1975 in Luxembourg explained

The following lists events that happened during 1975 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Incumbents

Position	Incumbent
Grand Duke	Jean^[1]
Prime Minister	Gaston Thorn
Deputy Prime Minister	Raymond Vouel
President of the Chamber of Deputies	Antoine Wehenkel René Van Den Bulcke
President of the Council of State	Maurice Sevenig (until 26 June) Emile Raus (from 26 June)
Mayor of Luxembourg City	Colette Flesch

Events

January – March

• 6 February - A law is passed legalising divorce by mutual consent.^[2]
• 22 March – Representing Luxembourg, Geraldine Branigan finishes fifth in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 with the song Toi.

July – September

• 21 July - Annette Schwall-Lacroix is appointed to the Council of State.^[3]
• 16 September - Prime Minister Gaston Thorn is appointed President of the United Nations General Assembly.^[4]

Unknown

• Gross domestic product falls by 6.1%, mostly due to a collapse in the steel price.

Births

• 17 October – Anne Kremer, tennis player

Deaths

• 5 February - Foni Tissen, artist
• 8 March – Joseph Bech, politician
• 8 May – Pol Albrecht, composer
• 1 October - Eugène Rodenbourg, member of the Council of State

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. 188
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. 190