Events during the year 1940 in Switzerland.
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Incumbents edit
- Federal Council:[1]
- Marcel Pilet-Golaz (president)[2]
- Philipp Etter
- Giuseppe Motta (until January)
- Johannes Baumann (until December)
- Hermann Obrecht (until July)
- Ernst Wetter
- Rudolf Minger (until December)
- Enrico Celio (from February)
- Walther Stampfli (from July)
- Karl Kobelt (from December)
- Eduard von Steiger (from December)
Births edit
- 9 January – Ruth Dreifuss, politician[3]
- 11 October – Christoph Blocher, politician[4]
- 27 December – Willi Hofmann, bobsledder[5]
Deaths edit
- 23 January – Giuseppe Motta, politician (born 1871)[6]
- 29 June – Paul Klee, German-Swiss artist (born 1879)[7]
- 21 August – Hermann Obrecht, politician (born 1882)[8]
References edit
- ^ "All federal councillors since 1848". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "Presidents of the Confederation". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "Ruth Dreifuss". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Christoph Blocher". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ "Olympedia – Willi Hofmann". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ "Giuseppe Motta". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ Klee, Paul. Oxford University Press. January 2004. ISBN 978-0-19-860476-1. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ "Hermann Obrecht". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 19 February 2024.