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has participated in the

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37 times since making its debut at the first contest in . Between 1956 and ,

missed only the contest. Luxembourg has not participated in the contest since its last participation in 1993. Luxembourg has won the contest five times. Only (seven) and (six) have more wins. Luxembourg's first victory was in , when

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won with "

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France Gall Isabelle Geneviève Marie Anne Gall (9 October 1947 – 7 January 2018), known professionally as France Gall, was a French ''yé-yé'' singer. In 1965, aged 17, she won the Eurovision Song Contest for Luxembourg. Between 1973 and 1992, s ...

then won in with " Poupée de cire, poupée de son". Luxembourg achieved back-to-back victories in the early 1970s, with

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winning with "

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" in and

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 ...

with "

Tu te reconnaîtras "Tu te reconnaîtras" (; "You'll Recognize Yourself"), sung in French by French singer Anne-Marie David representing , was the winning song at the Eurovision Song Contest 1973 – the first time a country won the contest two years in successi ...

" in . Luxembourg's fifth victory was in , when

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won with "

Si la vie est cadeau "Si la vie est cadeau" (; "If Life Is a Gift") by Jean-Pierre Millers (music) and Alain Garcia (lyrics) was the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1983, performed in French by French singer Corinne Hermès for . The song is a dramatic ballad ...

". After hosting the contest, Luxembourg struggled to make an impact, only reaching the top ten twice, with

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third () and

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fourth (). Since being relegated from taking part in , the country withdrew from the contest indefinitely.

Participation overview

Due to the country's small size and the national broadcaster's penchant for internal selection, most of Luxembourg's entrants came from outside the Grand Duchy, mainly from France.

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, Plastic Bertrand and

were from Belgium, Nana Mouskouri and

from Greece,

David Alexandre Winter David Alexandre Winter (born Lion Kleerekoper; 4 April 1943) is a Dutch-born international pop singer. Winter found fame in Luxembourg and France. Early life Winter was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands into a Jewish family. Both he and his parent ...

and Margo from the Netherlands,

Ireen Sheer Ireen Sheer (born 25 February 1949) is a German-English singer. She had a top five hit on the GfK Entertainment Charts, German singles chart with "Goodbye Mama" in 1973. She went on to finish fourth at the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 represent ...

and Malcolm Roberts from the United Kingdom,

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from Ireland, Jürgen Marcus and Chris Roberts from Germany, Baccara from Spain, Jeane Manson, Maggie Parke and

Diane Solomon Diane Solomon is an American singer, songwriter and nutritionist, who was part of the group who represented Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985, in which they sang "Children, Kinder, Enfants". They received 37 points and finished in thi ...

from the United States and

from Canada. Of the five winners who represented Luxembourg, four were French and one was Greek. Out of 38 entries in total, only the following nine entrants were native to Luxembourg:

Camillo Felgen Camillo Jean Nicolas Felgen (17 November 1920 – 16 July 2005) was a Luxembourgish singer, lyricist, disc jockey, and television presenter, who represented Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 1960 and in 1962. Biography Felgen started ...

, Chris Baldo, Monique Melsen, Sophie Carle, Franck Olivier,

Park Café Park Café was a band active in Luxembourg between 1986 and 1993. The band represented Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 The Eurovision Song Contest 1989 was the 34th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in ...

, Sarah Bray,

Marion Welter Marion Welter (born 1965) is a Luxembourgish singer. When she was 15 years old, she became part of the band Quo vadis. She studied music in a music academy and has worked in several styles of music, such as classical music, pop and jazz. She repr ...

and Modern Times. Another singer native to Luxembourg,

Mary Christy Marie Ruggeri (born Maria Christina Ruggeri, 21 July 1952 in Déifferdeng), professionally known as Mary Christy, frequently credited as Mary Cristy, is a Luxembourgish singer and actress. Ruggeri grew up in Mamer, where her father worked as an ...

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Les Amants de minuit ''Lovers of Midnight'' (French: ''Les Amants de minuit'') is a 1953 French drama film directed by Roger Richebé and starring Dany Robin, Jean Marais and Louis Seigner.French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

, - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" , {{Escyr, 1957 , Danièle Dupré , "{{lang, fr, Amours mortes (tant de peine), i=unset" , French , align=center, 4 , align=center, 8 , -style="background:#fe8080;" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" , {{Escyr, 1958 , Solange Berry , "{{lang, fr,

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, "{{lang, lb, So laang we's du do bast, i=unset" ,

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, "{{lang, fr,

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À force de prier "À force de prier" (; "By Persistently Praying") is a song recorded in French by Greek singer Nana Mouskouri. The song was written by Raymond Bernard and Pierre Delanoë. It is best known as the entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1963, hel ...

