1932 in Switzerland

← 1931 1930 1929 1932 in Switzerland → 1933 1934 1935
Decades:	1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s
See also:	History of Switzerland Timeline of Swiss history List of years in Switzerland

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

Incumbents

• Federal Council: ^[1]
  • Giuseppe Motta (President) ^[2]
  • Edmund Schulthess
  • Jean-Marie Musy
  • Heinrich Häberlin
  • Marcel Pilet-Golaz
  • Albert Meyer
  • Rudolf Minger

Events

• June 16–July 9 – Lausanne Conference of 1932 is held in Switzerland
• September 8 – Tannenberg, a Swiss-German war film, is released
• 1931–32 Nationalliga
• Switzerland at the 1932 Summer Olympics
• Switzerland at the 1932 Winter Olympics
• 1932–33 Nationalliga
• Geneva Conference (1932) is held

Births

• January 9 – Émile Ess, rower, (died 1990)
• February 11 – Kurt Schmid, rower (died 2000)
• April 9 – Armin Jordan, conductor, (died 2006)
• July 20 – Alice Fischer, figure skater (died 2017)
• July 29
  • Walter Loosli, sculptor, woodcut engraver and maker of stained and painted glass panels and windows (died 2015)
  • Luigi Snozzi, architect (died 2020)
• August 21 – Kurt Stettler, football goalkeeper (died 2020)
• November 2 – Clemens Thoma, theologian (died 2011)
• November 4 – Katia Loritz, actress (died 2015)
• December 5 – Ludwig Minelli, founder of Dignitas (died 2025)
• December 21 – Werner Otto Leuenberger, painter, illustrator, graphic artist and sculptor (died 2009)
• December 29 – Cornelio Sommaruga, Italian-born Swiss humanitarian, lawyer and diplomat (died 2024)
• Emilie Benes Brzezinski, Swiss-born American sculptor (died 2022)

Deaths

• November 12 – Edmond Louis Budry, hymn writer (born 1854)
• Louis Mercanton, Swiss film director, screenwriter and actor (born 1879)

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.