1998 in Luxembourg
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| Years in Luxembourg: | 1995199619971998199920002001 |
| Centuries: | 19th century·20th century·21st century |
| Decades: | 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s |
| Years: | 1995199619971998199920002001 |
The following lists events that happened during1998 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]January – March
[edit]- 30 January –Marc FischbachandJohny Lahureresign from the government, and are replaced byLuc FriedenandGeorges Wohlfart.
April – June
[edit]- 28 April –Grand Duke Jeandeclares his eldest son,Hereditary Grand Duke Henri,to be hisLieutenant Representative.
- 23 May –CS Grevenmacherwin theLuxembourg Cup,beatingFC Avenir Beggen2–0 in the final.
- 28-29 May –NATOForeign Ministersmeet inLuxembourg City.
- 1 June – TheBanque Centrale du Luxembourgis established.[2]
- 14 June – The United States'Lance Armstrongwins the 1998Tour de Luxembourg.
July – September
[edit]- 30 August –SESlaunches its eighth satellite,Astra 2A.
- 27 September – The1998 Luxembourg Grand Prixis held: not in Luxembourg, but at theNürburgring,in the nearbyGermantown ofNürburg.
October – December
[edit]- 5 November – The Saint Esprit Tunnel is officially renamed the 'René Konen Tunnel' after formerDemocratic PartypoliticianRené Konen.
- 31 December – Theexchange ratebetween theLuxembourgian francand theECUat close of trading is 40.3399. This rate is then fixed as the level at which Luxembourg would join theEuro.
Births
[edit]Deaths
[edit]- 28 February –Elsy Jacobs,cyclist
- 30 September –Émile Krieps,politician and resistance leader
References
[edit]- ^East, Roger; Thomas, Richard J. (3 June 2014).Profiles of People in Power: The World's Government Leaders.Routledge. p. 359.ISBN978-1-317-63939-8.
- ^Bank Profitability: Methodological Country Notes 2000.OECD Publishing. 18 July 2000. p. 108.ISBN978-92-64-18217-2.
