1934 in Switzerland

The following is a list of events, births, and deaths in 1934 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

• Federal Council:
• Giuseppe Motta
• Edmund Schulthess
• Jean-Marie Musy then Philipp Etter
• Heinrich Häberlin then Johannes Baumann
• Marcel Pilet-Golaz (President)
• Albert Meyer
• Rudolf Minger

Events

• July 14–July 29 – Zürich 1934 chess tournament took place
• August 26 – 1934 Swiss Grand Prix takes place in Switzerland
• 1933–34 Nationalliga
• FIBT World Championships 1934 took place in Switzerland
• FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1934 took place in Switzerland
• 1934-35 Nationalliga
• SC Buochs
• The Berne Trial is in progress, until 1935
• The Swiss Banking Act of 1934 majorly affects bank secrecy
• 16–17 December – The 1934 Montreux Fascist conference a meeting held by deputies from a number of European Fascist organizations is held in Montreux, Switzerland.

Literature

• Via Mala is published

Births

• February 11 – Hans Bässler, fencer
• February 14 – Michel Corboz, conductor
• February 15 – Niklaus Wirth, computer scientist
• February 18 – Peter Zeindler, journalist, novelist and playwright.
• February 21 – Andreas Blum, journalist, actor (d. January 26, 2024)
• June 18 – Eugen Meier, composer
• June 30 – Ursula Bagdasarjanz, violinist
• August 13 – Karl Elsener, football goalkeeper (d. July 27, 2010)
• October 19 – Ernst Hürlimann, rower
• November 19 – Paul Glass, American-Swiss composer
• Kurt Müller, sports shooter

Deaths

• August 26 – Hugh Hamilton, British racing driver, killed at the Swiss Grand Prix (born 1905 in Ireland)
• César Roux, surgeon (born 1857)

References