1953 in Luxembourg
The following lists events that happened during 1953 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.Incumbents
Events
January – March
26 February - 21 April 1953 - Battle of Chatkol during the Korean War. Luxembourg soldiers fought against 55 consecutive nights of Chinese assaults.April – June
October – December
- 29 December – Prime Minister Pierre Dupong dies in office. He is replaced by Christian Social People's Party colleague Joseph Bech, who leads the Bech-Bodson Ministry.
Births
- 1 February – Roland Schauls, painter
- 5 March – Robert Weber, politician and trade unionist
- 13 March – François Valentiny, architect
- 31 March - Jean Marc Braun, pioneer oilman
- 18 April – Marc Theis, photographer
- 27 April – Simone Beissel, politician
- 1 July – Nico Helminger, writer
- 3 July – Carlo Wagner, politician
- 30 July – Nico Ries, soldier and Chief of Defence
- 24 September – Carlo Hommel, musician
- 29 November - Mariette Kemmer, opera singer
- 10 December – Nicolas Schmit, politician
- 13 December – André Jung, actor
Deaths
- 30 May – Jean-Pierre Pierrard, politician
- 14 September – Edouard Luja, biologist
- 4 October – Prince Oscar, Duke of Gotland
- 22 October – Helen Buchholtz, composer
- 1 December – Aloyse Hentgen, resistance leader
- 17 December – Nicolas Petit, architect
- 29 December – Pierre Dupong, politician and Prime Minister
Footnotes
