1957 in Luxembourg

Incumbents

Events

January – March

• 16 March – Representing Luxembourg, Danièle Dupré finishes fourth in the Eurovision Song Contest 1958 with the song Amours mortes (tant de peine).
• 25 March – Luxembourg is one of the six founder signatories of the Treaty of Rome, creating the European Economic Community.

July – September

• 29 July – Health insurance is made mandatory for all employees.^[1]

October – December

• 31 December – The new title of 'Secretary of State' is created for junior members of the government.^[2]

Births

• 1 February – Jean-Marie Halsdorf, politician
• 9 February – Camille Kerger, musician
• 23 April – Sophie, Princess of Ligne
• 15 May – Prince Jean of Luxembourg
• 15 May – Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein
• 29 May – Yvette Gastauer-Claire, sculptor
• 9 July – Roland Bombardella, soldier and athlete
• 13 July – Eugène Urbany, cyclist
• 6 October Roland Wiltgen, composer

Deaths

• 27 April – Nicolas Brücher, painter
• 12 August – Jean Koppes, physicist

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.