1979 in Luxembourg

Incumbents

Events

January – March

• 1 January – The communes of Arsdorf, Bigonville, Folschette, and Perlé are merged to form the new commune of Rambrouch.
• 1 January – The communes of Harlange and Mecher are merged to form the new commune of Lac de la Haute-Sûre.
• 1 January – The commune of Rodenbourg is merged into the commune of Junglinster.
• 30 January – Cargolux receives delivery of its first Boeing 747-200, becoming the first European cargo-only airline to operate a Jumbo Jet.
• 19 March – The government, steel companies, and trade unions reach an agreement on restructuring the steel industry.
• 31 March – Representing Luxembourg, Jeane Manson finishes thirteenth in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 with the song J'ai déjà vu ça dans tes yeux.

  April – June

• 9 May - Monsanto Company closes its production facility at Echternach after 13 years of operation, with the loss of 750 jobs.
• 9 June – Native Luxembourger Lucien Didier wins the 1979 Tour de Luxembourg.
• 10 June – Legislative and European elections are held. In the Chamber of Deputies, the CSV win another six seats, with all three left wing parties losing three deputies each.

  July – September

• 16 July – After the elections of 10 June, Pierre Werner forms a new government as Prime Minister, with his predecessor Gaston Thorn as his Deputy Prime Minister.

  October – December

• 3 December – Ministers from France, Germany, and Luxembourg meet in Bonn. Germany and Luxembourg protest against France's plans to allow the construction of a nuclear power plant at Cattenom, but in vain.

  Births

• 2 July – Claudine Muno, journalist and musician
• 27 September – Jérôme Jaminet, linguist and writer
• 11 December - Jean Muller, pianist

  Deaths

• 3 January - Gilbert Dussier, footballer
• 29 January – René Deltgen, actor
• 11 April - Marguerite Thomas-Clement, politician
• 21 August – Frantz Kinnen, artist
• 28 December – Paul Wilwertz, politician

  Footnotes