Luxembourg

230 entries quoted from the Wikipedia articles written per year for Luxembourg, 1946 CE to 2009 CE. Each century below shows a sample spread across it; the year link on a line opens everything held for that year.

20th century

211 entries, 1946 CE to 1999 CE — 25 shown, spread across the century

194629 August – In a cabinet reshuffle, the independent Guillaume Konsbruck is replaced by the CSV's Lambert Schaus.Luxembourg source
194716 April – The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development is founded, with Luxembourg as one of the sixteen founding members.Luxembourg source
19482 February – Luxembourg Airlines Company makes its first flight, from Luxembourg – Findel to Paris – Le Bourget.Luxembourg source
1950Unknown – Goodyear tyre factory is opened at Colmar-Berg.Luxembourg source
195117 August – Prince Sigvard, Duke of Uppland, Carl Johan Bernadotte, and Prince Lennart, Duke of Småland are created Counts Bernadotte af Wisborg.Luxembourg source
195420 May – Elections are held to the Chamber of Deputies. The Christian Social People's Party gains 5 seats, while the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party and Democratic Party lose two each.Luxembourg source
195624 May – Representing Luxembourg, Michèle Arnaud appears in the Eurovision Song Contest 1958 with the song Ne crois pas. No rankings are stated except the winner: Lys Assia of Switzerland.Luxembourg source
195816 March – Representing Luxembourg, Solange Berry finishes ninth (and joint-last) in the Eurovision Song Contest 1958 with the song Un grand amour.Luxembourg source
196029 March – Representing Luxembourg, Camillo Felgen finishes thirteenth (and last) in the Eurovision Song Contest 1960 with the song So laang we's du do bast.Luxembourg source
196330 October – The national football team shocks the Netherlands by winning 2–1 in the second qualifying round for the 1964 European Nations' Cup, progressing 3–2 on aggregate.Luxembourg source
196526 February - Fernand Georges is appointed to the Council of State.Luxembourg source
196722 June – A law is passed abolishing compulsory military service.Luxembourg source
196922 November – A Luxair flight from Frankfurt hits a snowback upon touchdown at Luxembourg-Findel. No-one is killed, but the plane is written off.Luxembourg source
19713 April – Representing Luxembourg, Monique Melsen finishes thirteenth in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971 with the song Pomme, pomme, pomme.Luxembourg source
197325 March – Edward Steichen, photographerLuxembourg source
1975Gross domestic product falls by 6.1%, mostly due to a collapse in the steel price.Luxembourg source
197722 June – The government abandons plan to build a nuclear power plant at Remerschen, due to fears that the country wouldn't have enough police to protect the site from protestors.Luxembourg source
1978General Motors shuts down operations at its factory in Bascharage.Luxembourg source
198022 November – Gaston Thorn steps down as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Luxembourg and is succeeded by Colette Flesch. Camille Polfer replaces Flesch as Mayor of Luxembourg City.Luxembourg source
198229 September – An Aeroflot flight crashes whilst landing at Luxembourg-Findel, killing six.Luxembourg source
19848 February - American Vice President George H. W. Bush begins a two-day official visit to Luxembourg.Luxembourg source
19885 December – Grand Duke Jean and King Baudouin of Belgium open the A6 motorway, which connects Luxembourg to the Belgian A4 and on to Brussels.Luxembourg source
1991October – RTL broadcasts the first ever daily news programme in Luxembourgish.Luxembourg source
199420 May - The section of the A1 motorway between Croix de Gasperich and Irrgarten opens.Luxembourg source
19968 April – SES launches its sixth satellite, Astra 1F.Luxembourg source

21st century

19 entries, 2000 CE to 2009 CE

200014 September – SES launches its Astra 2B satellite.Luxembourg source
200116 November – The construction of the A13 road, between Bettembourg and Schengen, is authorised.Luxembourg source
200128 March – SES Astra announces that the company will be reconstituted as SES Global (now just SES), and that the new group will buy GE Americom from GE Capital for $2.4bn of cash and $3.5bn of shares.Luxembourg source
200112 November – SES Global completes its acquisition of GE Americom.Luxembourg source
200116 June – SES Astra launches its Astra 2C satellite.Luxembourg source
20011 November – Allan Simonsen replaces Paul Philipp as coach of the Luxembourg national football team.Luxembourg source
200213 September – The most southern section of the A7 motorway, between the Grünewald and Waldhof, opens.Luxembourg source
20021 January – The Euro Currency officially became the legal tender for Luxembourg, along with the other European Union (EU) Eurozone member area countries, replacing the Luxembourgish franc by being introduced physically with the official launch of the currency coins and banknotes. Luxembourg entered a period where specifically both the Euro Currency and the Luxembourgish franc were in dual circulation until specifically 28 February.Luxembourg source
200226 November – SES' 1K satellite fails to deploy properly after launch, requiring it to be deorbited. This is SES's first unintended loss.Luxembourg source
200324 July – The eastern half of the A13 motorway (the collectrice du Sud), part of E29, is opened between Hellange and Schengen, including a 600-metre viaduct across the border to meet Germany's A8.Luxembourg source
200311 March – President of the Council of State Marcel Sauber resigns to take up the vacancy left in the Chamber of Deputies by the death of Willy Bourg on 21 February.Luxembourg source
2003November – Edward Steichen's The Family of Man exhibition, at Clervaux, is added to UNESCO's 'Memory of the World' register.Luxembourg source
200415 October – Romain Nati is appointed to the Council of State, replacing Nicolas Schmit, who resigned in July.Luxembourg source
200512 October – Jean-Claude Juncker delivers a declaration on the political state of the country in place of his eleventh State of the Nation address, on account of Luxembourg's presidency of the Council of the European Union earlier in the year.Luxembourg source
200527 July – Cargolux announces its intention to buy ten Boeing 747-8s, with options on ten more.Luxembourg source
20061 July – Mudam is opened in Luxembourg City.Luxembourg source
200610 June – Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume is appointed to the Council of State.Luxembourg source
200620 April – SES Astra launches its Astra 1KR satellite.Luxembourg source
200922 June - A protest by European milk farmers outside a Council of the European Union meeting in Luxembourg City ends in rioting.Luxembourg source