1957 in Luxembourg

Years in Luxembourg:	1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960
Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s
Years:	1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960

The following lists events that happened during 1957 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Incumbents

Position	Incumbent
Grand Duke	Charlotte
Prime Minister	Joseph Bech
President of the Chamber of Deputies	Émile Reuter
President of the Council of State	Félix Welter
Mayor of Luxembourg City	Émile Hamilius

Events

January – March

• 16 March – Representing Luxembourg, Danièle Dupré finishes fourth in the Eurovision Song Contest 1958 with the song Amours mortes (tant de peine).
• 25 March – Luxembourg is one of the six founder signatories of the Treaty of Rome, creating the European Economic Community.

July – September

• 29 July – Health insurance is made mandatory for all employees.

October – December

• 31 December – The new title of 'Secretary of State' is created for junior members of the government.

Births

• 1 February – Jean-Marie Halsdorf, politician
• 9 February – Camille Kerger, musician
• 23 April – Sophie, Princess of Ligne
• 15 May – Prince Jean of Luxembourg
• 15 May – Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein
• 29 May – Yvette Gastauer-Claire, sculptor
• 9 July – Roland Bombardella, soldier and athlete
• 13 July – Eugène Urbany, cyclist
• 6 October Roland Wiltgen, composer

Deaths

• 27 April – Nicolas Brücher, painter
• 12 August – Jean Koppes, physicist

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.