The following lists events that happened during 1984 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Incumbents Events January – March 8 February - American Vice President George H. W. Bush begins a two-day official visit to Luxembourg. 24 February – Luxembourgish is declared to be the 'national language' of Luxembourg, and one of the three official languages, alongside French and German. April – June 5 May – Luxembourg City hosts the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 after Corinne Hermès's victory the previous year. Representing Luxembourg, Sophie Carle finishes tenth with the song 100% d'amour. 17 June – Legislative and European elections are held. The LSAP increases its representation in the Chamber of Deputies by half. July – September 20 July – Pierre Werner resigns his position as Prime Minister to retire from politics. Jacques Santer forms a new government, with Jacques Poos as his deputy. October – December 18 October - Luxembourger Marcel Mart becomes President of the European Court of Auditors. 24 December - A law is passed creating a new system of automatically indexing wages and benefits to inflation. Births 3 June – Prince Félix of Luxembourg 30 August – Jeff Henckels, archer 3 September – David Fiegen, athlete Deaths 29 June – Victor Bodson, politician 29 August – Camille Ney, politician Footnotes References