1999 in Luxembourg explained

The following is a list of events that happened in 1999 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Incumbents

Position	Incumbent
Grand Duke	Jean^[1]
Prime Minister	Jean-Claude Juncker
Deputy Prime Minister	Jacques Poos (until 7 August) Lydie Polfer (from 7 August)
President of the Chamber of Deputies	Jean Spautz
President of the Council of State	Paul Beghin
Mayor of Luxembourg City	Lydie Polfer Paul Helminger (from 10 October)

Events

January – March

1 January – The Euro currency officially entered circulation in the European Union (EU) Eurozone member area countries, replacing, among other currencies, the Luxembourgian franc. The Franc remained in circulation, but at a fixed exchange rate of 40.3399 to 1 Euro.
15 March – The Santer Commission, under the leadership of Luxembourger Jacques Santer, resigns in the face of corruption allegations.

April – June

29 April – Jean-Claude Juncker delivers his fifth State of the Nation address.
13 May – Jeunesse Esch win the Luxembourg Cup, beating FC Mondercange 3–0 in the final.
13 June – General and European elections are held. The LSAP lose four seats in the Chamber of Deputies, with the DP and ADR picking up five between them.
13 June – Belgium's Marc Wauters wins the 1999 Tour de Luxembourg.
16 June – SES launches its ninth satellite, Astra 1H.

July – September

7 August – Jean-Claude Juncker forms a new government, with Lydie Polfer as his deputy.
11 August – A total solar eclipse is visible in Luxembourg.
10 October – Communal elections are held.

October – December

24 December – Grand Duke Jean announces that he is to abdicate in favour of his eldest son, Hereditary Grand Duke Henri. No date is yet given.

Deaths

11 February – Maggy Stein, sculptor
22 October - Laure Koster, musician and Olympian^[2]

Notes and References

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.
no . Laure Koster Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418022200/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ko/laury-koster-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 4 September 2016.