1950 in Luxembourg

Incumbents

Events

• Unknown – Goodyear tyre factory is opened at Colmar-Berg.

April – June

• 25 June – The Korean War begins. Luxembourg pledges its support to the United Nations. Soldiers from Luxembourg will form a platoon of A Company, Belgian United Nations Command.

July – September

• 17 August – Princess Alix marries Antoine Maria Joachim Lamoral, 14th Prince of Ligne.
• 2 September – François Simon replaces Aloyse Hentgen as Minister for Economic Affairs and Agriculture.

October – December

• 2 October – The first of Luxembourg's volunteer soldiers departs for the Korean War.^[1]
• 23 October – Wirtgen Ferdinand is appointed to the Council of State.^[2]

Births

• 22 January – Marie-Josée Jacobs, politician
• 7 March – Mill Majerus, politician
• 7 March – Victor Rod, member of the Council of State
• 21 April – Pierre Mores, member of the Council of State
• 26 April – Jeannot Krecké, politician
• 19 May – Anne Brasseur, politician
• 15 June – Jup Weber, politician
• 29 June – Gaby Geimer, biologist
• 29 June – Gaston Gibéryen, politician
• 13 July – Georges Wohlfart, politician
• 16 July – Henri Grethen, politician
• 5 August – Lucien Didier, cyclist
• 6 October – Romain Durlet, journalist and politician
• 11 October – Mady Delvaux-Stehres, politician
• 26 October – Nico Braun, footballer
• 19 December – Jean Portante, writer
• 29 December – Raymond Reuter, photographer

Deaths

• 1 February – Pierre Prüm, politician and Prime Minister
• 19 February – Joseph Tockert, linguist
• 4 April – Gustave Jacquemart, politician

Footnotes

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.