, i=unset" , French , align=center, 8 , align=center, 13 , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" , {{Escyr, 1964 , Hugues Aufray , "{{lang, fr, Dès que le printemps revient, i=unset" , French , align=center, 4 , align=center, 14 , -style="background:gold;" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" , {{Escyr, 1965 ,

, "{{lang, fr, Poupée de cire, poupée de son, i=unset" , French , align=center, 1 , align=center, 32 , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" , {{Escyr, 1966 , Michèle Torr , "{{lang, fr,

Ce soir je t'attendais The Eurovision Song Contest 1966 was the 11th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, following the country's victory at the with the song " Poupée de cire, poupée de son" by France Gall. O ...

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Vicky Vicky, Vicko, Vick, Vickie or Vicki is a feminine given name, often a hypocorism of Victoria. The feminine name Vicky in Greece comes from the name Vasiliki. Women * Family nickname of Victoria, Princess Royal (1840–1901), wife of German ...

, "{{lang, fr, L'Amour est bleu, i=unset" , French , align=center, 4 , align=center, 17 , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" , {{Escyr, 1968 , Chris Baldo and Sophie Garel , "{{lang, fr,

Nous vivrons d'amour 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 (Sandie Shaw song), Puppet on ...

, i=unset" , French , align=center, 11 , align=center, 5 , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" , {{Escyr, 1969 ,

Romuald Romuald ( la, Romualdus; 951 – traditionally 19 June, c. 1025/27 AD) was the founder of the Camaldolese order and a major figure in the eleventh-century "Renaissance of eremitical asceticism".John Howe, "The Awesome Hermit: The Symbolic ...

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, "{{lang, fr, Je suis tombé du ciel, i=unset" , French , align=center, 12 ◁ , align=center, 0 , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" , {{Escyr, 1971 , Monique Melsen , "{{lang, fr, Pomme, pomme, pomme, i=unset" , French , align=center, 13 , align=center, 70 , -style="background:gold;" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" , {{Escyr, 1972 , Vicky Leandros , "{{lang, fr,

, i=unset" , French , align=center, 1 , align=center, 128 , -style="background:gold;" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" , {{Escyr, 1973 ,

, "{{lang, fr,

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, "

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Frère Jacques "Frère Jacques" (, ), also known in English as "Brother John", is a nursery rhyme of French origin. The rhyme is traditionally sung in a round. The song is about a friar who has overslept and is urged to wake up and sound the bell for the mati ...

, i=unset" , French , align=center, 16 , align=center, 17 , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" , {{Escyr, 1978 , Baccara , "{{lang, fr,

Parlez-vous français ? "Parlez-vous français ?" (; "Do you speak French?") is a song recorded by Spanish disco duo Baccara, written by Rolf Soja, Frank Dostal and Peter Zentner. It is best known as the entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1978, held in Paris. Bac ...

, i=unset" , French , align=center, 7 , align=center, 73 , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" , {{Escyr, 1979 , Jeane Manson , "{{lang, fr, J'ai déjà vu ça dans tes yeux, i=unset" , French , align=center, 13 , align=center, 44 , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" , {{Escyr, 1980 , Sophie and Magaly , "{{lang, fr,

Papa Pingouin "Papa Pingouin" (; "Poppa/Daddy Penguin") was the entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980, performed in French by the French twin sisters Sophie & Magaly. Background The song was written by Ralph Siegel and Bernd Meinunger, who are normally a ...

, i=unset" , French , align=center, 9 , align=center, 56 , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" , {{Escyr, 1981 , Jean-Claude Pascal , "{{lang, fr, C'est peut-être pas l'Amérique, i=unset" , French , align=center, 11 , align=center, 41 , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" , {{Escyr, 1982 ,

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Corinne Hermès Corinne Hermès (born Corinne Bondeaux; 16 November 1961, Lagny-sur-Marne) is a French singer. She represented Luxembourg at the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 where she won with "Si la vie est cadeau" ("If life is a gift"), which brought the Gr ...

, "{{lang, fr,

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, i=unset" , French , align=center, 10 , align=center, 39 , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" , {{Escyr, 1985 , Margo, Franck Olivier,

, Ireen Sheer, Malcolm Roberts and Chris Roberts , " Children, Kinder, Enfants" , French,

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L'Amour de ma vie L'Amour may refer to: People * Louis L'Amour (1908–1988), American cowboy novelist * Michelle L'amour (born 1980), American neo-burlesque performer Other uses * L'Amour (album), ''L'Amour'' (album), a 1983 album by Lewis * L'Amour (film), ''L' ...

