1994 in Luxembourg
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The following lists events that happened during 1994 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Incumbents[edit]
- Grand Duke – Jean[1]
- Prime Minister – Jacques Santer
- Deputy Prime Minister – Jacques Poos
- President of the Chamber of Deputies – Erna Hennicot-Schoepges
- President of the Council of State – Jean Dupong (to 18 May) Paul Beghin
- Mayor of Luxembourg City – Lydie Polfer
Events[edit]
January – March[edit]
- January - The section of the A13 motorway between Schifflange and Kayl opens.[2]
April – June[edit]
- 20 May - The section of the A1 motorway between Croix de Gasperich and Irrgarten opens.[2]
- 3 June - Sections of the A13 motorway between Sanem and Lankelz and Esch-sur-Alzette and Schifflange open.[2]
- 12 June – Legislative and European elections are held. There is little change in the balance of power, although The Greens and ADR successfully consolidate their new-found positions.
- 13 June – Jacques Santer forms a new government, keeping Jacques Poos as his deputy.
July – September[edit]
- 15 July – Jacques Santer is designated as the successor to Jacques Delors as President of the European Commission, to take up the post on 23 January 1995.
- 24 September – Prince Guillaume marries Sibilla Sandra Weiller Torlonia.
October – December[edit]
- 1 November – SES launches its fourth satellite, Astra 1D.
- 19 December – The old town and fortifications of Luxembourg City are made a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Unknown[edit]
- Unknown – The Netherlands' Frans Maassen wins the 1994 Tour de Luxembourg.
Deaths[edit]
- 14 January – Jean Goldschmit, cyclist
- 19 July – Émile Schaus, politician and writer
- 1 September – Father Jean Bernard, writer and clergyman
- 26 October - Emile Kirscht, painter
Footnotes[edit]
- ^ East, Roger; Thomas, Richard J. (3 June 2014). Profiles of People in Power: The World's Government Leaders. Routledge. p. 359. ISBN 978-1-317-63939-8.
- ^ a b c "Evolution du réseau autoroutier" (in French). Administration des Ponts et Chaussées. 24 January 2008. Archived from the original on 3 March 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2008.
