1924 in Switzerland

← 1923 1922 1921 1924 in Switzerland → 1925 1926 1927
Decades:	1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s
See also:	History of Switzerland Timeline of Swiss history List of years in Switzerland

The following events, births, and deaths happened in Switzerland in the year 1924.

Incumbents

• Federal Council: ^[1]
  • Ernest Chuard (president) ^[2]
  • Giuseppe Motta
  • Edmund Schulthess
  • Jean-Marie Musy
  • Heinrich Häberlin
  • Robert Haab
  • Karl Scheurer

Births

• 3 March – Lys Assia, singer (died 2018) ^[3]
• 17 March – Hans Bänninger, ice hockey player (died 2007) ^[4]
• 24 June – Kurt Furgler, politician (died 2008) ^[5]
• 8 October – Alphons Egli, politician (died 2016) ^[6]

Deaths

• 29 December – Carl Spitteler, poet (died 1845) ^[7]

References

1. "All federal councillors since 1848". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
2. "Presidents of the Confederation". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
3. "Remembering Lys Assia, the first winner of the Eurovision Song Contest". The Independent. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
4. "Olympedia – Hans Bänninger". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
5. "Kurt Furgler". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
6. "Alphons Egli". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
7. "The Nobel Prize in Literature 1919". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 9 February 2024.