1947 in Luxembourg
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The following lists events that happened during 1947 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Incumbents
Events
January – March
- 20 January – Pierre Krier dies, precipitating a crisis in the National Union Government.[2]
- 12 February – The National Union Government tenders its resignation.[2]
- 1 March – A centre-right government is formed between the Christian Social People's Party and the Democratic Group under incumbent Prime Minister Pierre Dupong.
April – June
- 16 April – The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development is founded, with Luxembourg as one of the sixteen founding members.[3]
- 16 April – The government commits itself to seeking 11.1bn francs in war reparations.
- 28 April – Eugène Rodenbourg is appointed to the Council of State, replacing Jacques Delahaye and Robert Als.[4]
- 16 June – A law is passed granting Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois management of the national railway network for 99 years.[5]
July – September
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October – December
- 20 October – A law is passed conferring family welfare benefits on all employees.[3]
Births
- 31 August – Guy Rewenig, writer
- 19 September Roger Gilson, cyclist
- 20 December – Georges Schroeder, member of the Council of State[4]
Deaths
- 4 March – Pierre Krier, politician
- 13 June – Frantz Funck-Brentano, historian
- 22 August – Aline de Saint-Hubert, philanthropist
Footnotes
- ^ "Charlotte | grand duchess of Luxembourg | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ a b Thewes (2006), p. 126
- ^ a b Thewes (2006), p. 131
- ^ a b "Membres depuis 1857" (in French). Council of State. Archived from the original on 2009-11-03. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
- ^ Thewes (2006), p. 133
References
- Thewes, Guy (2006). Les gouvernements du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg depuis 1848 (PDF) (in French) (2006 ed.). Luxembourg City: Service Information et Presse. ISBN 978-2-87999-156-6. Retrieved 12 December 2009.
