1983 in Switzerland explained

Events during the year 1983 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

• Federal Council

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• • Pierre Aubert (President)^[2]
  • Leon Schlumpf
  • Alphons Egli
  • Rudolf Friedrich
  • Willi Ritschard (resigned 16 October)
  • Georges-André Chevallaz (resigned 31 December)
  • Kurt Furgler
  • Otto Stich (elected 7 December)
  • Jean-Pascal Delamuraz (elected 7 December)

Events

• 28 May – The Green Party of Switzerland is established.^[3]
• The UCI Track Cycling World Championships take place in Zürich.^[4]

Births

• 24 June – Valeria Spälty, curler^[5]

Deaths

• 25 June – Alberto Ginastera, composer (born 1916 in Argentina)^[6]
• 10 September – Felix Bloch, Swiss-American physicist and Nobel physics laureate (born 1905)^[7]
• 16 October – Willi Ritschard, politician (born 1918)^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: All federal councillors since 1848 . www.admin.ch . 22 January 2024 . en.
2. Book: The World Factbook . 1983 . Central Intelligence Agency . 215 . en.
3. Book: Schwok . René . Switzerland--European Union: An Impossible Membership? . 2009 . Peter Lang . 978-90-5201-576-7 . 147 . en.
4. Book: Nye . Peter Joffre . Hearts of Lions: The History of American Bicycle Racing . 1 May 2020 . U of Nebraska Press . 978-1-4962-2135-3 . 440 . en.
5. Web site: Valeria Spälty . www.eurosport.com . 1 February 2024.
6. Web site: Alberto Ginastera Argentine composer Britannica . www.britannica.com . 27 April 2022 . en.
7. Web site: The Nobel Prize in Physics 1952 . NobelPrize.org . 17 May 2022.
8. Web site: Willi Ritschard - The Federal Council . www.admin.ch . 22 January 2024 . en.