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The following lists events that happened during 1980 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Incumbents
| Position | Incumbent |
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| Grand Duke | Jean |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Werner |
| Deputy Prime Minister |
Gaston Thorn (until 22 November) Colette Flesch (from 22 November) |
| President of the Chamber of Deputies | Léon Bollendorff |
| President of the Council of State |
Alex Bonn (until 18 June) François Goerens (from 20 June) |
| Mayor of Luxembourg City |
Colette Flesch (until 22 November) Camille Polfer (from 22 November) |
Events
January – March
- 22 February – Minister Jean Wolter dies, and is replaced by Jean Spautz.
April – June
- 19 April – Representing Luxembourg, Sophie & Magaly finish ninth in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 with the song Papa Pingouin.
- 1 May – In football, Luxembourg beats Thailand 1-0: Luxembourg's first international victory since 1973.
- 9 May – The Luxembourgian national football team beats South Korea 3–2. This was Luxembourg's last international victory until 1995.
- 8 June – The Netherlands' Bert Oosterbosch wins the 1980 Tour de Luxembourg.
July – September
- 1 July – Footballer Robby Langers transfers from Union Luxembourg to German club Borussia Mönchengladbach.
October – December
- 21 November – Gaston Thorn is named as President of the European Commission.
- 22 November – Gaston Thorn steps down as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Luxembourg and is succeeded by Colette Flesch. Camille Polfer replaces Flesch as Mayor of Luxembourg City.
Births
- 15 April – Fränk Schleck, cyclist
Deaths
- 22 February – Jean Wolter, politician
- 27 June – Marcel Fischbach, politician
- 12 July – Arsène Mersch, cyclist
- 23 October – Auguste Trémont, artist
Footnotes
- 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 (2006), p. 192
- Thewes (2006), p. 203
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.
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