Events in the year 1987 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:
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Pierre Aubert (President)
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Leon Schlumpf
Leon Schlumpf (3 February 1925 – 7 July 2012) was a Swiss politician and a former member of the Swiss Federal Council (1979–1987).
Schlumpf was born in Felsberg. He was elected to the Federal Council on 5 December 1979 as a member of the Sw ...
**
Otto Stich
Otto Stich (10 January 1927 – 13 September 2012) was a Swiss politician.
Born in Basel, he was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on 7 December 1983 and handed over office on 31 October 1995. He was affiliated to the Social Democrat ...
**
Jean-Pascal Delamuraz
Jean-Pascal Delamuraz (1 April 1936, in Vevey – 4 October 1998 in Lausanne) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1983–1998).
He obtained a degree in political science in 1960 from the University of Lausanne an ...
**
Elisabeth Kopp
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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 ...
**
Flavio Cotti
Births
* 21 June –
Sabrina Jaquet
Sabrina Jaquet (born 21 June 1987) is a former Swiss badminton player. She won a bronze medal at the 2017 European Championships. Jaquet competed at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and also known as , was ...
, badminton player
* 7 April –
Marco Mangold, footballer
* 5 June –
Angela Frautschi
Angela Frautschi (born 5 June 1987) is a Swiss former ice hockey player. She was a member of the Switzerland women's national ice hockey team. She played in the 2006, 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics. She also competed for ZSC Lions Zurich ...
, ice hockey player
* 18 July –
Nicole Bullo
Nicole Bullo (born 18 July 1987) is a Swiss ice hockey defenseman and member of the Swiss national team, currently playing in the Women's League (SWHL A) with HC Ladies Lugano. She represented Switzerland at the Winter Olympics in 2006, 2010 a ...
, ice hockey player
* 22 September -
Michèle Jäggi, curler
* 11 October –
Ariella Käslin
Ariella Käslin (anglicised Kaeslin; born 11 October 1987) is a Swiss former artistic gymnast. She won all five gold medals at the 2007 Swiss National Championships,[Patrizia Kummer
Patrizia Kummer (born 16 October 1987 in Brig) is a Swiss snowboarder.
Kummer won silver in the parallel slalom at the 2013 FIS Snowboarding World Championships, and gold in the Parallel giant slalom at the 2014 Sochi Olympics
...]
, snowboarder
Deaths
* 16 March –
Raymond Passello
Raymond Passello (12 January 1905 in Geneva – 16 March 1987) was a Swiss footballer who played for Switzerland in the 1934 FIFA World Cup
The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the second edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international ...
, footballer (born
1905
As the second year of the massive Russo-Japanese War begins, more than 100,000 die in the largest world battles of that era, and the war chaos leads to the 1905 Russian Revolution against Nicholas II of Russia (Shostakovich's 11th Symphony i ...
)
* 15 October –
August Erne
August Erne (15 February 1905 – 15 October 1987) was a Swiss racing cyclist. He was the Swiss National Road Race champion in 1932. He also rode in the 1932 and 1934 Tour de France
The 1934 Tour de France was the 28th edition of the Tour ...
, cyclist (born
1905
As the second year of the massive Russo-Japanese War begins, more than 100,000 die in the largest world battles of that era, and the war chaos leads to the 1905 Russian Revolution against Nicholas II of Russia (Shostakovich's 11th Symphony i ...
)
References
{{Year in Europe, 1987
1980s in Switzerland
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 ...
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 ...