The following is a list of events, births, and deaths in 1932 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

Giuseppe Motta Giuseppe Motta (29 December 1871 – 23 January 1940) was a Swiss politician. He was a member of the Swiss Federal Council (1911–1940) and President of the League of Nations (1924–1925). He was a Catholic-conservative foreign minister and a ...

(President) **

Edmund Schulthess Edmund Schulthess (2 March 1868 – 22 April 1944) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1912–1935). Biography He was born on 2 March 1868 in Villnachern to Edmund Schulthess (1826–1906) and Cornelia Brigitta Marth ...

Jean-Marie Musy Jean-Marie Musy (10 April 1876 – 19 April 1952) was a Swiss politician. Affiliated with the Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland, he was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on 11 December 1919 served until 30 April 193 ...

** Heinrich Häberlin **

Marcel Pilet-Golaz Marcel Pilet-Golaz (31 December 1889 – 11 April 1958) was a Swiss politician. He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 13 December 1928 and handed over office on 31 December 1944. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party. Dur ...

Albert Meyer Albert Meyer may refer to: *Albert Meyer (politician) (1870–1953), member of the Swiss Federal Council, 1929–1938 * Albert Gregory Meyer (1903–1965), Archbishop of Chicago * Albert J. Meyer (economist) (1919–1983), American economist * Albe ...

** Rudolf Minger

Tournaments

1931–32 Nationalliga Statistics of Swiss Super League in the 1931–32 season. Overview It was contested by 18 teams, and Lausanne Sports won the championship. Group 1 Table Results Group 2 Table Results Playoff Table Results , colspan="3" sty ...

* Switzerland at the 1932 Summer Olympics * Switzerland at the 1932 Winter Olympics *

1932–33 Nationalliga Statistics of Swiss Super League in the 1932–33 season. Overview It was contested by 16 teams, and Servette FC, Servette FC Genève won the championship. Group 1 Table Results Group 2 Table Results Playoff Table Results ...

Establishments

Events by Month

January

*January 9-

Émile Ess Émile Ess (9 January 1932 – 30 November 1990) was a Swiss rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1960 Summer Olympics. He was born in Ruswil Ruswil is a municipality in the district of Sursee in the canton of Lucerne ...

, a Swiss rower, is born (d. December 1990)

February

*February 11-

Kurt Schmid Kurt Schmid (11 February 1932 – 2 December 2000) was a Swiss rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1960 Summer Olympics. Schmid was born in 1932 in Baar, Switzerland, the son of Olympic rower Karl Schmid. Schmid Jr. ...

, a Swiss rower, is born

March

April

*April 9-

Armin Jordan Armin Jordan (9 April 1932 – 20 September 2006) was a Swiss conductor known for his interpretations of French music, Mozart and Wagner. Armin Jordan was born in Lucerne, Switzerland. "Mr. Jordan was a large man, with a slab of a face and a ...

, a Swiss conductor, is born (d. September 2006)

May

June

July

*July 20- Alice Fischer, a Swiss figure skater, is born *July 29- Walter Loosli, a Swiss sculptor, woodcut engraver and maker of stained and painted glass panels and windows, is born *July 29-

Luigi Snozzi Luigi Snozzi (29 July 1932 – 29 December 2020) was a Swiss architect, born in Mendrisio, Ticino. He worked in Locarno and Lugano. Life He studied at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. From 1962 to 1971, Snozzi worked in asso ...

, a Swiss architect, is born

August

*August 21-

Kurt Stettler Kurt Stettler (21 August 1932 – 8 December 2020) was a Swiss football goalkeeper who played for Switzerland in the 1962 FIFA World Cup.

, a Swiss football (association football) goalkeeper, is born

September

*September 8- Tannenberg, a Swiss-German war film, is released

October

November

*November 2-

Clemens Thoma Clemens Thoma (November 2, 1932 – December 7, 2011) was a Swiss theologian. He was professor of theology and Jewish studies and founder of the Institute for Jewish-Christian Studies (IJCF) at the University of Lucerne. He grew up as one of el ...

,a Swiss theologian, is born *November 4-

Katia Loritz Katia Loritz (4 November 1932 – 16 August 2015), born Margrith Anna Loritz, was a Swiss-born Spanish-based actress. Biography Loritz was born in St. Gallen, Switzerland. After her primary studies in her home town, she moved to Munich, where s ...

, a Swiss born actress, is born *November 12-

Edmond Louis Budry Edmond Louis Budry (August 30, 1854 – November 12, 1932) was a Swiss hymn writer famous for writing the lyrics to the hymn "Thine Be the Glory" ("À toi la gloire") to music from '' Judas Maccabaeus'' by George Frideric Handel. Born in Vevey, ...

, a Swiss hymn writer, died

December

*December 21- Werner Otto Leuenberger, a Swiss painter, illustrator, graphic artist and sculptor, is born *December 29-

Cornelio Sommaruga Cornelio Sommaruga (born December 29, 1932 in Rome) is a Swiss humanitarian, lawyer and diplomat who is best known for being President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) from 1987 to 1999. Today, he chairs the Geneva Internati ...

, an Italian born Swiss humanitarian, lawyer and diplomat, is born

Other

Geneva Conference (1932) The Conference for the Reduction and Limitation of Armaments, generally known as the Geneva Conference or World Disarmament Conference, was an international conference of states held in Geneva, Switzerland, between February 1932 and November 1934 ...

is held *June 16-July 9-

Lausanne Conference of 1932 The Lausanne Conference was a 1932 meeting of representatives from the United Kingdom, Germany, and France that resulted in an agreement to suspend World War I reparations payments imposed on Germany by the Treaty of Versailles. Held from June 16 ...

is held in Switzerland *

Emilie Benes Brzezinski Emilie Beneš Brzezinski (born Emilie Anna Beneš; January 21, 1932 – July 22, 2022) was a Swiss-American sculptor and the wife of Zbigniew Brzezinski. Education and career Emilie Beneš was born in Geneva, Switzerland. She earned a fine ar ...

, a Swiss born American sculptor, is born *

Louis Mercanton Louis Mercanton (4 May 1879 – 29 April 1932) was a Swiss people, Swiss film director, screenwriter and actor. Mercanton was born in Nyon, Vaud, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland and died in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. Partial filmography Director * '' ...

, a Swiss film director, screenwriter and actor, dies

References

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