2000 in Luxembourg

yearbox
in? = in Luxembourg
cp = 20th Century
c = 21st century
cf = 22nd century
yp1 = 1997
yp2 = 1998
yp3 = 1999
year = 2000
ya1 = 2001
ya2 = 2002
ya3 = 2003
dp3 = 1970s
dp2 = 1980s
dp1 = 1990s
d = 2000s
da = 0
dn1 = 2010s
dn2 = 2020s
dn3 = 2030s

Incumbents

Events

January - March

* 1 January – The Grand Ducal Police is formed from a merger of the Gendarmerie
* 1 January – Clearstream is established in Luxembourg City.
* March – The Parliament of France reports on money laundering in Europe, dedicated much of its space to Luxembourg and the Clearstream Affair.

April - June

* 26 May – Jeunesse Esch win the Luxembourg Cup, beating FC Mondercange 4-1 in the final.
* 31 May – A Tunisian gunman takes 49 children and five adults hostage at a nursery school in Wasserbillig. The following day, the gunman is shot and critically wounded by police. There are no other casualties.
* 11 June – Alberto Elli wins the 2000 Tour de Luxembourg, with Team Telekom picking up the team title.

July - September

* 12 September – Luxembourg signs an agreement with the European Space Agency allowing it to participate in the ARTES programme.
* 14 September – SES Astra launches its Astra 2B satellite.

October - December

* 5 October – Luxembourg accedes to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
* 7 October – Grand Duke Jean's abdication is effected. His eldest son, Hereditary Grand Duke Henri, succeeds him.
* 19 December – SES Astra launches its Astra 2D satellite.

Births

* 2 May – Prince Léopold of Nassau
* 2 May – Princess Charlotte of Nassau

Deaths

* 28 March – Pir Kremer, writer
* 5 July – Joseph Wohlfart, politician
* 17 July – Claude Fontaine, artist
* 22 November – Fernand Hoffmann, writer, linguist, and literature critic