1953 in Luxembourg

Decades:	1930s; 1940s; 1950s; 1960s; 1970s;
See also:	History of Luxembourg; List of years in Luxembourg;

The following lists events that happened during 1953 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Incumbents

Position	Incumbent
Grand Duke	Charlotte^[1]
Prime Minister	Pierre Dupong (until 29 December) Joseph Bech (from 29 December)
President of the Chamber of Deputies	Émile Reuter
President of the Council of State	Félix Welter
Mayor of Luxembourg City	Émile Hamilius

26 February–21 April 1953 - Battle of Chatkol during the Korean War. Luxembourg soldiers fought against 55 consecutive nights of Chinese assaults.
9 April – Hereditary Grand Duke Jean marries Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium.^[2]
1 May – First iron cast by the European Coal and Steel Community at Belval, Esch-sur-Alzette.^[2]
12 May – Albert Goldmann is appointed to the Council of State.^[3]
12 May – Léon Schaus is appointed to the Council of State.^[3]
24 June – Law passed to build Esch-sur-Sûre Dam, which would create the Upper Sauer Lake.^[2]
29 December – Prime Minister Pierre Dupong dies in office. He is replaced by Christian Social People's Party colleague Joseph Bech, who leads the Bech-Bodson Ministry.^[4]

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.