1988 in Switzerland explained

Events in the year 1988 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

• Federal Council

^[1]

• • Otto Stich (President)^[2]
  • Jean-Pascal Delamuraz
    • • • • Elisabeth Kopp Arnold Koller Flavio Cotti
      • René Felber Adolf Ogi

Events

• 11–17 April – The 1988 Hexagon World Men's Curling Championship takes place in Lausanne.^[3]

Births

• 8 February – Christian Schneuwly, footballer^[4]
• 18 February – Michael Siegfried, footballer^[5]
• 16 April
  • Julia Marty, ice hockey player^[6]
  • Stefanie Marty, ice hockey player^[7]
• 1 September – Simona de Silvestro, racing driver^[8]
• 27 September – Mathias Flückiger, mountain biker^[9]
• 30 November – Benjamin Lüthi, footballer^[10]

Deaths

• 28 February – Hermann Burger, author and poet (born 1942)^[11]
• 9 May – Karl Brunner, economist (born 1916)^[12]
• 29 July – Georges Vuilleumier, footballer (born 1944)^[13]
• August – Albert Büchi, cyclist (born 1907)^[14]
• 16 September – Richard Paul Lohse, Swiss painter (born 1902)^[15]
• 5 November – Rudolf Wirz, handball player (born 1918)^[16]

Date unknown

• Benjamin Romieux, journalist (born 1914)^[17]

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 World Curling Championships . www.olympedia.org . 4 February 2024.
4. Web site: Christian Schneuwly - Goal.com. 14 May 2015.
5. Web site: Michael Siegfried - FIFA 15 - 26 January 2015. Sofifa.
6. Web site: Julia Marty . www.eurosport.com . 31 January 2024.
7. Web site: Olympedia – Stefanie Marty . www.olympedia.org . 31 January 2024.
8. Web site: Thompson . Paula . Indy 500: Who Is Simona De Silvestro and Why Should We Care About Her? . Bleacher Report . 4 February 2024 . en.
9. Web site: Olympedia – Mathias Flückiger . www.olympedia.org . 10 February 2024.
10. Web site: Benjamin Lüthi - FIFA 15 - 26 January 2015 - SoFIFA. SoFIFA.
11. Web site: Hermann Burger_ Die Kunst des Selbstmords - Kultur - Tagesspiegel. 2009.
12. Book: Economic Analysis and Political Ideology. 8. 978-1-78254-154-7 . Brunner . Karl . 17 October 1996 . Edward Elgar .
13. Web site: Football - Georges Vuilleumier. footballdatabase.eu.
14. Web site: Albert Büchi. 14 May 2015.
15. Book: The Oxford Dictionary of Art (3 ed.) . Lohse, Richard . Oxford Reference . January 2004 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-860476-1 . 19 February 2024 . en .
16. Web site: Olympedia – Rudolf Wirz . www.olympedia.org . 22 January 2024.
17. News: Benjamin Romieux. rts.ch. 2017-06-02. fr.