1985 in Luxembourg

none thumb | right | alt=A black and white photograph of Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Andreotti gesturing while speaking into microphones held by reporters during a meeting in December 1985 | Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Andreotti speaking to journalists at the European Community meeting in Luxembourg in December 1985 1985 The following lists events that happened during 1985 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Incumbents Position Incumbent Grand Duke JeanEast Roger Thomas Richard J. Profiles of People in Power: The World's Government Leaders 3 June 2014 Routledge 978-1-317-63939-8 359 https://books.google.com/books?id=gJG3AwAAQBAJ&pg=PT359 en Prime Minister Jacques Santer Deputy Prime Minister Jacques Poos President of the Chamber of Deputies Léon Bollendorff President of the Council of State François Goerens Mayor of Luxembourg City Lydie Polfer Events January – March 4 January – Luxembourger Gaston Thorn's term as President of the European Commission comes to an end.Thewes (2011), p. 191 1 March – SES is established as Europe's first commercial satellite operator. April – June 5 April – A fire erupts at Notre-Dame Cathedral, in Luxembourg City, destroying the belfry and damaging the roof of the nave. 24 April – Representing Luxembourg, Ireen Sheer, Margo, Franck Olivier, Chris & Malcolm Roberts, and Diane Solomon finish thirteenth in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 with the song Children, Kinder, Enfants. 15 May – Pope John Paul II arrives in Luxembourg for a two-day visit.Thewes (2011), p. 208 1 June – Paul Philipp is appointed head coach of the Luxembourg national football team. 14 June – The Schengen Agreement is signed at Schengen, in south-eastern Luxembourg, with the intention of removing border controls between signatory states. July – September 1 July - Luxembourg assumes the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union for the following six months.Thewes (2011), p. 206 October – December 17 October – Reconstruction work is completed on Notre-Dame Cathedral, after fire damaged the cathedral on 5 April. Births 16 June – Andy Schleck, cyclist Deaths 24 April – François Neuens, cyclist 9 July – Charlotte, Grand Duchess of LuxembourgCharlotte grand duchess of Luxembourg Britannica https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charlotte-grand-duchess-of-Luxembourg www.britannica.com 10 December 2022 en 8 November – Nicolas Frantz, cyclist Footnotes References Thewes Guy Les gouvernements du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg depuis 1848 https://sip.gouvernement.lu/dam-assets/publications/brochure-livre/minist-etat/sip/livre/gouvernements_depuis_1848_-_version_2011/Gouvernements_depuis_1848-version_2011.pdf 1 May 2026 2011 2011 Service Information et Presse Luxembourg City 978-2-87999-156-6 fr 1985