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1991 in Luxembourg

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January – March

  • 1 January - Luxembourg assumes the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union for the following six months.
  • 2 February – Fernand Franck is ordained as the new Archbishop of Luxembourg.
  • 2 March – SES launches its second satellite, Astra 1B.
  • 25 March – The commune of Berg is renamed 'Colmar-Berg'.
  • April – June

  • 4 May – Representing Luxembourg, Sarah Bray finishes fourteenth in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 with the song Un baiser volé.
  • 16 June – The Netherlands' Gert-Jan Theunisse wins the 1991 Tour de Luxembourg.
  • 28–29 June – Luxembourg hosts its meeting of the European Council, at which the draft Treaty of Maastricht is considered.
  • July – September

  • 27 July – Rights to freedom of expression traditionally associated with print media are explicitly guaranteed with regard to electronic media.
  • October – December

  • October – RTL broadcasts the first ever daily news programme in Luxembourgish.
  • 1 November – Jean Dupong is appointed President of the Council of State.
  • Births

  • 16 February – Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg
  • Deaths

  • 18 June – Tony Bourg, writer
  • 10 October – Adrien Ries, economist
  • 21 December – Jempi Kemmer, composer
  • References

    1991 in Luxembourg Wikipedia