1952 in Luxembourg

Incumbents

Events

Main article: 1952

January – March

April – June

• 2 May – Hubert Clement is appointed to the Council of State.
• 27 May – Luxembourg is one of six signatories of the Treaty of Paris, which was to create the European Defence Community.
• 12 June – A law is reforming the organisation of the Luxembourg Army is passed.

July – September

• 23 July – The foreign ministers of the six European Coal and Steel Community meet in Paris to decide on the seat of the organisation's headquarters. At Joseph Bech's proposal, Luxembourg City is chosen as the provisional working seat.
• 26 July – At the 1952 Summer Olympics, Josy Barthel wins the men's 1,500m in a new Olympic record time: to date, the only time an athlete has won a gold medal for Luxembourg at the Olympics.
• 10 August – The High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community holds its first meeting, at Luxembourg City Hall.

October – December

Births

• 6 February – Charles Goerens, politician
• 29 March – Lucien Faber, athlete
• 12 April – Marie-Josée Frank, politician
• 27 June – Mars Di Bartolomeo, politician
• 9 July – François Diederich, chemist
• 18 July – Christine Doerner, politician
• 9 August – Jean-Louis Margue, footballer
• 22 November – Lydie Polfer, politician

Deaths

• 25 March – Léon Kauffman, politician and Prime Minister

Footnotes

References

References

1. "Charlotte {{!}} grand duchess of Luxembourg {{!}} Britannica".
2. "Membres depuis 1857". Council of State.
3. Thewes (2006), p. 137
4. Thewes (2006), p. 136