1939 in Switzerland explained

Events during the year 1939 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

• Federal Council

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• • Philipp Etter (president)^[2]
  • Giuseppe Motta
  • Johannes Baumann
  • Hermann Obrecht
    • • Marcel Pilet-Golaz Albert Meyer (until December), then Ernst Wetter
  • Rudolf Minger

Events

• 27–29 January – The men's events of the 1939 European Figure Skating Championships take place in Davos.^[3]

Births

• 18 May – Doris Ramseier, equestrian^[4]
• 18 October – Flavio Cotti, politician (died 2020)^[5]

Deaths

• 15 October – Robert Haab, politician (born 1865)^[6]

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 – Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Figure Skating Championships . www.olympedia.org . 3 February 2024.
4. Web site: Olympedia – Doris Ramseier . www.olympedia.org . 6 February 2024.
5. Web site: Flavio Cotti . www.admin.ch . 6 February 2024 . en.
6. Web site: Robert Haab . www.admin.ch . 26 February 2024 . en.