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Historical Events
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1346-07-11 - Charles IV of Luxembourg is elected emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
1357-01-04 - Flemish earl Louis & Luxembourg Duke Wenceslaus sign peace treaty
1504-09-22 - Settle engagement of Karel of Luxembourg & Claudia the Beaujeu
1505-04-20 - Jews are expelled from Orange Burgandy by Philibert of Luxembourg
1543-07-07 - French troops invade Luxembourg
1807-06-26 - Lightning hits gunpowder warehouse in Luxembourg; 230 die
1839-04-19 - Treaty of London constitutes Belgium an independent kingdom & Luxembourg a Grand Duchy
1867-05-11 - Treaty of London drawn, concerning Luxembourg
1867-09-09 - Luxembourg gains independence
1868-10-17 - Constitution of Grand Duchy of Luxembourg comes into effect
1912-02-25 - Marie-Adélaïde, the eldest of six daughters of Guillaume IV, becomes the first reigning Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.
1914-08-01 - Trois Vierges: German 69th infantry regiment enter Luxembourg Germany declares war on Russia in WW I
1914-08-02 - German troops overthrows Luxembourg
1920-05-01 - Belgian-Luxembourg toll tunnel opens
1921-05-17 - Belgian-Luxembourg sign customs union
1926-09-30 - German/French/Belgian/Luxembourg steel cartel closes
1932-07-18 - Belgium, Luxembourg & Netherlands sign Unity treaty
1940-05-10 - Nazi armies attack Netherlands, Belgium & Luxembourg
1942-08-30 - Nazi-Germany annexes Luxembourg
1944-09-05 - Belgium, Luxembourg & Netherlands sign unity treaty
1944-09-09 - Allied forces liberate Luxembourg
1947-10-29 - Belgium, Luxembourg & Netherland form Benelux Union
1950-01-16 - Belgium, Luxembourg & Netherlands recognize Israel
1958-12-02 - Benelux treaty signed by Belgium, Netherlands & Luxembourg
1964-11-12 - Jean becomes Grand Duke of Luxembourg
1965-05-19 - Patricia R Harris named 1st US black female ambassador (Luxembourg)
1973-10-09 - 1st general striking in Luxembourg since 1942
1974-06-18 - Gaston Thorn forms Luxembourg govt
1977-04-03 - Netherlands/Belgium/Luxembourg adopt summer time
1991-03-10 - Marc Girardelli of Luxembourg clinches his 4th slalom World Cup
1995-01-19 - Jean-Claude Juncker (28) sworn in as premier of Luxembourg
2006-09-01 - Luxembourg became the first country to complete the move to all digital television broadcasting.
Famous Birthdays
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1296-08-10 - John the Blind, King of Bohemia/Count of Luxembourg
1315-05-20 - Bonne of Luxembourg, wife of John II of France (d. 1349)
1451-05-17 - Engelbert II, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz/viceroy of Luxembourg
1772-08-24 - Willem I Frederik, grand duke of Luxembourg/king of Neth (1814-40)
1817-07-24 - Adolf WAKF, grand duke of Luxembourg (1890-1905)
1852-04-22 - Guillaume IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (d. 1912)
1861-11-03 - Johann Peter Kirsch, Luxembourg church historian/archaeologist
1878-03-22 - Michel Théato, Luxembourgian athlete (d. 1919)
1887-01-26 - François Faber, Luxembourgian cyclist (d. 1915)
1894-06-14 - Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (d. 1924)
1896-01-23 - Charlotte A E M W, grand duchess of Luxembourg (1919-64)
1899-11-04 - Nicolas Frantz, Luxembourgish cyclist (d. 1985)
1920-11-17 - Camillo Felgen, Luxembourgish singer (d. 2005)
1921-01-05 - Jean BMRLAAM d'Aviano, grand duke of Luxembourg (1964- )
1921-06-23 - Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1964- )
1927-04-24 - Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, 1500m runner (Olympic-gold-1952)
1935-05-23 - Juliet Campbell, British ambassador (to Luxembourg)
1955-04-16 - Henri, Heir Apparent Prince of Luxembourg
1965-01-14 - Desiree Nosbusch, Luxembourg, actress (The Fan)
1976-01-04 - Benoît Joachim, Luxembourg cyclist
1980-04-15 - Fränk Schleck, Luxembourgish cyclist
1981-11-11 - Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg
1983-05-09 - Gilles Müller, Luxembourgian tennis player
1992-04-16 - Prince Sébastien of Luxembourg, Prince of Luxembourg
Famous Deaths
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1288-06-05 - Hendrik VI, earl of Luxembourg/Laroche (1281-88), dies in battle
1349-09-11 - Bonne of Luxembourg, wife of John II of France (b. 1315)
1695-01-04 - Duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies
1905-11-17 - Adolf WAKF, duke of Nassau/grand duke of Luxembourg, dies at 88
1905-11-17 - Adolphe of Luxembourg, (b. 1817)
1912-02-25 - Guillaume IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (b. 1852)
1915-05-09 - François Faber, Luxembourgish cyclist (b. 1887)
1924-01-24 - Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (b. 1894)
1941-02-04 - Johann Peter Kirsch, Luxembourg church historian, dies at 79
1967-08-19 - Hugo Gernsback, Luxembourg-born editor and publisher (b. 1884)
1967-12-09 - Charles Léon Hammes, Luxembourgian lawyer and President of the European Court of Justice (b. 1898)
1985-07-09 - Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (b. 1896)
1985-11-08 - Nicolas Frantz, Luxembourgish cyclist (b. 1899)
2002-06-24 - Pierre Werner, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (b. 1913)
2005-01-10 - Joséphine-Charlotte, Grandduchess of Luxembourg (b. 1927)
2005-07-16 - Camillo Felgen, Luxembourgish singer, lyricist, and entertainer (b. 1920)
2005-12-06 - Charly Gaul, Luxembourg cyclist (b. 1932)
2007-08-26 - Gaston Thorn, Luxembourger politician (b. 1928)
