2003 in Luxembourg

yearbox
in? = in Luxembourg
cp = 20th Century
c = 21st century
cf = 22nd century
yp1 = 2000
yp2 = 2001
yp3 = 2002
year = 2003
ya1 = 2004
ya2 = 2005
ya3 = 2006
dp3 = 1970s
dp2 = 1980s
dp1 = 1990s
d = 2000s
da = 0
dn1 = 2010s
dn2 = 2020s
dn3 = 2030s

Incumbents

Events

January - March

April - June

* 29 April – Lydie Polfer meets with the foreign ministers of Belgium, France, and Germany, who agree a framework for the introduction of the planned Common Foreign and Security Policy.
* 31 May – CS Grevenmacher win the Luxembourg Cup, beating FC Etzella Ettelbruck 1-0 in the final.
* 1 June – Thomas Voeckler wins the 2003 Tour de Luxembourg, with Quick Step-Davitamon picking up the team title.
* 7 June – SES Americom launches its AMC-9 satellite: its first under SES ownership.

July - September

* 24 July – The A13 road, part of E29, is opened between Bettembourg and Schengen, including a 600 metre viaduct across the border to meet Germany's A8.
* 9 August – The 2003-04 season of the National Division kicks off.
* 12 August – The University of Luxembourg is founded.
* 22 August – Plans to extend France's LGV Est to Luxembourg City are formally approved by Luxembourg.
* 29 August – Skype is released.

October - December

* 10 October – The Luxembourgian Film Prizes are launched. The prize for Best Film is shared between "J'ai toujours voulu etre une Sainte" and "L'homme au cigare".
* 13 October – Lydie Polfer, Dominique de Villepin, and Joschka Fischer inaugurate the Pierre Werner Institute in Luxembourg City.
* November – Edward Steichen's "The Family of Man" exhibition, at Clervaux, is added to UNESCO's 'Memory of the World' register.
* 11 December – Kim Kirchen is named Luxembourg’s Sportsperson of the Year.

Deaths

* 10 January – Paul Cerf, journalist
* 21 February – Willy Bourg, politician
* 20 March – Gordian Troeller, journalist
* 1 April – Marcel Ernzer, cyclist
* 4 July – Georges Margue, jurist and politician
* 9 November – Maurice Thoss, politician
* 23 November – Johny Lahure, politician
* 5 December – Fernand Koenig, singer