• Source: 1985 in Luxembourg

      • The following lists events that happened during 1985 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.


      Incumbents




      Events




      = January – March

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      4 January – Luxembourger Gaston Thorn's term as President of the European Commission comes to an end.
      1 March – SES is established as Europe's first commercial satellite operator.


      = April – June

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      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.
      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

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      1 July - Luxembourg assumes the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union for the following six months.


      = October – December

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      17 October – Reconstruction work is completed on Notre-Dame Cathedral, after fire damaged the cathedral on 5 April.


      Births


      16 June – Andy Schleck, cyclist


      Deaths


      24 April – François Neuens, cyclist
      9 July – Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
      8 November – Nicolas Frantz, cyclist


      Footnotes




      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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