1944 in Switzerland explained

Events during the year 1944 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

• Federal Council

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• • Walther Stampfli (president)^[2]
  • Eduard von Steiger
  • Karl Kobelt
  • Philipp Etter
  • Enrico Celio
  • Ernst Nobs
  • Marcel Pilet-Golaz (until December), then Max Petitpierre

Events

• 1 April – Schaffhausen is accidentally bombed by the United States causing serious damage to the city and killing or wounding more than 100 people.^[3]

Births

• 6 January – Rolf M. Zinkernagel, immunologist^[4]
• 20 May – Sepp Benz, bobsledder (died 2021)^[5]
• 2 September – Claude Nicollier, astronaut^[6]

Deaths

• 22 April – Edmund Schulthess, politician (born 1868)^[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. Book: Air University Review . 1976 . Department of the Air Force . 20 . en.
4. Web site: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1996 . NobelPrize.org . 10 February 2024.
5. Web site: Olympedia – Sepp Benz . www.olympedia.org . 11 March 2024.
6. Web site: Claude Nicollier . New Mexico Museum of Space History . 26 February 2024.
7. Web site: Edmund Schulthess . www.admin.ch . 19 February 2024 . en.