1997 in Luxembourg

none September 2019 in Luxembourg 19th Century 20th century 21st century 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000–20092000s 2010s 2020s The following lists events that happened during 1997 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 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 January – March 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, footballerWomen's World Cup - Jessica Berscheid https://www.uefa.com/womensworldcup/teams/players/250082192--jessica-berscheid/ UEFA 17 September 2019 en Deaths 14 March – Nicolas Morn, cyclist 8 July – Joseph Probst, artist 5 December – Jim Kirchen, cyclist References 1997 Category:Years of the 20th century in Luxembourg Luxembourg