The following is a list of events, births, and deaths in 1937 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 ...

(president) **

Hermann Obrecht Hermann Obrecht (26 March 1882 – 21 August 1940) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1935–1940). He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 4 April 1935 and handed over office on 31 July 1940. He was affiliate ...

Philipp Etter Philipp Etter (21 December 1891, in Menzingen – 23 December 1977) was a Swiss politician. He was the son of Joseph Anton, cooper master, and the Jakobea Stocker. During his office time he held the Department of Home Affairs and was President of ...

** Johannes Baumann **

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 ...

Events

* 1936–37 Nationalliga, won by FC Lugano *

1937 Swiss Grand Prix The 1937 Swiss Grand Prix was a 750 kg Formula race held on 22 August 1937 at the Bremgarten Circuit. Race Report After the start, Hans Stuck chopped across the nose of the other drivers to take the early lead, followed by Caracciola and Ro ...

, won by Rudolf Caracciola *

1937–38 Nationalliga Statistics of Swiss Super League in the 1937–38 season. Overview It was contested by 12 teams, and FC Lugano won the championship. League standings Results Sources Switzerland 1937-38 at RSSSF {{DEFAULTSORT:1937-38 Nationalliga Natio ...

, won by

Grasshopper Club Zürich Grasshopper Club Zürich, commonly referred to as simply GC, GCZ, or Grasshoppers, is a multisports club based in Zürich, Switzerland. The oldest and best known department of the club is its football team. With 27 titles, Grasshopper holds the ...

Nyon Conference The Nyon Conference was a diplomatic conference held in Nyon, Switzerland, in September 1937 to address attacks on international shipping in the Mediterranean Sea during the Spanish Civil War. The conference was convened in part because Kingdom ...

, which addresses attacks on shipping in the Spanish Civil War *

Allianz Allianz ( , ) is a German multinational financial services company headquartered in Munich, Germany. Its core businesses are insurance and asset management. The company is one of the world's largest insurers and financial services groups. The ...

, a group of Swiss artists, is founded * 1937 Swiss freemasonry referendum

Literature

* An Answer from the Silence, a novel by Max Frisch, is published in Swiss

Births

*3 February –

Billy Meier Eduard Albert Meier, commonly nicknamed "Billy", is the founder of a UFO religion called the "Freie Interessengemeinschaft für Grenz- und Geisteswissenschaften und Ufologiestudien" (Free Community of Interests for the Border and Spiritual Scienc ...

, prophet *9 March – Niele Toroni, painter *18 May –

Peter Bolliger Peter Bolliger (born 18 May 1937) is a Swiss rower who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 Summer Olympics. He was born in Basel, Switzerland. In 1964 he finished seventh with his partner Nicolas Gobet in the coxless pair ev ...

, rower *21 May –

Hansjörg Hirschbühl Hansjörg Hirschbühl (born 21 May 1937) was a Swiss bobsled Bobsleigh or bobsled is a team winter sport that involves making timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competi ...

, bobsleigher *2 June –

Pierre Favre Peter Faber (french: Pierre Lefevre or Favre, la, Petrus Faver) (13 April 1506 – 1 August 1546) was a Jesuit priest and theologian, who was also a co-founder of the Society of Jesus, along with Ignatius of Loyola and Francis Xavier. Pope Fra ...

, musician *30 June – Fritz Egli, motorcycle racer *6 July – Joseph Payne, musician *12 July – Fritz Kehl, association footballer *21 December – Hansruedi Führer, association footballer *

Attilio Moresi Attilio Moresi (26 July 1933 – 25 April 1995) was a Swiss cyclist. He was the Swiss National Road Race champion in 1963. Major results ;1957 : 2nd Tour de Quatre-Cantons : 3rd Overall Tour de Suisse : 5th Overall Tour de Romandie ;1958 : 2n ...

, cyclist *

Sandro del Prete Sandro Del-Prete (born 1937) is a Swiss artist who creates illusionary and surrealistic paintings. His style has been compared to M. C. Escher, though it lacks the latter's mathematical precision. Biography Del-Prete was born in Bern, Switzerlan ...

, painter

Deaths

*7 April –

Hans Steffen 250px, Picture of Dr. Hans Steffen in 1916 Hans Steffen Hoffman (20 July 1865, in Fürstenwerder, Prussia – 7 April 1936, in Davos, Switzerland) was a German geographer and explorer of the Aysén Region in western Patagonia. Steffen also wor ...

, German geographer (born

1936 in Germany Events in the year 1936 in Germany. Incumbents National level Head of State and Chancellor * Adolf Hitler (the Führer) (Nazi Party) Events * 6 February — The IV Olympic Winter Games open in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. * 7 March — ...

) *9 May –

Walter Mittelholzer Walter Mittelholzer (2 April 1894 – 9 May 1937) was a Swiss aviation pioneer. He was active as a pilot, photographer, travel writer, as well as of the first aviation entrepreneurs. Life Born on 2 April 1894 in St. Gallen as the son of a baker ...

, pilot, photographer, and travel writer (born

1894 Events January–March * January 4 – A military alliance is established between the French Third Republic and the Russian Empire. * January 7 – William Kennedy Dickson receives a patent for motion picture film in the United S ...

) *2 September –

Pierre de Coubertin Charles Pierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin (; born Pierre de Frédy; ...

, French historian and founder of the

International Olympic Committee The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swiss ...

(born

1863 in France Events from the year 1863 in France. Incumbents * Monarch – Napoleon III Events *15 January - French forces bombard Veracruz, during the French intervention in Mexico. *16 March - French siege of Puebla begins. *14 April - Treaty of Hué ...

)

References

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