1971 in Luxembourg explained

The following lists events that happened during 1971 in Luxembourg.

Incumbents

Position	Incumbent
Grand Duke	Jean^[1]
Prime Minister	Pierre Werner
Deputy Prime Minister	Eugène Schaus
President of the Chamber of Deputies	Pierre Grégoire
President of the Council of State	Maurice Sevenig
Mayor of Luxembourg City	Colette Flesch

Events

• 13 February – Jean Hengen replaces the retiring Léon Lommel as Bishop of Luxembourg.
• 3 April – Representing Luxembourg, Monique Melsen finishes thirteenth in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971 with the song Pomme, pomme, pomme.
• 12 November – A law is passed granting wives the right to enter into legal agreements without the consent of their husbands.^[2]

Births

• 27 November – Claude Meisch, politician
• 26 December – Tom Bimmermann, composer

Deaths

• 7 March – Émile Hamilius, 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. 180