1914 in Switzerland
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{{Year in Switzerland|1914}}
Events during the year 1914 in Switzerland.
Incumbents
- Federal Council:{{cite web |title=All federal councillors since 1848 |url=https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/federal-council/history-of-the-federal-council/federal-council-elections-since-1848/alle-bundesraete-liste.html |website=www.admin.ch |access-date=22 January 2024 |language=en}}
- Arthur Hoffmann (president){{cite web |title=Presidents of the Confederation |url=https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/bundespraesidium/bundespraesidenten-und-schweizer-geschichte/praesidenten-seit1848-liste.html |website=www.admin.ch |access-date=22 January 2024 |language=en}}
- Felix Calonder
- Eduard Müller
- Giuseppe Motta
- Edmund Schulthess
- Camille Decoppet
- Ludwig Forrer
Events
- 31 July – Swiss Air Force established.{{cite book |last1=Prince |first1=Cathryn J. |title=Shot from the Sky: American POWs in Switzerland |date=15 March 2016 |publisher=Naval Institute Press |isbn=978-1-61251-347-8 |page=12 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bjjrCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA12 |language=en}}
- 1 August – Swiss National Park established.{{cite web |title=Exploring Switzerland's only national park |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/europe/exploring-switzerlands-only-national-park-9635791.html |website=The Independent |access-date=27 April 2024 |language=en |date=30 July 2014}}
Births
- 12 February – Nello Celio, politician (died 1995){{cite web |title=Nello Celio |url=https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/federal-council/members-of-the-federal-council/nello-celio.html |website=www.admin.ch |access-date=11 February 2024 |language=en}}
- 10 March – Ernst Brugger, politician (died 1989){{cite web |title=Ernst Brugger |url=https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/federal-council/members-of-the-federal-council/ernst-brugger.html |website=www.admin.ch |access-date=11 February 2024 |language=en}}
Deaths
References
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{{Year in Europe|1914}}
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