The following is a list of events, births, and deaths in 1933 in

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

Incumbents

* Federal Council: **

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 s ...

** Edmund Schulthess (President) **

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 Heinrich Häberlin (6 September 1868 – 26 February 1947) was a Swiss politician, judge and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1920–1934). From 1904 he was a member of the Swiss Council of States, from 1905 member of the Grand Council of t ...

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. Duri ...

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 Rudolf Minger (13 November 1881 – 23 August 1955) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1929–1940). He also was a farmer all his life. He was elected to the Federal Council on 12 December 1929 and handed over office ...

Tournaments

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 ...

1933–34 Nationalliga Statistics of Swiss Super League in the 1933–34 season. Overview It was contested by 16 teams, and Servette FC Genève won the championship. League standings Results Sources Switzerland 1933-34 at RSSSF {{DEFAULTSORT:1933-34 Nationall ...

Establishments

Schurter Schurter Holding AG is a Swiss multinational manufacturer of electrical and electronic components and a provider of electronic services which is based in Lucerne, Switzerland. The group of companies, which is represented in around 60 countries, e ...

(incorporated 1949) * Giro del Mendrisiotto, a Swiss bike race, is started *

Tour de Suisse The Tour de Suisse ( en, Tour of Switzerland) is an annual road cycling stage race. Raced over eight days, the event covers two weekends in June, and along with the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is considered a proving ground for the Tour de France ...

, a Swiss bike race, is started * Integra-Signum, a Swiss train protection system, is introduced

Events

Other

* Berne Trial is in progress until 1935

Births

*January 6 - Emil Steinberger, comedian, director and writer *January 28 - Fred Mayer, photographer

February

*February 27 -

Livio Vacchini Livio Vacchini (February 27, 1933 – April 2, 2007) was a Swiss architect from Ticino. Life Livio Vacchini was born in Locarno. From 1953 to 1958 he studied architecture at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. After a stay in Stoc ...

, architect (d. April 2, 2007)

March

*March 14 -

René Felber René Felber (14 March 1933 – 18 October 2020) was a Swiss politician. He was a member of the Swiss Federal Council from 1987 to 1993. In 1992, he served as the President of Switzerland. Personal life Born 1933 in Bienne, Felber was a teacher ...

, politician *March 27 -

Oskar von Büren Oskar von Büren (born 27 March 1933) is a Swiss cyclist. He competed in the 4,000 metres team pursuit event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially k ...

, cyclist

June

*June 11 - Harald Szeemann, curator and art historian (died February 18, 2005) *June 12 -

Elisabeth Nagele Elisabeth Nagele (12 June 1933 – 22 June 1993) was a Swiss luger who competed in the early 1960s. She won the gold medal in the women's singles at the 1961 FIL World Luge Championships in Girenbad, Switzerland. Nagele also finished 12t ...

luge A luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine (face up) and feet-first. A luger steers by using the calf muscles to flex the sled's runners or by exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the seat. Racing sleds weigh for s ...

r *June 18 -

Heinrich von Stietencron Heinrich von Stietencron (18 June 1933 in Ronco sopra Ascona, Switzerland – 12 January 2018) was a German Indologist. He was a Professor and the Director of the Institute of Indology and Comparative Religion at the University of Tübingen. He ...

, German indologist (died

2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...

) *June 22 -

André Grobéty André Grobéty (22 June 1933 – 20 July 2013) was a Swiss footballer who played as a right-back. Career During his career, Grobéty played at the club level for Servette FC, Lausanne Sports, and FC Meyrin. In the Swiss Cup final on 15 May 19 ...

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

*June 22 - Peter Brogle, actor (died March 27, 2006)

July

*July 13 - Henri Lauener, philosopher (d. October 28, 2002) *July 25 - Elwyn Friedrich,

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...

player (d. February 2, 2012)

August

*August 14 -

Richard R. Ernst Richard Robert Ernst (14 August 1933 – 4 June 2021) was a Swiss physical chemist and Nobel Laureate. Ernst was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1991 for his contributions towards the development of Fourier transform nuclear magnetic re ...

, physical chemist and Nobel Laureate *August 29 -

Arnold Koller Arnold Koller (born 29 August 1933) is a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1986–1999). He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on 10 December 1986 as a member of the Christian Democratic People's Party of ...

, politician

September

*September 8 - Marcel Vonlanthen,

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

(association football) forward

October

*October 25 -

René Brodmann René Brodmann (25 October 1933 – 2000) was a Swiss football defender who played for Switzerland in the 1966 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Grasshopper Club Zürich, FC Zürich, and FC St. Gallen Fussballclub St. Gallen 1879, comm ...

(association football) defender

December

*December 18 -

Rene Haller René Daniel Haller (born December 18, 1933 in Lenzburg, Switzerland), is a Swiss naturalist trained in horticulture, landscaping and tropical agronomy. Since the 1970s, he has been known for his commitment to environmental restoration, such ...

, naturalist

Deaths

*April 28 -

Hermann Sahli Hermann Sahli (May 23, 1856 – April 28, 1933) was a Swiss internist who was a native of Bern. In 1878 he earned his doctorate from the University of Bern, and subsequently became an assistant to Ludwig Lichtheim (1845–1915) in Bern. Afte ...

, internist *

Victor Sterki Victor Sterki (1846 in Solothurn, Switzerland – 1933)"Victor Sterki"
. Carnegie Museum of ...

, malacologist

References

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Years of the 20th century in Switzerland