1944 in Switzerland

← 1943 1942 1941 1944 in Switzerland → 1945 1946 1947
Decades:	1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s
See also:	History of Switzerland Timeline of Swiss history List of years in Switzerland

Events during the year 1944 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

• Federal Council: ^[1]
  • Walther Stampfli (president) ^[2]
  • Eduard von Steiger
  • Karl Kobelt
  • Philipp Etter
  • Enrico Celio
  • Ernst Nobs
  • Marcel Pilet-Golaz (until December), then Max Petitpierre

Events

• 1 April – Schaffhausen is accidentally bombed by the United States causing serious damage to the city and killing or wounding more than 100 people. ^[3]

Births

• 6 January – Rolf M. Zinkernagel, immunologist ^[4]
• 20 May – Sepp Benz, bobsledder (died 2021) ^[5]
• 2 September – Claude Nicollier, astronaut ^[6]
• 8 November – Andreas Sprecher, alpine skier

Deaths

• 22 April – Edmund Schulthess, politician (born 1868) ^[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. Air University Review. Department of the Air Force. 1976. p. 20.
4. "The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1996". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
5. "Olympedia – Sepp Benz". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
6. "Claude Nicollier". New Mexico Museum of Space History. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
7. "Edmund Schulthess". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 19 February 2024.