1954 in Switzerland explained

Events during the year 1954 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

• Federal Council

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• • Rodolphe Rubattel (president, until December)^[2]
  • Max Petitpierre
  • Philipp Etter
  • Karl Kobelt (until December)
  • Max Weber (until January)
  • Josef Escher (until December)
  • Markus Feldmann
  • Hans Streuli
  • Paul Chaudet (from December)
  • Thomas Holenstein (from December)
  • Giuseppe Lepori (from December)

Events

• 25–29 August – The 1954 European Athletics Championships take place in Bern.^[3]
• 29 September – CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, is founded in Geneva.^[4]

Births

• 8 March – Marie-Theres Nadig, alpine skeir^[5]

Deaths

• 9 December – Josef Escher, politician (born 1885)^[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 Athletics Championships . www.olympedia.org . 4 February 2024.
4. Book: Chao . Alexander Wu . Chou . Weiren . Reviews Of Accelerator Science And Technology - Volume 4: Accelerator Applications In Industry And The Environment . 20 February 2012 . World Scientific . 978-981-4452-79-3 . 257 . en.
5. Web site: Marie-Thérèse Nadig Alpine Skiing, World Cup, Olympic Medalist Britannica . www.britannica.com . 7 February 2024 . en.
6. Web site: Josef Escher . www.admin.ch . 18 February 2024 . en.