1989 in Luxembourg

Incumbents

Events

January – March

• 5 February – SES' Astra 1A satellite starts broadcasting, beginning SES's dominance of the European satellite communication market.

April – June

• 19 April – 150th anniversary of Luxembourg's independence.^[1]
• 6 May – Representing Luxembourg, Park Cafe finish twentieth in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 with the song Monsieur.
• 13 June – The constitution is amended in numerous ways, affecting electoral eligibility requirements, expanding education access, and requiring counter-signature of Grand Ducal decree.
• 18 June – Legislative and European elections are held. The four established parties all lose ground to three new parties: Action Committee 5/6, GAP, and GLEI.^[2]

July – September

• 7 July – A law is passed to strengthen the fight against money laundering.^[3]
• 14 July – Jacques Santer forms a new government, keeping Jacques Poos as his deputy.^[2]

October – December

• 12 November – The Action Committee 5/6 Pensions for Everyone changes its name to 'Action Committee 5/6'.

Deaths

• 6 February – Jean-Pierre Koltz, historian
• 27 February – Christiane Schlechter-Wirtz, cabaret artist
• 30 July – Evy Friedrich, film critic

Footnotes

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.