1958 in Luxembourg
The following lists events that happened during 1958 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Incumbents
| Position | Incumbent |
|---|---|
| Grand Duke | Charlotte |
| Prime Minister | Joseph Bech (29 March) Pierre Frieden (from 29 March) |
| 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
- 20 January – Michel Rasquin resigns from the government to become Luxembourg's member of the inaugural European Commission, with responsibility for Transport.[1]
- 1 February – Joseph Frieden replaces Joseph Bech as Prime Minister. He forms a new government, renewing the Christian Social People's Party's coalition with the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party.
- 3 February – Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands sign a treaty creating the Benelux Economic Union.
- 16 March – Representing Luxembourg, Solange Berry finishes ninth (and joint-last) in the Eurovision Song Contest 1958 with the song Un grand amour.
April – June
- 27 April – Luxembourg's European Commissioner, Michel Rasquin, dies.
- 18 June – Lambert Schaus is appointed to the European Commission, with responsibility for Transport, replacing Michel Rasquin, who died in April.
July – September
- 10 July – Luxembourg signs a convention with the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate on the construction of the Vianden Pumped Storage Plant.[2]
- 19 July – Charly Gaul wins the 1958 Tour de France.
- 12 August – Louis Hencks is appointed to the Council of State, replacing Albert Wagner, who resigned in July.[3]
October – December
- 31 December – Alfred Loesch resigns from the Council of State.[3]
Births
- 28 January – Jay Schiltz, journalist
- 16 March – Marco Pütz, musician
- 17 May – Pol Schmoetten, playwright
- 2 June – Camille Gira, politician
- 18 August – Anita, Princess of Hohenberg
- 22 August – Sylvie Andrich-Duval, politician
- 28 September – François Biltgen, politician
- 3 October – Alex Bodry, politician
Deaths
- 27 April – Michel Rasquin, politician and European Commissioner
- 7 August – Camille Wampach, historian
- 27 December - Batty Fischer, amateur photographer
Footnotes
- ^ Thewes (2006), p. 140
- ^ Thewes (2006), p. 150
- ^ a b "Membres depuis 1857" (in French). Council of State. Archived from the original on 2009-11-03. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
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.