1994 in Switzerland

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

Events in the year 1994 in Switzerland .

Incumbents

• Federal Council: ^[1]
  • Otto Stich (President) ^[2]
  • Jean-Pascal Delamuraz
  • Kaspar Villiger
  • Arnold Koller
  • Flavio Cotti
  • Ruth Dreifuss
  • Adolf Ogi

Events

• 4–5 October – 53 members of the cult, Order of the Solar Temple, commit mass suicide in Switzerland and Canada. ^[3]
• International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1994 signed.
• FC Breitenrain Bern established. ^[4]

Births

• 5 January – Jolanda Neff, cyclist ^[5]
• 7 January – Phoebe Stänz, ice hockey player ^[6]
• 17 January – Tom Bohli, cyclist ^[7]
• 26 January – Salim Khelifi, footballer ^[8]
• 7 February – Nina Christen, sports shooter ^[9]
• 6 March – Armin Alesevic, footballer ^[10]
• 14 March – Leonardo Bertone, footballer ^[11]
• 24 March – Giulia Steingruber, artistic gymnast ^[12]
• 27 March – Birama Ndoye, footballer ^[13]
• 15 May – Lara Stalder, ice hockey player ^[14]
• 31 July – Florent Hadergjonaj, footballer ^[15]
• 7 August – Jérémy Desplanches, swimmer ^[16]
• 28 September – Corinne Suter, alpine skier ^[17]
• 8 October – Luca Hänni, singer and winner of season 9 of Deutschland sucht den Superstar
• 13 December – Livia Altmann, ice hockey player ^[18]
• Zoé Metthez, model and beauty pageant titleholder ^[19]

Deaths

• 10 March – Roger Bocquet, footballer (born 1921) ^[20]
• 25 March – Max Petitpierre, politician (born 1899) ^[21]
• 15 September – Ernst Fuchs, cyclist (born 1936) ^[22]

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22. "Ernst Fuchs - Rider Profile Information". CyclingFever.com.