1936 in Switzerland

The following is a list of events, births, and deaths in 1936 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

• Federal Council:
• Giuseppe Motta
• Hermann Obrecht
• Philipp Etter
• Johannes Baumann
• Marcel Pilet-Golaz
• Albert Meyer (President)
• Rudolf Minger

Events

• 4 February – Wilhelm Gustloff, leader of the Swiss branch of the Nazi Party is assassinated.
• August – World Jewish Congress founded
• 1935–36 Nationalliga
• 1936 Swiss Grand Prix
• 1936 UCI Road World Championships
• 1936-37 Nationalliga
• RSI Rete Uno, (Network One), a primary radio channel

Births

• 7 January – Claudio Polledri, fencer
• 26 January – Helmut Förnbacher, actor, film director and screenwriter
• 14 March – Bruno Oldani, designer (died 2021 in Norway)
• 19 March – Ursula Andress, actor best known for her role as Honey Ryder in Dr. No
• 1 April – Jean-Pascal Delamuraz, politician (died 1998)
• 25 May – Ely Tacchella, footballer (association football) (died 2017)
• 21 June – Janos Mohoss, fencer
• 22 June – Ingeborg Lüscher, German-Swiss painter
• 19 July – Dieter Keller, chess master
• 18 November – Heinz Bäni, football midfielder (died 2014)
• 7 October – Charles Dutoit, conductor
• 17 November – Frédy Girardet, chef
• 16 December – Elisabeth Kopp, politician (died 2023)
• 24 December – Léo Eichmann, football goalkeeper

Deaths

• 4 February – Wilhelm Gustloff, leader of the Swiss branch of the Nazi Party (born 1895 in Germany)
• 6 May – Hans Jelmoli, composer and pianist (died 1877)

See also

• Switzerland at the 1936 Summer Olympics
• Switzerland at the 1936 Winter Olympics

References