1978 in Luxembourg

Years in Luxembourg:	1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981
Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
Years:	1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981

Incumbents

Position	Incumbent
Grand Duke	Jean
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 (until 1 October) Roger Maul (from 1 October)
Mayor of Luxembourg City	Colette Flesch

Events

January – March

1 January – The communes of Asselborn, Boevange, Hachiville, and Oberwampach are merged to form the new commune of Wincrange.

April – June

12 April – Louis Pilot is appointed the Luxembourg national football team's new coach.
22 April – Representing Luxembourg, Baccara finishes seventh in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978 with the song Parlez-vous français?.
11 June – Belgium's Ludo Peeters wins the 1978 Tour de Luxembourg.

October – December

1 October – Roger Maul is appointed President of the Council of State to replace Ferdinand Wirtgen.^[1]
15 November – Abortion is legalised.^[2]
5 December – Divorce by determined cause is permitted.^[3]
23 December – Charles Reiffers is appointed to the Council of State.^[1]

Unknown

General Motors shuts down operations at its factory in Bascharage.^[4]
FC Progrès Niedercorn wins the 1977-78 National Division title.

Births

8 May - Patrick Galbats, photographer
3 July – Kim Kirchen, cyclist
9 September – Alvin Jones, basketball player
29 October – Alwin de Prins, swimmer

Deaths

9 February – Max Goergen, playwright
12 March – Léon Lommel, clergyman
15 March – Arthur Useldinger, politician
29 March – Eugène Schaus, politician
3 November - Edouard Kutter, photographer

Footnotes

1 2 "Membres depuis 1857" (in French). Council of State. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
↑ Thewes (2006), p. 188
↑ Thewes (2006), p. 190
↑ Thewes (2006), p. 187

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.

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