1958 in Luxembourg

none 1958 The following lists events that happened during 1958 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Incumbents Position Incumbent Grand Duke CharlotteCharlotte grand duchess of Luxembourg Britannica https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charlotte-grand-duchess-of-Luxembourg www.britannica.com 10 December 2022 en Prime Minister Joseph Bech (29 March)Pierre Frieden (from 29 March) President of the Chamber of Deputies Émile Reuter President of the Council of State Félix Welter Mayor of Luxembourg City Émile Hamilius Events January – March 20 January – Michel Rasquin resigns from the government to become Luxembourg's member of the inaugural European Commission, with responsibility for Transport.Thewes (2011), p. 140 1 February – Joseph Frieden replaces Joseph Bech as Prime Minister. He forms a new government, renewing the Christian Social People's Party's coalition with the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party. 3 February – Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands sign a treaty creating the Benelux Economic Union. 16 March – Representing Luxembourg, Solange Berry finishes ninth (and joint-last) in the Eurovision Song Contest 1958 with the song Un grand amour. April – June 27 April – Luxembourg's European Commissioner, Michel Rasquin, dies. 18 June – Lambert Schaus is appointed to the European Commission, with responsibility for Transport, replacing Michel Rasquin, who died in April. July – September 10 July – Luxembourg signs a convention with the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate on the construction of the Vianden Pumped Storage Plant.Thewes (2011), p. 150 19 July – Charly Gaul wins the 1958 Tour de France. 12 August – Louis Hencks is appointed to the Council of State, replacing Albert Wagner, who resigned in July.http://www.conseil-etat.public.lu/fr/composition/anciensmembres/membresdepuis1857/index.html Membres depuis 1857 2009-04-05 Council of State fr dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091103102814/http://www.conseil-etat.public.lu/fr/composition/anciensmembres/membresdepuis1857/index.html 2009-11-03 October – December 31 December – Alfred Loesch resigns from the Council of State. Births 17 May – Pol Schmoetten, playwright 2 June – Camille Gira, politician 22 August – Sylvie Andrich-Duval, politician 28 September – François Biltgen, politician 3 October – Alex Bodry, politician Deaths 27 April – Michel Rasquin, politician and European Commissioner 27 December - Batty Fischer, amateur photographer 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 PDF 1 May 2026 2011 2011 Service Information et Presse Luxembourg City 978-2-87999-156-6 fr 1958