1989 in Switzerland

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See also:	History of Switzerland Timeline of Swiss history List of years in Switzerland

Events in the year 1989 in Switzerland .

Incumbents

• Federal Council: ^[1]
  • Otto Stich
  • Jean-Pascal Delamuraz (President) ^[2]
  • Elisabeth Kopp then Kaspar Villiger
  • Arnold Koller
  • Flavio Cotti
  • René Felber
  • Adolf Ogi

Events

• 2–8 July – The 1989 World Archery Championships take place in Lausanne. ^[3]
• 5–9 December – The 1989 European Curling Championships take place in Engelberg. ^[4]

Births

• 4 January – Kariem Hussein, 400 metres hurdler^{[ citation needed ]}
• 9 March – Florence Schelling, ice hockey player ^[5]
• 15 April – Denise Feierabend, alpine skier ^[6]
• 24 May – Jessica Lutz, ice hockey player ^[7]
• 8 June – Timea Bacsinszky, tennis player ^[8]
• 13 June – Dino Wieser, ice hockey player ^[9]
• 14 July – Dominique Rinderknecht, model, tv host and beauty pageant titleholder ^[10]
• 28 August – Doris Schweizer, cyclist ^[11]
• 1 September – Lucas Tramèr, rower ^[12]
• 7 November – Tina Aeberli, footbag player^{[ citation needed ]}

Deaths

• 6 April – Michael Reusch, gymnast (born 1914) ^[13]
• 20 June – Ernst Brugger, politician (born 1914) ^[14]
• 12 November – Édouard Candeveau, rower (born 1898) ^[15]

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. "Olympedia – Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Archery Championships". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
4. "Olympedia – Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Curling Championships". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
5. "Olympedia – Florence Schelling". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
6. "Denise Feierabend". www.eurosport.com. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
7. "Olympedia – Jessica Lutz". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
8. "Olympedia – Timea Bacsinszky". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
9. "Dino Wieser". Eliteprospects.com.
10. "Miss Schweiz Kandidatin 2013_ Dominique Rinderknecht im Porträt – Schweizer Illustrierte" . Retrieved 14 May 2015.
11. "Doris Schweizer". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
12. "Olympedia – Lucas Tramèr". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
13. "Michael Reusch Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
14. "Ernst Brugger". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
15. "Når døde Édouard Candeveau_ _ Hva & Hvordan". hva-hvordan.no. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-05-14.