1973 in Switzerland
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Events during the year 1973 in Switzerland.
Incumbents
[edit]- Federal Council:[1]
- Roger Bonvin (president, until December)[2]
- Hans-Peter Tschudi (until December)
- Nello Celio (until December)
- Rudolf Gnägi
- Pierre Graber
- Ernst Brugger
- Kurt Furgler
- Georges-André Chevallaz (from December)
- Hans Hürlimann (from December)
- Willi Ritschard (from December)
Events
[edit]- 10 April – A plane on route from Bristol, England to Basel crashes into a hillside while approaching the airport killing 108 out of the 145 people on board.[3]
- 23–24 June – The 1973 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships take place in Muotathal.[4]
Births
[edit]- 8 February – Ursula Wyss, politician and economist[5]
- 10 March – Ada Marra, politician[6]
- 26 April – Andres Gerber, footballer[7]
- 1 May – Oliver Neuville, German footballer[8]
- 2 September – Sibylle Matter, triathlete[9]
- Urs Fischer, artist[10]
- Sébastien Schneeberger, Swiss-born Canadian politician[11]
Deaths
[edit]- 6 July – Otto Klemperer, German conductor (born 1885 in Germany)[12]
- 12 August – Walter Rudolf Hess, physicist (born 1881)[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "All federal councillors since 1848". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "Presidents of the Confederation". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "Survivor of Basel Air Disaster says he is still scarred by the incident 45 years on". itv.com. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "Olympedia – Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Canoe Slalom World Championships". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "Ursula Wyss". Federal Assembly. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Ada Marra". Federal Assembly. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Andres Gerber". www.tntsports.co.uk. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Oliver Neuville". www.tntsports.co.uk. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Olympedia – Sibylle Matter". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Urs Fischer". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Sébastien Schneeberger - National Assembly of Québec". www.assnat.qc.ca. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ Helmer, Paul (2009). Growing with Canada: The ƒmigrŽ Tradition in Canadian Music. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. p. 268. ISBN 978-0-7735-3581-7.
- ^ "The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1949". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
