The following lists events that happened during 1950 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Incumbents Position Incumbent Grand Duke Charlotte Prime Minister Pierre Dupong President of the Chamber of Deputies Émile Reuter President of the Council of State Léon Kauffman Mayor of Luxembourg City Émile Hamilius
Events
Unknown – Goodyear tyre factory is opened at Colmar-Berg.
January – March
April – June 25 June – The Korean War begins. Luxembourg pledges its support to the United Nations. Soldiers from Luxembourg will form a platoon of A Company, Belgian United Nations Command.
July – September 17 August – Princess Alix marries Antoine Maria Joachim Lamoral, 14th Prince of Ligne. 2 September – François Simon replaces Aloyse Hentgen as Minister for Economic Affairs and Agriculture.
October – December 2 October – The first of Luxembourg's volunteer soldiers departs for the Korean War.Thewes (2011), p. 133 23 October – Wirtgen Ferdinand is appointed to the Council of State.
Births 22 January – Marie-Josée Jacobs, politician 21 April – Pierre Mores, member of the Council of State 26 April – Jeannot Krecké, politician 19 May – Anne Brasseur, politician 15 June – Jup Weber, politician 29 June – Gaston Gibéryen, politician 13 July – Georges Wohlfart, politician 16 July – Henri Grethen, politician 5 August – Lucien Didier, cyclist 11 October – Mady Delvaux-Stehres, politician 26 October – Nico Braun, footballer 19 December – Jean Portante, writer
Deaths 1 February – Pierre Prüm, politician and Prime Minister
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