1924 in Switzerland explained

The following is a list of events, births, and deaths in 1924 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

• Federal Council

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• • Ernest Chuard (president)^[2]
    • • Giuseppe Motta Edmund Schulthess
        • • Jean-Marie Musy Heinrich Häberlin Robert Haab
  • Karl Scheurer

Births

• 3 March – Lys Assia, singer (died 2018)^[3]
• 17 March – Hans Bänninger, ice hockey player (died 2007)^[4]
• 24 June – Kurt Furgler, politician (died 2008)^[5]
• 8 October – Alphons Egli, politician (died 2016)^[6]

Deaths

• 29 December – Carl Spitteler, poet (died 1845)^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: All federal councillors since 1848 . www.admin.ch . 22 January 2024 . en.
2. Web site: Presidents of the Confederation . www.admin.ch . 22 January 2024 . en.
3. Web site: Remembering Lys Assia, the first winner of the Eurovision Song Contest . The Independent . 8 February 2024 . en . 26 March 2018.
4. Web site: Olympedia – Hans Bänninger . www.olympedia.org . 11 March 2024.
5. Web site: Kurt Furgler . www.admin.ch . 10 February 2024 . en.
6. Web site: Alphons Egli . www.admin.ch . 10 February 2024 . en.
7. Web site: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1919 . NobelPrize.org . 9 February 2024.