1963 in Luxembourg explained

The following lists events that happened during 1963 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Incumbents

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

Events

January – March

23 March – Representing Luxembourg, Nana Mouskouri finishes eighth in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 with the song À force de prier.

April – June

29 April – Grand Duchess Charlotte pays a state visit to the United States until 4 May.^[2]

July – September

9 October – Jeunesse Esch beat FC Haka 4–0 to become the only Luxembourgian side to progress to the last sixteen of the European Cup.
30 October – The national football team shocks the Netherlands by winning 2–1 in the second qualifying round for the 1964 European Nations' Cup, progressing 3–2 on aggregate.

October – December

4 November – Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson visits Luxembourg.
18 December – Luxembourg is knocked out at the final stage of qualifying for the 1964 European Nations' Cup, losing a play-off against Denmark 1–0, having drawn 5–5 with the Danes on aggregate.

Births

12 March – Marc Angel, politician
10 April – Marc Spautz, trade unionist and politician
1 May – Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg
4 July – Ni Xia Lian, table tennis player
18 July – Marc Girardelli, skier
16 September – Luc Frieden, politician

Deaths

29 March - Michel Stoffel, painter
26 August – Pierre Clemens, 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. 158