlands' Bert Pronk wins the 1977 Tour de Luxembourg.
- 22 June – The government abandons plan to build a nuclear power plant at Remerschen, due to fears that the country wouldn't have enough police to protect the site from protestors.[3]
July – September
- 29 July – Cornel Meder is appointed to the Council of State.[2]
- 2 August – A law creating the Société nationale de Crédit et d'Investissement is passed.[4]
- 16 September – Marcel Mart leaves the government to join the European Court of Auditors, and is replaced by Josy Barthel.[5]
October – December
Unknown
- At the conference of the International Telecommunication Union, in Geneva, Luxembourg is assigned five frequencies for satellite broadcasting, furthering the government's move towards making Luxembourg a leader in satellite telecommunications.[6]
- Jeunesse Esch wins the 1976-77 National Division title.
Births
- 20 August – Stéphane Gillet, footballer
- 5 November – Christian Poos, cyclist
- 25 November - Max Jacoby, filmmaker