1966 in Switzerland explained

Events during the year 1966 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

• Federal Council

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• • Hans Schaffner (president)^[2]
  • Hans-Peter Tschudi
  • Roger Bonvin
  • Paul Chaudet (until December), then Nello Celio
  • Rudolf Gnägi
  • Ludwig von Moos
  • Willy Spühler

Births

• 23 February – Didier Queloz, astronomer^[3]
• 7 April – Michela Figini, alpine skier^[4]
• 7 July – Ingrid Haralamow, canoeist^[5]

Deaths

• 11 January – Alberto Giacometti, sculptor and painter (born 1901)^[6]
• 19 April – Albert Servaes, Belgian painter (born 1883 in Belgium)^[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: The Nobel Prize in Physics 2019 . NobelPrize.org . 9 February 2024.
4. Web site: Olympedia – Michela Figini . www.olympedia.org . 6 February 2024.
5. Web site: Olympedia – Ingrid Haralamow-Raimann . www.olympedia.org . 6 February 2024.
6. Book: Giacometti, Alberto . Oxford Reference . January 2004 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-860476-1 . 26 February 2024.
7. Book: Albert Servaes . Servaes, Albert . Oxford Reference . January 2004 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-860476-1 . 19 February 2024 . en .