1930 in Switzerland explained

The following is a list of events, births, and deaths in 1930 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

• Federal Council

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• • • • • • Giuseppe Motta Edmund Schulthess Jean-Marie Musy (President)^[2]
      • Heinrich Häberlin Marcel Pilet-Golaz
  • Albert Meyer
  • Rudolf Minger

Events

• 6 April – Swiss alcohol referendum, 1930
• 12 April – FC Wangen bei Olten is founded
• 1929–30 Swiss Serie A
• 1930–31 Swiss Serie A
• Vita Nova, a Swiss publishing house run is established in January 1934.
• FIBT World Championships 1930 takes place in Switzerland
• Bank for International Settlements was founded, based in Basel

Births

• 8 March – Franz Gertsch, painter (died 2022)
• 30 May – Yolande Jobin, figure skater (died 2010)
• 29 June – Hans Däscher, ski jumper
• 11 August – André Thomkins, artist (died 1985)
• 30 September – Gilbert Albert, jeweler (died 2019)
• 30 October – Gilbert Rey, footballer
• 16 November – Frieda Dänzer, alpine skier (died 2015)^[3]

Deaths

• 19 March – Andreas Walser, painter (born 1908)
• 27 July – Alfred Friedrich Bluntschli, architect and educator (born 1842)
• 4 August – Sebastian Gebhard Messmer, prelate of the Catholic Church (born 1847)
• Heinrich Anton Müller, painter (born 1869)

Literature

• Solal of the Solals published

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: Olympedia – Frieda Dänzer . www.olympedia.org . 7 February 2024.