1997 in Luxembourg explained

The following lists events that happened during 1997 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Incumbents

Position	Incumbent
Grand Duke	Jean^[1]
Prime Minister	Jean-Claude Juncker
Deputy Prime Minister	Jacques Poos
President of the Chamber of Deputies	Jean Spautz
President of the Council of State	Paul Beghin
Mayor of Luxembourg City	Lydie Polfer

Events

April – June

• 17 April – The weekly newspaper Le Jeudi is launched by Editpress.
• 17 May – The Compagnie Grand-Ducale d'Électricité du Luxembourg is renamed 'Cegedel'.
• 31 May – Jeunesse Esch win the Luxembourg Cup, beating Union Luxembourg 2–0 in the final.
• 15 June – Belgium's Frank Vandenbroucke wins the 1997 Tour de Luxembourg.

July – September

• 1 July – Luxembourg assumes the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union for the following six months.
• 28 September – The first Luxembourg Grand Prix is held: not in Luxembourg, but at the Nürburgring, in the nearby German town of Nürburg. Jacques Villeneuve wins the race.

October – December

• 9 October – Luxair places an order for two Embraer ERJ 145 regional jets following the airline's decision to create an all-jet fleet.
• 2 December – SES launches its seventh satellite, Astra 1G.

Births

• 30 July – Jessica Berscheid, footballer^[2]

Deaths

• 14 March – Nicolas Morn, cyclist
• 8 July – Joseph Probst, artist
• 5 December – Jim Kirchen, cyclist

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. Web site: Women's World Cup - Jessica Berscheid . UEFA.com . 17 September 2019 . en.