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, "{{lang, fr, Croire, i=unset" , French , align=center, 4 , align=center, 90 , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" , {{Escyr, 1989 ,

, "{{lang, fr,

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Céline Carzo Céline Carzo is a French singer. She represented Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990. A native of Nice, Céline Carzo was 17 years old when she performed " Quand je te rêve" ("When I Dream of You") as her entry in the Contest, which ...

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and

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Sou fräi Luxembourg participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 with the song "" (; ) written by Jang Linster and Ab van Goor. The song was performed by Marion Welter and the band Kontinent, which was internally selected by the Luxembourgish broad ...

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Hostings

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Helga Guitton Helga Guitton (born 18 December 1942) is a German radio and television presenter. She was a disc jockey and interviewer for RTL and was presenter of the 1973 Eurovision Song Contest. Biography Guitton worked for RTL from 1964 to 1994. On Radio ...

, - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1984 , Théâtre Municipal ,

Désirée Nosbusch Désirée Nosbusch a.k.a. Désirée Becker (born 14 January 1965) is a Luxembourger actress and television presenter. She was born in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg to a Luxembourgish father and Italian mother. In the 1980s she lived in Manhattan, ...

Conductors

{, class="wikitable plainrowheaders" !Year !Conductor !Musical Director !Notes !{{Abbr, Ref., Reference , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1956 , {{flagicon, France Jacques Lasry , rowspan="5" {{N/A, N/A , , rowspan="13", , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1957 , {{flagicon, Germany

Willy Berking Willy Berking (22 June 1910 – 21 May 1979) was a German orchestra conductor, trombonist and composer. Career Berking studied music (piano and composition) in Düsseldorf and then in Berlin, where he formed his first big band at the age of 1 ...

, rowspan="3", Host conductor , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1958 , {{flagicon, Netherlands Dolf van der Linden , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1960 , {{flagicon, UK Eric Robinson , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1961 , {{flagicon, France Léo Chauliac , , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1962 , colspan="2", Jean Roderes , {{efn, Also conducted the Spanish entry. , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1963 , {{flagicon, UK Eric Robinson , rowspan="3" {{N/A, N/A , Host conductor , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1964 , {{flagicon, France

Jacques Denjean Jacques Denjean (25 May 1929 – 21 December 1995) was a French composer and arranger, active in the 1960s and 1970s. He worked with artists such as Dionne Warwick, Françoise Hardy, Nana Mouskouri, Johnny Hallyday, Barış Manço, Maria del Mar B ...

, , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1965 , {{flagicon, France

Alain Goraguer Alain Goraguer (born 20 August 1931, Rosny-sous-Bois, Seine-Saint-Denis) is a French jazz pianist, sideman of Boris Vian and Serge Gainsbourg, arranger and composer. He has composed some or all of the music for films including '' La Planète Sauv ...

, , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1966 , colspan="2", Jean Roderes , {{efn, Also conducted the Belgian and Swiss entries. , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1967 , {{flagicon, France Claude Denjean , rowspan="6" {{N/A, N/A , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1968 , {{flagicon, France André Borly , , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1969 , {{flagicon, Spain, 1945

Augusto Algueró Augusto Algueró Dasca (23 February 1934 – 16 January 2011) was a Spanish composer, arranger and music director. He wrote more than 500 songs and about 200 musical scores for films and television. Career Algueró was born in Barcelona, and st ...

, Host conductor , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1970 , {{flagicon, France

Raymond Lefèvre Raymond Lefèvre (20 November 1929 – 27 June 2008) was a French easy listening orchestra leader, arranger and composer. Biography and career Born on 20 November 1929 in Calais, France, Raymond Lefèvre is best known for his interpretation of ...

, , rowspan="10", , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1971 , {{flagicon, France Jean Claudric , , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1972 , {{flagicon, Germany Klaus Munro , , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1973 , colspan="2", Pierre Cao , , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1974 , {{flagicon, UK Charles Blackwell , rowspan="10" {{N/A, N/A , , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1975 , {{flagicon, UK

Phil Coulter Philip Coulter (born 19 February 1942) is an Irish musician, songwriter and record producer from Derry, Northern Ireland. He was awarded the Gold Badge from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors in October 2009. Coulter has ...

, , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1976 , {{flagicon, Germany Jo Plée , , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1977 , {{flagicon, UK

Johnny Arthey John Raymond Arthey (24 September 1930 – 27 October 2007) was a British conductor and composer. He was responsible for arranging many hit pop records in the 1960s and 1970s. Life and career Johnny Arthey started his career as a pianis ...

, , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1978 , {{flagicon, Germany Rolf Soja , , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1979 , {{flagicon, France

Hervé Roy Hervé Roy (1943 – 2009) was a French musician, singer, composer, and record producer. Biography After studying musical composition and dramatic art at the ''Conservatoire de Paris'', he composed and arranged for many performers since 1966, i ...

, , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1980 , {{flagicon, Austria

Norbert Daum Norbert Daum (born 6 September 1948) is an Austrian musician and conductor. He often works with Ralph Siegel. Daum conducted entries in 7 years of the Eurovision Song Contest, during 1979–1994. Career Work as an arranger Daum was born in Brau ...

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, , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1984 , {{flagicon, France Pascal Stive , Pierre Cao , {{Efn, Cao conducted the Cypriot and German entries. , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1985 , {{flagicon, Austria Norbert Daum , rowspan="9" {{N/A, N/A , , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1986 , {{flagicon, Germany Rolf Soja , , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1987 , {{flagicon, Belgium Alec Mansion , , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1988 , {{flagicon, France Régis Dupré , , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1989 , {{flagicon, France Benoît Kaufman , Host conductor , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1990 , {{flagicon, France Thierry Durbet , , , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1991 , {{flagicon, Belgium

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Commentators and spokespersons

{{unreferenced section, date=March 2012 Through the 37 years Luxembourg took part in the Eurovision Song Contest, the contest was broadcast on two channels ( RTL TV and RTL Hei Elei), but the contest was mostly broadcast on the French section of RTL until it was divided in 1991 and after that it was broadcast in Luxembourgish. However, only one commentator, Maurice Molitor, was native to Luxembourg. {, class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:90%;" , - !Year !Television commentator !Radio commentator !Spokesperson !class="unsortable", {{Abbr, Ref., Reference , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1956 , rowspan="6" {{N/A, Commentary via RTF , , rowspan="14" {{N/A, No radio broadcast , , {{N/A, No spokesperson , , , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1957 , rowspan="2", Pierre Bellemare , , , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1958 , , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1959 , {{N/A, Did not participate , , , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1960 , rowspan="2" {{N/A, Unknown , , , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1961 , , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1962 ,

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, , Robert Diligent , , , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1963 , rowspan="3" {{N/A, Commentary via ORTF , , rowspan="3" {{N/A, Unknown , , , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1964 , , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1965 , , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1966 , rowspan="15", Jacques Navadic , ,

, , , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1967 , rowspan="4" {{N/A, Unknown , , , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1968 , , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1969 , , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1970 , rowspan="6", Camillo Felgen , , , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1971 , rowspan="3" {{N/A, No spokesperson , , , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1972 , , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1973 , , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1974 , rowspan="2" {{N/A, Unknown , , , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1975 , , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1976 , rowspan="16", André Torrent , , rowspan="9", Jacques Harvey , , , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1977 , , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1978 , , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1979 , , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1980 , , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1981 , Jacques Navadic and Marylène Bergmann , , , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1982 , Marylène Bergmann , , , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1983 , Valérie Sarn , , , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1984 , Valérie Sarn and Jacques Navadic , , , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1985 , rowspan="7", Valérie Sarn , , rowspan="3",

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Photogallery

Image:Eurovision Song Contest 1958 - Solange Berry.png,

in Hilversum (

1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...

) Image:Eurovisie Songfestival 1962 te Luxemburg, voor Luxemburg Camillo Felgen, Bestanddeelnr 913-6609.jpg,

in Luxembourg (

1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors ...

) Image:Eurovision Song Contest 1965 - France Gall.jpg,

in Naples (

1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndo ...

) Image:David Alexandre Winter (Luxemburg), Bestanddeelnr 923-3696.jpg,

in Amsterdam (

1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...

) File:Eurovisie Songfestival 76 Den Haag Jurgen Marcus (Luxemburg), Bestanddeelnr 928-5031.jpg, Jürgen Marcus in The Hague (

1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...

) Image:Eurovision Song Contest 1980 - Sophie & Magaly.jpg, Sophie and Magaly in the Hague (

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...

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Notes and references

Notes

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References

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External links

Points to and from Luxembourg
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