The following lists events that happened during 1985 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
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Incumbents
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editJanuary – March
edit- 4 January – Luxembourger Gaston Thorn's term as President of the European Commission comes to an end.[2]
- 1 March – SES is established as Europe's first commercial satellite operator.
April – June
edit- 5 April – A fire erupts at Notre-Dame Cathedral, in Luxembourg City, destroying the belfry and damaging the roof of the nave.
- 24 April – Representing Luxembourg, Ireen Sheer, Margo, Franck Olivier, Chris & Malcolm Roberts, and Diane Solomon finish thirteenth in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 with the song Children, Kinder, Enfants.
- 15 May – Pope John Paul II arrives in Luxembourg for a two-day visit.[3]
- 1 June – Paul Philipp is appointed head coach of the Luxembourg national football team.
- 14 June – The Schengen Agreement is signed at Schengen, in south-eastern Luxembourg, with the intention of removing border controls between signatory states.
July – September
edit- 1 July - Luxembourg assumes the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union for the following six months.[4]
October – December
edit- 17 October – Reconstruction work is completed on Notre-Dame Cathedral, after fire damaged the cathedral on 5 April.
Births
edit- 16 June – Andy Schleck, cyclist
Deaths
edit- 24 April – François Neuens, cyclist
- 9 July – Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg[5]
- 8 November – Nicolas Frantz, cyclist
Footnotes
edit- ↑ East, Roger; Thomas, Richard J. (3 June 2014). Profiles of People in Power: The World's Government Leaders. Routledge. p. 359. ISBN 978-1-317-63939-8.
- ↑ Thewes (2011), p. 191
- ↑ Thewes (2011), p. 208
- ↑ Thewes (2011), p. 206
- ↑ "Charlotte | grand duchess of Luxembourg | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
References
edit- Thewes, Guy (2011). Les gouvernements du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg depuis 1848 (PDF) (in French) (2011 ed.). Luxembourg City: Service Information et Presse. ISBN 978-2-87999-156-6. Retrieved 1 May 2026.