1985 in Switzerland

Events in the year 1985 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

• Federal Council:
• Pierre Aubert (President)
• Leon Schlumpf
• Alphons Egli
• Rudolf Friedrich
• Otto Stich
• Jean-Pascal Delamuraz (1983–1998)
• Elisabeth Kopp (1984–1989)

Events

• 19–20 November – Geneva Summit takes place.
• 10–14 December – The 1985 European Curling Championships take place in Grindelwald.

Births

• 2 February – Julian Bühler, football striker
• 8 February – Sophie Lamon, fencer
• 4 June – Dominique Gisin, alpine skier

Deaths

• 20 April – Rudolf Gnägi, politician (born 1917)
• 7 November – Friedrich Traugott Wahlen, politician (born 1899)
• 15 November – Méret Oppenheim, German-Swiss artist (born 1913 in Germany)

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