The following lists events that happened during 1973 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Incumbents

Events

January – March

* 9 January - The

European Court of Justice The European Court of Justice (ECJ, french: Cour de Justice européenne), formally just the Court of Justice, is the supreme court of the European Union in matters of European Union law. As a part of the Court of Justice of the European Un ...

building is opened in Kirchberg,

Luxembourg City Luxembourg ( lb, Lëtzebuerg; french: Luxembourg; german: Luxemburg), also known as Luxembourg City ( lb, Stad Lëtzebuerg, link=no or ; french: Ville de Luxembourg, link=no; german: Stadt Luxemburg, link=no or ), is the capital city of the Lu ...

April – June

* 4 April – Pierre Werner extends the operating concession to ''Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion'', now

RTL Group RTL Group (for "Radio Television Luxembourg") is a Luxembourg-based international media conglomerate, with another corporate centre in Cologne, Germany. The company operates 68 television channels and 31 radio stations in Germany, France and ...

, until 31 December 1995.Thewes (2006), p. 179 * 7 April –

hosts the Eurovision Song Contest 1973 after

Vicky Leandros Vasiliki Papathanasiou ( el, Βασιλική Παπαθανασίου; born 23 August 1949), generally known as Vicky Leandros ( el, Βίκυ Λέανδρος, links=no), is a Greek singer living in Germany. She is the daughter of singer, music ...

' victory the previous year. Representing Luxembourg,

Anne-Marie David Anne-Marie David (born 23 May 1952) is a French singer. She has represented both Luxembourg and France at the Eurovision Song Contest, winning in 1973 and placing third in 1979. Career David was born and raised in Casablanca, French Protecto ...

successfully defends Luxembourg's title, winning with the song ''Tu te reconnaîtras''. * 20 June – Ernest Arendt is appointed to the Council of State.

July – September

October – December

* 9 October –

General strike A general strike refers to a strike action in which participants cease all economic activity, such as working, to strengthen the bargaining position of a trade union or achieve a common social or political goal. They are organised by large co ...

held across Luxembourg. * October – Cargolux purchases its first jet aircraft, a DC-8 Series 61.

Births

* 29 January -

Su-Mei Tse Su-Mei Tse (born 1973) is a Luxembourgian musician, artist and photographer. Her work combines photography, video, installations and music. In 2003, she received the Golden Lion award at the Venice Biennale for the best national participation.

, musician, photographer, sculptor * 3 March – Xavier Bettel, politician * 14 November –

Marc Meyers Marc Meyers is an American feature film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his fourth feature film ''My Friend Dahmer'' and the previous '' How He Fell in Love''. His first feature film was ''Approaching Union Square''. Based on h ...

, musician

Deaths

* 14 February –

Émile Reuter Émile Reuter (2 August 1874 – 14 February 1973)Thewes, Guy"Les gouvernements du Grand-Duché depuis 1848."Service information et presse. Luxembourg: Imprimerie Centrale, 2011. was a Luxembourgish politician. He was the 13th Prime Minister of ...

, politician * 25 March –

Edward Steichen Edward Jean Steichen (March 27, 1879 – March 25, 1973) was a Luxembourgish American photographer, painter, and curator, renowned as one of the most prolific and influential figures in the history of photography. Steichen was credited with tr ...

, photographer * 30 March –

William J. Kroll :''See also German classic philologist, Wilhelm Kroll (philologist) (1869–1939).'' William Justin Kroll (born Guillaume Justin Kroll; November 24, 1889 – March 30, 1973) was a Luxembourgish metallurgist. He is best known for inventing the ...

, metallurgist * 1 May –

Jules Mersch Jules Mersch (29 March 1898 – 1 May 1973) was a Luxembourgian publisher and writer, born in Luxembourg City. He was the general director of Victor Buck publishing house, in which capacity he edited the ''National Biography of Luxembourg'' (fren ...

, writer * 17 November –

Lou Koster Lou Koster (7 May 1889 – 17 November 1973) was a Luxembourgers, Luxembourgish composer and pianist. Specializing in violin and piano, she studied at the Conservatoire de Luxembourg, Luxembourg Conservatory until 1906, then taught there from 1908. ...

, composer

Footnotes

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:1973 In Luxembourg