1951 in Luxembourg explained

The following lists events that happened during 1951 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Incumbents

Position	Incumbent
Grand Duke	Charlotte^[1]
Prime Minister	Pierre Dupong
President of the Chamber of Deputies	Émile Reuter
President of the Council of State	Léon Kauffman
Mayor of Luxembourg City	Émile Hamilius

Events

January – March

• 20 March – The United States is given right to use the land of the Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial at Hamm in perpetuity.
• Early February - Luxembourg troops arrive in South Korea as, alongside Belgian units, they form a platoon of Belgian United Nations Command during the Korean War.

April – June

• 18 April – Luxembourg is one of six founder signatories of the Treaty of Paris, which establishes the European Coal and Steel Community.^[2]
• 25 April – Prince Jean is appointed to the Council of State, replacing Prince Felix.^[3]
• 29 May – Societe Electrique de l'Our is founded.
• 3 June – Elections are held to the Chamber of Deputies in the Centre and Nord constituencies. The Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (LSAP) gains 4 seats, taking it to nineteen seats, just behind the Christian Social People's Party (CSV).^[4]

July – September

• 3 July – After the LSAP's gains in the election on 3 June, the CSV replaces its coalition partner, the Democratic Party, with Victor Bodson as Deputy Prime Minister in the new government.
• 17 August – Prince Sigvard, Duke of Uppland, Carl Johan Bernadotte, and Prince Lennart, Duke of Småland are created Counts Bernadotte af Wisborg.
• 29 August – A law is passed making health insurance mandatory for employees and civil servants.^[5]
• September - First contingent of Luxembourg soldiers return from the Korean War.

October – December

• 9–13 October - 6 Luxembourg soldiers fight at the Battle of Haktang-ni during the Korean War.
• 4 November – The Luxembourg national football team beats Finland 3-0: its last international victory for ten years.
• 26 November – Charles Léon Hammes is appointed to the Council of State.

Births

• 24 February – Monique Melsen, singer
• 27 April – Viviane Reding, politician
• 26 May – Michel, 14th Prince of Ligne
• 3 August – Lucien Weiler, politician
• 20 September – Jhemp Hoscheit, writer
• 30 December – Paul Dahm, composer

Deaths

• 13 July – Nik Welter, writer and politician

References

• Book: Thewes, Guy . Les gouvernements du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg depuis 1848 . PDF . 12 December 2009 . 2006 . 2006 . Service Information et Presse . Luxembourg City . 978-2-87999-156-6 . fr.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Charlotte grand duchess of Luxembourg Britannica . www.britannica.com . 10 December 2022 . en.
2. Thewes (2006), p. 131
3. Web site: Membres depuis 1857 . 2009-04-05 . Council of State . fr . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091103102814/http://www.conseil-etat.public.lu/fr/composition/anciensmembres/membresdepuis1857/index.html . 2009-11-03 .
4. Thewes (2006), p. 134
5. Thewes (2006), p. 138