1976 in Switzerland explained

Events during the year 1976 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

• Federal Council

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• • Rudolf Gnägi (president)^[2]
  • Hans Hürlimann
  • Georges-André Chevallaz
  • Willi Ritschard
  • Kurt Furgler
  • Ernst Brugger
  • Pierre Graber

Events

• 13–18 January – The 1976 European Figure Skating Championships take place in Geneva.^[3]

Births

• 28 January – Daniel Buess, drummer (d. 2016)
• 6 February – Tanja Frieden, snowboarder^[4]
• 7 July – Evelyne Leu, freestyle skier^[5]
• 7 December – Manuela Kormann, curler^[6]

Deaths

• 24 April – Mark Tobey, American painter (born 1890 in the United States)^[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: Olympedia – Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Figure Skating Championships . www.olympedia.org . 3 February 2024.
4. Web site: Olympedia – Tanja Frieden . www.olympedia.org . 1 February 2024.
5. Web site: Olympedia – Evelyne Leu . www.olympedia.org . 1 February 2024.
6. Web site: Olympedia – Manuela Kormann . www.olympedia.org . 1 February 2024.
7. Book: Mark Tobey . Tobey, Mark . Oxford Reference . January 2004 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-860476-1 . 24 February 2024.