1994 in Switzerland explained

Events in the year 1994 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

• Federal Council

^[1]

• • Otto Stich (President)^[2]
    • • Jean-Pascal Delamuraz Kaspar Villiger
        • • Arnold Koller Flavio Cotti Ruth Dreifuss
  • Adolf Ogi

Events

• 4–5 October – 53 members of the cult, Order of the Solar Temple, commit mass suicide in Switzerland and Canada.^[3]
• International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1994 signed.
• FC Breitenrain Bern established.^[4]

Births

• 5 January – Jolanda Neff, cyclist^[5]
• 7 January – Phoebe Stänz, ice hockey player^[6]
• 17 January – Tom Bohli, cyclist^[7]
• 26 January – Salim Khelifi, footballer^[8]
• 7 February – Nina Christen, sports shooter^[9]
• 6 March – Armin Alesevic, footballer^[10]
• 14 March – Leonardo Bertone, footballer^[11]
• 24 March – Giulia Steingruber, artistic gymnast^[12]
• 27 March – Birama Ndoye, footballer^[13]
• 15 May – Lara Stalder, ice hockey player^[14]
• 31 July – Florent Hadergjonaj, footballer^[15]
• 7 August – Jérémy Desplanches, swimmer^[16]
• 28 September – Corinne Suter, alpine skier^[17]
• 8 October – Luca Hänni, singer and winner of season 9 of Deutschland sucht den Superstar
• 13 December – Livia Altmann, ice hockey player^[18]
• Zoé Metthez, model and beauty pageant titleholder^[19]

Deaths

• 10 March – Roger Bocquet, footballer (born 1921)^[20]
• 25 March – Max Petitpierre, politician (born 1899)^[21]
• 15 September – Ernst Fuchs, cyclist (born 1936)^[22]

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: Order of the Solar Temple Cultic Practices, Occultism & Esoteric Beliefs Britannica . www.britannica.com . 11 February 2024 . en.
4. Web site: FC Breitenrain Bern » Historical squads. 14 May 2015.
5. Web site: Jolanda Neff. 14 May 2015.
6. Web site: Olympedia – Phoebe Stänz . www.olympedia.org . 31 January 2024.
7. Web site: Tom Bohli. Cyclingarchives.
8. Web site: Salim Khelifi - Goal.com. Goal.com. 14 May 2015.
9. Web site: Olympedia – Nina Christen . www.olympedia.org . 31 January 2024.
10. Web site: UEFA Europa League – Armin Alesevic – UEFA.com. 14 May 2015.
11. Web site: Leonardo Bertone - FIFA 15 - 26 January 2015 - SoFIFA. 14 May 2015. sofifa.com.
12. Web site: Giulia STEINGRUBER - Olympic Gymnastics Artistic Switzerland . International Olympic Committee . 23 April 2019 . en . 20 November 2016.
13. Web site: Senegal - B. Ndoye - Profile with news, career statistics and history. soccerway.com.
14. Web site: Lara Stalder . www.eurosport.com . 31 January 2024.
15. Web site: Florent Hadergjonaj - FIFA 15 - 08 May 2015. SoFIFA.
16. Web site: Olympedia – Jérémy Desplanches . www.olympedia.org . 10 February 2024.
17. Web site: Corinne Suter . www.eurosport.com . 31 January 2024.
18. Web site: Livia Altmann . www.eurosport.com . 31 January 2024.
19. Web site: 20 minutes - Fière de représenter la Suisse dans l'univers - People. 20min.ch. 14 May 2015.
20. Web site: Bocquet, Roger - Rotweiss. 14 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20171013201906/http://www.rotweiss.ch/bocquet-roger/. 13 October 2017. dead.
21. Web site: Max Petitpierre . www.admin.ch . 11 February 2024 . en.
22. Web site: Ernst Fuchs - Rider Profile Information. CyclingFever.com.