1976 in Switzerland

Events during the year 1976 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

• Federal Council:
• Rudolf Gnägi (president)
• Hans Hürlimann
• Georges-André Chevallaz
• Willi Ritschard
• Kurt Furgler
• Ernst Brugger
• Pierre Graber

Events

• 13–18 January – The 1976 European Figure Skating Championships take place in Geneva.

Births

• 28 January – Daniel Buess, drummer (d. 2016)
• 6 February – Tanja Frieden, snowboarder
• 7 July – Evelyne Leu, freestyle skier
• 7 December – Manuela Kormann, curler

Deaths

• 24 April – Mark Tobey, American painter (born 1890 in the United States)

References