1952 in Luxembourg

The following lists events that happened during 1952 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

← 1951 1950 1949 1952 in Luxembourg → 1953 1954 1955
Decades:	1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s
See also:	History of Luxembourg List of years in Luxembourg

Incumbents

Position	Incumbent
Grand Duke	Charlotte^[1]
Prime Minister	Pierre Dupong
President of the Chamber of Deputies	Émile Reuter
President of the Council of State	Léon Kauffman (until 14 February) Félix Welter (from 14 February)
Mayor of Luxembourg City	Émile Hamilius

Events

Main article: 1952

January – March

April – June

• 2 May – Hubert Clement is appointed to the Council of State.^[2]
• 27 May – Luxembourg is one of six signatories of the Treaty of Paris, which was to create the European Defence Community.^[3]
• 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.^[4]
• 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.^[3]
• 10 August – The High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community holds its first meeting, at Luxembourg City Hall.^[4]

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

1. "Charlotte | grand duchess of Luxembourg | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
2. (in French). Council of State. Archived from the original on 2009-11-03. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
3. Thewes (2006), p. 137
4. Thewes (2006), p. 136

References

• Thewes, Guy (2006). Les gouvernements du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg depuis 1848 (PDF) (in French) (2006 ed.). Luxembourg City: Service Information et Presse. ISBN 978-2-87999-156-6. Retrieved 12 December 2009.