1957 in Luxembourg explained

The following lists events that happened during 1957 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Incumbents

Position	Incumbent
Grand Duke	Charlotte^[1]
Prime Minister	Joseph Bech
President of the Chamber of Deputies	Émile Reuter
President of the Council of State	Félix Welter
Mayor of Luxembourg City	Émile Hamilius

Events

16 March – Representing Luxembourg, Danièle Dupré finishes fourth in the Eurovision Song Contest 1958 with the song Amours mortes (tant de peine).
25 March – Luxembourg is one of the six founder signatories of the Treaty of Rome, creating the European Economic Community.
29 July – Health insurance is made mandatory for all employees.^[2]
31 December – The new title of 'Secretary of State' is created for junior members of the government.^[3]

Births

1 February – Jean-Marie Halsdorf, politician
9 February – Camille Kerger, musician
15 May – Prince Jean of Luxembourg
15 May – Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein
29 May – Yvette Gastauer-Claire, sculptor
9 July – Roland Bombardella, soldier and athlete
13 July – Eugène Urbany, cyclist

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

Web site: Charlotte grand duchess of Luxembourg Britannica . www.britannica.com . 10 December 2022 . en.
Thewes (2006), p. 145
Thewes (2006), p. 140