2002 in Luxembourg

yearbox
in? = in Luxembourg
cp = 20th Century
c = 21st century
cf = 22nd century
yp1 = 1999
yp2 = 2000
yp3 = 2001
year = 2002
ya1 = 2003
ya2 = 2004
ya3 = 2005
dp3 = 1970s
dp2 = 1980s
dp1 = 1990s
d = 2000s
da = 0
dn1 = 2010s
dn2 = 2020s
dn3 = 2030s

Incumbents

Events

January - March

* 1 January – New Euro banknotes and coins are introduced to replace those of the Luxembourgian franc.
* 28 January – The government signs a treaty with France, at Rémilly, agreeing to extend the TGV Est to Luxembourg City.
* 18 February – Arcelor is launched as an operating concern.
* 28 February – Luxembourgian franc banknotes and coins cease to be legal tender.
* 29 March – SES Astra launches its 3A satellite.

April - June

* 24 May – FC Avenir Beggen win the Luxembourg Cup, beating F91 Dudelange 1-0 in the final.
* 2 June – Marcus Ljungqvist wins the 2002 Tour de Luxembourg, with Team Fakta picking up the team title.

July - September

* 7 July – Luxembourg City plays host to the "grand départ" of the 2002 Tour de France.
* 6 September – Utopia Group SA formed from the merger of Utopia SA and Dutch company Polyfilm BV.

October - December

* 6 November – Luxair Flight 9642 crashes near Niederanven, on the approach to Luxembourg-Findel. 20 of the 22 passengers and crew members die.
* 26 November – SES Astra's 1K satellite fails to deploy properly after launch, requiring it to be deorbited. This is SES's first unintended loss.

Deaths

* 4 February – Prince Sigvard, Duke of Uppland
* 30 April – Lucien Wercollier, sculptor
* 24 June – Pierre Werner, politician
* 30 October – René Pütz, actor
* 6 November – Michel Majerus, artist