1966 in Switzerland
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{{Year in Switzerland|1966}}
Events during the year 1966 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}}
- Hans Schaffner (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}}
- Hans-Peter Tschudi
- Roger Bonvin
- Paul Chaudet (until December), then Nello Celio
- Rudolf Gnägi
- Ludwig von Moos
- Willy Spühler
Births
- 23 February – Didier Queloz, astronomer{{cite web |title=The Nobel Prize in Physics 2019 |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/2019/queloz/facts/ |website=NobelPrize.org |access-date=9 February 2024}}
- 7 April – Michela Figini, alpine skier{{cite web |title=Olympedia – Michela Figini |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/81059 |website=www.olympedia.org |access-date=6 February 2024}}
- 7 July – Ingrid Haralamow, canoeist{{cite web |title=Olympedia – Ingrid Haralamow-Raimann |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/10672 |website=www.olympedia.org |access-date=6 February 2024}}
Deaths
- 11 January – Alberto Giacometti, sculptor and painter (born 1901){{cite book |title=Giacometti, Alberto |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780198604761.001.0001/acref-9780198604761-e-1408 |website=Oxford Reference |date=January 2004 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-860476-1 |access-date=26 February 2024}}
- 19 April – Albert Servaes, Belgian painter (born 1883 in Belgium){{cite book |title=Albert Servaes |chapter=Servaes, Albert |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780198604761.001.0001/acref-9780198604761-e-3203 |website=Oxford Reference |date=January 2004 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-860476-1 |access-date=19 February 2024 |language=en }}
References
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