The following lists events that happened during 1984 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Incumbents

Events

January – March

* 8 February -

American American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, p ...

Vice President A vice president or vice-president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vi ...

George H. W. Bush George Herbert Walker BushBefore the outcome of the 2000 United States presidential election, he was usually referred to simply as "George Bush" but became more commonly known as "George H. W. Bush", "Bush Senior," "Bush 41," and even "Bush th ...

begins a two-day official visit to Luxembourg. * 24 February –

Luxembourgish Luxembourgish ( ; also ''Luxemburgish'', ''Luxembourgian'', ''Letzebu(e)rgesch''; ) is a West Germanic language that is spoken mainly in Luxembourg. About 400,000 people speak Luxembourgish worldwide. The language is standardized and officiall ...

is declared to be the '

national language '' '' A national language is a language (or language variant, e.g. dialect) that has some connection— de facto or de jure—with a nation. The term is applied quite differently in various contexts. One or more languages spoken as first languag ...

' of Luxembourg, and one of the three

official language An official language is defined by the Cambridge English Dictionary as, "the language or one of the languages that is accepted by a country's government, is taught in schools, used in the courts of law, etc." Depending on the decree, establishmen ...

s, alongside

French French may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France ** French people, a nation and ethnic group ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Arts and media * The French (band), ...

and

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

April – June

* 5 May –

Luxembourg City Luxembourg (; ; ), also known as Luxembourg City ( or ; ; or ), is the capital city of Luxembourg and the Communes of Luxembourg, country's most populous commune. Standing at the confluence of the Alzette and Pétrusse rivers in southern Luxe ...

hosts the

Eurovision Song Contest 1984 The Eurovision Song Contest 1984 was the 29th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 5 May 1984 in the in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster (RTL), the contest was hel ...

after

Corinne Hermès Corinne Hermès (born Corinne Bondeaux; 16 November 1961) is a French singer. She represented Luxembourg at the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 where she won with "'' Si la vie est cadeau''" ("If life is a gift"), which brought the Grand Duchy it ...

's victory the previous year. Representing Luxembourg,

Sophie Carle Sophie Carle (born 7 June 1964 in Luxembourg City) is a Luxembourgish actress and singer mostly operating in France. She has appeared in several films, and represented Luxembourg in the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest with the song " 100% d'amour". ...

finishes tenth with the song ''

100% d'amour The Eurovision Song Contest 1984 was the 29th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 5 May 1984 in the in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster (RTL), the contest was hel ...

''. * 17 June –

Legislative A legislature (, ) is a deliberative assembly with the legal authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country, nation or city on behalf of the people therein. They are often contrasted with the executive and judicial powers ...

and

European European, or Europeans, may refer to: In general * ''European'', an adjective referring to something of, from, or related to Europe ** Ethnic groups in Europe ** Demographics of Europe ** European cuisine, the cuisines of Europe and other West ...

elections are held. The LSAP increases its representation in the

Chamber of Deputies The chamber of deputies is the lower house in many bicameral legislatures and the sole house in some unicameral legislatures. Description Historically, French Chamber of Deputies was the lower house of the French Parliament during the Bourb ...

by half.Thewes (2006), p. 204

July – September

* 20 July –

Pierre Werner Pierre Werner (29 December 1913 – 24 June 2002) was a Luxembourgish politician of the Christian Social People's Party (CSV) who was the prime minister of Luxembourg from 1959 to 1974 and from 1979 to 1984. Training and early activities Pi ...

resigns his position as

Prime Minister A prime minister or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. A prime minister is not the head of state, but r ...

to retire from politics.

Jacques Santer Jacques Santer (born 18 May 1937) is a Luxembourgish politician who served as president of the European Commission from 1995 to 1999. He served as the finance minister of Luxembourg from 1979 until 1989, and as prime minister of Luxembourg fr ...

forms a new government, with Jacques Poos as his

deputy Deputy or depute may refer to: * Steward (office) * Khalifa, an Arabic title that can signify "deputy" * Deputy (legislator), a legislator in many countries and regions, including: ** A member of a Chamber of Deputies, for example in Italy, Spain, ...

October – December

* 18 October - Luxembourger Marcel Mart becomes President of the

European Court of Auditors The European Court of Auditors (ECA; French: ''Cour des comptes européenne'') is the supreme audit institution of the European Union (EU). It was established in 1975 in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg and is one of the Institutions of the European ...

. * 24 December - A law is passed creating a new system of automatically indexing wages and benefits to inflation.Thewes (2006), p. 207

Births

* 3 June –

Prince Félix of Luxembourg Prince Félix of Luxembourg, Prince of Bourbon-Parma and Nassau (Félix Léopold Marie Guillaume; born 3 June 1984) is the second son of Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg. He is currently fourth i ...

* 15 August -

Sascha Palgen Sascha Palgen (born 15 August 1984 in Esch-sur-Alzette) is a Luxembourgish gymnast, who represented his nation at the Olympics for the first time in his sporting discipline since 1964. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he ...

, gymnast * 30 August –

Jeff Henckels Jeff Henckels (born 30 August 1984 in Luxembourg City) is an athlete from Luxembourg that competes in archery. Henckels competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery. He was defeated in the first elimination round by ...

, archer * 3 September –

David Fiegen David Fiegen (born 3 September 1984 in Esch-sur-Alzette) is a Luxembourgish middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres. He won the silver medal at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, the first ever medal in the ...

, athlete

Deaths

* 29 June –

Victor Bodson Victor Bodson (24 March 1902 – 29 June 1984) was a socialist Luxembourgish politician and lawyer who held the posts of Minister of Justice, Public Works, and Transport for long periods of time in the 1940s and 1950s, including in exile during ...

, politician * 29 August –

Camille Ney Camille Ney (1 January 1919 – 29 August 1984) was a Luxembourgish politician. Ney was a veterinarian by profession. He was a supporter of the Christian Social People's Party, and was a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1964 to 1979. He he ...

, politician

Footnotes

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:1984 In Luxembourg