11 March - A law establishing state aid for newspapers is signed into law.
3 April – Representing Luxembourg, Juergen Marcus finishes fourteenth in the Eurovision Song Contest 1976 with the song Chansons Pour Ceux Qui S'aiment.
21 July - Raymond Vouel resigns as Deputy Prime Minister to take up his position as European Commissioner for Competition. He is replaced by Bernard Berg.
15 December - Georges Thorn is appointed to the Council of State, replacing Norbert Droessaert, who resigned in November.
18 December – 10,000 public sector workers go on strike.
4 January – Benoît Joachim, cyclist
29 March – Marc Vanacker, cyclist
18 March – Nicolas Margue, politician
31 May – Jules Krüger, composer
25 June - Joseph Wolter, member of the Council of State
10 August - Lambert Schaus, politician and diplomat
8 December – Albert Borschette, diplomat and writer
22 December - Paul Weber, member of the Councir of State
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