1997 in Luxembourg

The following lists events that happened during 1997 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Years in Luxembourg:	1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
Years:	1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000

Incumbents

Position	Incumbent
Grand Duke	Jean
Prime Minister	Jean-Claude Juncker
Deputy Prime Minister	Jacques Poos
President of the Chamber of Deputies	Jean Spautz
President of the Council of State	Paul Beghin
Mayor of Luxembourg City	Lydie Polfer

Events

April – June

• 17 April – The weekly newspaper Le Jeudi is launched by Editpress.
• 17 May – The Compagnie Grand-Ducale d'Électricité du Luxembourg is renamed 'Cegedel'.
• 31 May – Jeunesse Esch win the Luxembourg Cup, beating Union Luxembourg 2–0 in the final.
• 15 June – Belgium's Frank Vandenbroucke wins the 1997 Tour de Luxembourg.

July – September

• 1 July – Luxembourg assumes the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union for the following six months.
• 28 September – The first Luxembourg Grand Prix is held: not in Luxembourg, but at the Nürburgring, in the nearby German town of Nürburg. Jacques Villeneuve wins the race.

October – December

• 9 October – Luxair places an order for two Embraer ERJ 145 regional jets following the airline's decision to create an all-jet fleet.
• 2 December – SES launches its seventh satellite, Astra 1G.

Births

• 30 July – Jessica Berscheid, footballer

Deaths

• 14 March – Nicolas Morn, cyclist
• 8 July – Joseph Probst, artist
• 5 December – Jim Kirchen, cyclist