The following lists events that happened during 1968 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Incumbents
Events
* 6 April – Representing Luxembourg, Chris Baldo and
Sophie Garel
Sophie is a version of the female given name Sophia, meaning "wise".
People with the name Born in the Middle Ages
* Sophie, Countess of Bar (c. 1004 or 1018–1093), sovereign Countess of Bar and lady of Mousson
* Sophie of Thuringia, Duchess o ...
finish eleventh in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1968
The Eurovision Song Contest 1968 was the 13th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in London, United Kingdom, following the country's first victory at the with the song " Puppet on a String" by Sandie Shaw. Despite havi ...
with the song ''
Nous vivrons d'amour''.
* 5 August – A law reforming
secondary education
Secondary education or post-primary education covers two phases on the International Standard Classification of Education scale. Level 2 or lower secondary education (less commonly junior secondary education) is considered the second and final pha ...
is passed.
[Thewes (2006), p. 171]
* 5 October – A law changing the criteria for eligibility to sit in the
Chamber of Deputies is passed.
* 29 October – Disagreements over the
budget for the following year lead to the collapse of the
Werner-Cravatte Ministry.
[Thewes (2006), p. 172]
* 15 December –
Legislative elections are held. In the
Chamber of Deputies, the
DP wins five extra seats, reversing their losses in
1964
Events January
* January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved.
* January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarc ...
.
* 16 December –
Paul Wilwertz resigns from the
Council of State
A Council of State is a governmental body in a country, or a subdivision of a country, with a function that varies by jurisdiction. It may be the formal name for the cabinet or it may refer to a non-executive advisory body associated with a head o ...
to take up his seat in the
Chamber of Deputies.
Births
Deaths
Footnotes
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