1969 in Switzerland explained

Events during the year 1969 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

• Federal Council

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• • Ludwig von Moos (president)^[2]
  • Hans-Peter Tschudi
  • Rudolf Gnägi
  • Roger Bonvin
  • Willy Spühler (resigned January 1970), succeeded by Pierre Graber from December 1969^{[3] [4]}
  • Hans Schaffner (until December), succeeded by Ernst Brugger from December 1969^[5]
  • Nello Celio

Births

• 20 March – Heidi Diethelm Gerber, sports shooter^[6]
• 22 December – Gianna Hablützel-Bürki, fencer^[7]

Deaths

• 25 September – Paul Scherrer, physicist (born 1890)^[8]

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: Pierre Graber . www.admin.ch . 5 March 2024 . en.
4. Web site: Willy Spühler . www.admin.ch . 5 March 2024 . en.
5. Web site: Ernst Brugger . www.admin.ch . 5 March 2024 . en.
6. Web site: Diethelm Gerber: Making the dream last longer . olympics.com . 31 January 2024.
7. Web site: Olympedia – Gianna Hablützel-Bürki . www.olympedia.org . 3 February 2024.
8. Web site: Paul Scherrer Nuclear Research, Particle Physics & X-Ray Crystallography Britannica . www.britannica.com . 5 March 2024 . en . 30 January 2024.