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1994 in Luxembourg

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Incumbents

  • Grand Duke – Jean
  • Prime Minister – Jacques Santer
  • Deputy Prime Minister – Jacques Poos
  • President of the Chamber of Deputies – Erna Hennicot-Schoepges
  • President of the Council of State – Jean Dupong (to 18 May) Paul Beghin
  • Mayor of Luxembourg City – Lydie Polfer
  • January – March

  • January - The section of the A13 motorway between Schifflange and Kayl opens.
  • April – June

  • 20 May - The section of the A1 motorway between Croix de Gasperich and Irrgarten opens.
  • 3 June - Sections of the A13 motorway between Sanem and Lankelz and Esch-sur-Alzette and Schifflange open.
  • 12 June – Legislative and European elections are held. There is little change in the balance of power, although The Greens and ADR successfully consolidate their new-found positions.
  • 13 June – Jacques Santer forms a new government, keeping Jacques Poos as his deputy.
  • July – September

  • 15 July – Jacques Santer is designated as the successor to Jacques Delors as President of the European Commission, to take up the post on 23 January 1995.
  • 24 September – Prince Guillaume marries Sibilla Sandra Weiller Torlonia.
  • October – December

  • 1 November – SES launches its fourth satellite, Astra 1D.
  • 19 December – The old town and fortifications of Luxembourg City are made a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
  • Unknown

  • Unknown – The Netherlands' Frans Maassen wins the 1994 Tour de Luxembourg.
  • Deaths

  • 14 January – Jean Goldschmit, cyclist
  • 10 July – Rosemarie Kieffer, writer
  • 19 July – Émile Schaus, politician and writer
  • 1 September – Father Jean Bernard, writer and clergyman
  • 26 October - Emile Kirscht, painter
  • 20 November – Victor Delcourt, critic
  • References

    1994 in Luxembourg Wikipedia