User:Bastin/Luxembourg history/1950s

The aim of this page is to expand until each year has enough details to be split off on its own. At no point will it actually be an article in its own right.

Events

 * 9 May – Foreign Minister Robert Schuman proposes the European Coal and Steel Community.
 * 25 June – The Korean War begins. Luxembourg pledges its support to the United Nations.
 * 17 August – Princess Alix marries Antoine Maria Joachim Lamoral, 14th Prince of Ligne.
 * 2 October – The first Luxembourgian soldiers depart for Korea.
 * Unknown – Goodyear tyre factory is opened at Colmar-Berg.

Births

 * 19 May – Anne Brasseur
 * 16 July – Henri Grethen
 * Unknown – Mady Delvaux-Stehres

Deaths

 * 1 February – Pierre Prüm

Events

 * 20 March – The United States is given right to use the land of the Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial at Hamm in perpetuity.
 * 18 April – Luxembourg and five other countries sign the Treaty of Paris, establishing the European Coal and Steel Community.
 * 10 August – The first meeting of the High Authority of the ECSC is held, in Luxembourg City.
 * 17 August – Prince Sigvard, Duke of Uppland, Carl Johan Bernadotte, and Prince Lennart, Duke of Småland are created Counts Bernadotte af Wisborg.

Births

 * 27 April – Viviane Reding
 * 26 May – Michel, 14th Prince of Ligne

Events

 * Unknown – Josy Barthel wins a gold medal in the Men's 1,500 m at 1952 Summer Olympics.

Births

 * 6 February – Charles Goerens
 * 27 June – Mars Di Bartolomeo
 * 10 July – Wauthier, Prince of Ligne
 * 22 November – Lydie Polfer

Deaths

 * 25 March – Léon Kauffmann

Events

 * 9 April – Hereditary Grand Duke Jean marries Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium.
 * 24 June – A law is passed to build a hydroelectric dam on the Sauer, creating the Upper Sauer Lake.

Births

 * 3 July – Carlo Wagner

Deaths

 * 4 October – Prince Oscar, Duke of Gotland
 * 23 December – Pierre Dupong

Births

 * 17 February – Archduchess Marie Astrid of Austria
 * 3 April – Anne-Marie, Princess of Ligne
 * 9 December – Jean-Claude Juncker

Deaths

 * 31 July – Antoinette, Crown Princess of Bavaria

Births

 * 16 April – Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
 * 11 August – Christine, Princess de Ligne

Events

 * 9 May – Princess Elisabeth marries Franz, Duke of Hohenberg.
 * 24 May – Representing Luxembourg, Michèle Arnaud competes in the inaugural Eurovision Song Contest with the song Les amants de minuit. Her finishing position is unknown.
 * 29 September – The new electrified railways from Luxembourg City to Arlon (Belgium) and Thionville (France) are opened.
 * Unknown – Charly Gaul wins the 1956 Giro d'Italia.

Births

 * 22 March – Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
 * 13 September – Lucien Lux

Events

 * 3 March – Representing Luxembourg, Danièle Dupré finishes joint-fourth in the Eurovision Song Contest 1957 with the song Amours Mortes.
 * 25 March – The Treaty of Rome, establishing the European Economic Community and Euratom, is signed.
 * July – RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg is launched.

Births

 * 1 February – Jean-Marie Halsdorf
 * 23 April – Sophie, Princess of Ligne
 * 15 May – Prince Jean of Luxembourg
 * 15 May – Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein

Events

 * 12 March – Representing Luxembourg, Solange Berry finishes joint-ninth in the Eurovision Song Contest 1958 with the song Un Grand Amour.
 * 19 July– Charly Gaul wins the 1958 Tour de France.

Births

 * 18 August – Anita, Princess of Hohenberg
 * 28 September – François Biltgen
 * 3 October – Alex Bodry

Deaths

 * 27 April – Michel Rasquin

Events

 * Unknown – Charly Gaul wins the 1959 Giro d'Italia.

Births

 * 28 December – Antoine, Prince of Ligne

Deaths

 * 23 February – Pierre Frieden