2000 in Luxembourg

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Events

[edit] January - March

• 1 January – The Grand Ducal Police is formed from a merger of the Gendarmerie
• 1 January – Clearstream is established in Luxembourg City.
• March – The Parliament of France reports on money laundering in Europe, dedicated much of its space to Luxembourg and the Clearstream Affair.

[edit] April - June

• 26 May – Jeunesse Esch win the Luxembourg Cup, beating FC Mondercange 4-1 in the final.
• 31 May – A Tunisian gunman takes 49 children and five adults hostage at a nursery school in Wasserbillig. The following day, the gunman is shot and critically wounded by police. There are no other casualties.
• 11 June – Alberto Elli wins the 2000 Tour de Luxembourg, with Team Telekom picking up the team title.

[edit] July - September

• 12 September – Luxembourg signs an agreement with the European Space Agency allowing it to participate in the ARTES programme.
• 14 September – SES Astra launches its Astra 2B satellite.

[edit] October - December

• 5 October – Luxembourg accedes to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
• 7 October – Grand Duke Jean's abdication is effected. His eldest son, Hereditary Grand Duke Henri, succeeds him.
• 19 December – SES Astra launches its Astra 2D satellite.

[edit] Births

• 2 May – Prince Léopold of Nassau
• 2 May – Princess Charlotte of Nassau

[edit] Deaths

• 28 March – Pir Kremer, writer
• 5 July – Joseph Wohlfart, politician
• 17 July – Claude Fontaine, artist
• 22 November – Fernand Hoffmann, writer, linguist, and literature critic