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

Incumbents

Events

January – March

• 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

• 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

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

October – December

• 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

1. 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.
2. Thewes (2006), p. 191
3. Thewes (2006), p. 208
4. Thewes (2006), p. 206
5. "Charlotte | grand duchess of Luxembourg | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 10 December 2022.

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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