The following lists events that happened during 1963 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Incumbents

Events

January – March

23 March – Representing Luxembourg, Nana Mouskouri finishes eighth in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 with the song À force de prier.

1963 in Luxembourg

April – June

29 April – Grand Duchess Charlotte pays a state visit to the United States until 4 May.

1963 in Luxembourg

July – September

9 October – Jeunesse Esch beat FC Haka 4–0 to become the only Luxembourgian side to progress to the last sixteen of the European Cup. 30 October – The national football team shocks the Netherlands by winning 2–1 in the second qualifying round for the 1964 European Nations' Cup, progressing 3–2 on aggregate.

1963 in Luxembourg

October – December

4 November – Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson visits Luxembourg. 18 December – Luxembourg is knocked out at the final stage of qualifying for the 1964 European Nations' Cup, losing a play-off against Denmark 1–0, having drawn 5–5 with the Danes on aggregate.

Births

12 March – Marc Angel, politician

10 April – Marc Spautz, trade unionist and politician

1 May – Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg

4 July – Ni Xia Lian, table tennis player

18 July – Marc Girardelli, skier

16 September – Luc Frieden, politician

Deaths

29 March - Michel Stoffel, painter

26 August – Pierre Clemens, cyclist

Footnotes

References