The following lists events that happened during 1959 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Incumbents Events January – March 1 February – Elections are held to the Chamber of Deputies. The Christian Social People's Party loses 5 seats, while the Democratic Party gains five. 23 February – Prime Minister Pierre Frieden dies in Zürich, twenty-two days after winning re-election. 2 March – Pierre Werner becomes Prime Minister, seven days after the death of his Christian Social People's Party colleague Pierre Frieden. He forms a new government in coalition with the Democratic Party, with Eugène Schaus in the new office as Deputy Prime Minister. 11 March – Luxembourg misses the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time: the only time before the country's withdrawal from the contest since 1993. April – June 7 June – Charly Gaul wins the 1959 Giro d'Italia. July – September 4 August – Nicolas Margue is appointed to the Council of State. October – December 30 December – Paul Wilwertz is re-appointed to the Council of State, having previously been a member from 1945 to 1954. Births 12 April – Andy Bausch, film director 18 May – Ranga Yogeshwar, scientist 8 October – Claude Michely, cyclist 28 December – Antoine, Prince of Ligne Deaths 23 February – Pierre Frieden, politician and Prime Minister 2 December – Leo Müller, politician and journalist Footnotes References