2004 in Luxembourg explained

The following lists events that happened during 2004 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Incumbents

Position	Incumbent
Grand Duke	Henri^[1]
Prime Minister	Jean-Claude Juncker
Deputy Prime Minister	Lydie Polfer (until 31 July) Jean Asselborn (from 31 July)
President of the Chamber of Deputies	Jean Spautz (until 13 July) Jean Asselborn (13 July – 30 July) Lucien Weiler (from 30 July)
President of the Council of State	Pierre Mores
Mayor of Luxembourg City	Paul Helminger

27 April – Jean-Claude Juncker delivers his tenth State of the Nation address.
16 May – The 2003-04 season of the National Division finishes, with Jeunesse Esch winning the title.
19 May – SES Americom launches its AMC-11 satellite.
22 May – F91 Dudelange win the Luxembourg Cup, beating FC Etzella Ettelbruck 3-1 after extra time in the final.
30 May – Maxime Monfort wins the 2004 Tour de Luxembourg, with Quick-Step–Davitamon picking up the team title.
13 June – Legislative and European elections are held. The CSV add five seats in the Chamber, mostly at the expense of the DP, and one in the European Parliament from the LSAP.

19 July – Ministers and ministerial briefs are reorganised in an attempt to hold together the coalition between the CSV and the DP.
21 July – Luxembourgish Wikipedia is launched.
31 July – Jean-Claude Juncker forms a new government, with Jean Asselborn as his deputy.
7 August – The 2004-05 season of the National Division kicks off.
27 September – Jorge Sampaio, President of Portugal, pays a state visit.

15 October – SES Americom launches its AMC-15 satellite.
15 October – Romain Nati is appointed to the Council of State, replacing Nicolas Schmit, who resigned in July.^[2]
19 November – The constitution is amended.
24 November – The wife and four children of Prince Jean are granted the titles of 'Prince(ss) of Nassau', replacing their titles of 'Count(ess)'.
30 November – The Luxembourg investigation into the Clearstream Affair is dropped under the statute of limitations.
17 December – SES Americom launches its AMC-16 satellite.
20 December – Guy Hellers replaces Allan Simonsen as coach of the Luxembourg national football team.
26 December – 3 Luxembourgers are among the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

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