1967 in Luxembourg explained

The following lists events that happened during 1967 in Luxembourg.

Incumbents

Position	Incumbent
Grand Duke	Jean^[1]
Prime Minister	Pierre Werner
Deputy Prime Minister	Henry Cravatte
President of the Chamber of Deputies	Victor Bodson Romain Fandel
President of the Council of State	Félix Welter
Mayor of Luxembourg City	Paul Wilwertz

Events

• 3 January – The coalition agreement between the CSV and LSAP is renewed and a cabinet reshuffle performed. Madeleine Frieden-Kinnen becomes the first woman in the cabinet.^[2]
• 8 April – Representing Luxembourg, Vicky Leandros finishes fourth in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967 with the song L'amour est bleu.
• 17 May – Luxembourg adopts the International Labour Organization's regulations on gender equality in wages.^[3]
• 22 June – A law is passed abolishing compulsory military service.^[4]
• 16 August – A law is passed mandating the construction of a motorway network in Luxembourg.^[5]

Births

• 9 June – Michel Majerus, artist

Deaths

• 19 August – Hugo Gernsback, inventor
• 22 September – Albert Calmes, historian
• 9 December – Charles Léon Hammes, jurist
• 25 December – René Blum, politician

References

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

Notes and References

1. Book: East . Roger . Thomas . Richard J. . Profiles of People in Power: The World's Government Leaders . 3 June 2014 . Routledge . 978-1-317-63939-8 . 359 . en.
2. Thewes (2006), p. 161
3. Thewes (2006), p. 168
4. Thewes (2006), p. 171
5. Thewes (2006), p. 167