1975 in Switzerland

none 1975 Events during the year 1975 in Switzerland. Incumbents Federal Council:All federal councillors since 1848 https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/federal-council/history-of-the-federal-council/federal-council-elections-since-1848/alle-bundesraete-liste.html www.admin.ch 22 January 2024 en Pierre Graber (president)Presidents of the Confederation https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/bundespraesidium/bundespraesidenten-und-schweizer-geschichte/praesidenten-seit1848-liste.html www.admin.ch 22 January 2024 en Hans Hürlimann Georges-André Chevallaz Willi Ritschard Kurt Furgler Ernst Brugger Rudolf Gnägi Events January 2 January – Major fire at the Fischer casting company in Alpnach-Dorf (Obwalden). Damage amounts to 15 million francsBlickpunkt Region MEMOBASE de Memoriav https://memobase.ch/fr/object/srf-002-RJSFDRS_950301505 2024-07-04 memobase.ch 17-19 January – In the context of the International "Year of the Woman", there were demonstrations and the Fourth Congress of Swiss Women held in Bernhttps://www.ekf.admin.ch/dam/ekf/it/dokumente/die_stellung_derfrauinderschweizteilivfrauenpolitik.pdf.download.pdf La situation de la femme en Suisse frhttps://www.ekf.admin.ch/dam/ekf/it/dokumente/frauen_macht_geschichte/3_praesi_meilensteine.pdf.download.pdf/3%20praesi_meilensteine_i.pdf Le tappe salienti della parità in Svizzera Commissione federale per le questioni femminili Confederazione svizzera itIl nuovo femminismo e le organizzazioni delle donne dal 1968 https://www.ekf.admin.ch/dam/ekf/it/dokumente/frauen_macht_geschichte/1_3_neue_frauenbewegungundfrauenorganisationenseit196815seiten.pdf.download.pdf/1_3_il_nuovo_femminismoeleorganizzazionidelledonnedal196815pagin.pdf ekf.admin.ch 26 January – Fire at the "Au Grand Passage" store in Geneva. The establishment is completely destroyed from the second to the sixth floor. Damage estimated near one hundred million francshttps://notrehistoire.ch/entries/zaY2VxzbYvd Incendie au Grand Passage fr 2024-07-04 notrehistoire.ch February 5 February – Guido Nobel is appointed director of the PTT replacing Fritz Bourquin, who resignedBrian Scherer Sarah 2013-12-10 Guido Nobel https://hls-dhs-dss.ch/it/articles/031833/2013-12-10/ hls-dhs-dss.ch 13 February – Opening of Glattzentrum, the first large shopping center in Switzerland located on the outskirts of Zurich in Wallisellen, housing several brands like Migros, Globus, and Jelmoli2023-01-23 Als das Glattzentrum seine Türen öffnete https://www.zuonline.ch/als-das-glattzentrum-seine-tueren-oeffnete-587364610988 2024-07-04 Zürcher Unterländer de 14 February – Protest in Sion against the closure of Bally workshops in Valaishttps://doc.rero.ch/record/134111/files/1975-02-18.pdf Fed 1975-02-18 Bally, c'est fini! 22 February – For the fourth time in its history, CP Berne becomes Swiss ice hockey championChampionnat de Suisse de hockey sur glace 1974/75 https://www.hockeyarchives.info/Suisse1975.htm 2024-07-04 www.hockeyarchives.info 26 February – Moritz Suter, former pilot of Swissair, founds Business Flyers Basel, which will later become CrossairHistory - Crossair http://www.sr692.com/history/crossair/index.html 2024-07-04 www.sr692.com March 2 March – Federal votes. The article of the constitution on conjunctural policy is not approved by the cantons (11 against 11), although the people approved it with yes (52.8%) against no (47.2%)https://www.admin.ch/dam/gov/fr/Bundesrat/Information/eng_br_f.pdf.download.pdf/eng_br_f.pdf L'engagement du Conseil fédéral et de l'administration dans les campagnes précédant les votations fédérales Rapport du groupe de travail de la Conférence des services d'information élargie (GT CSIC) fr 2001 6 March – The National Council debates the legalization of abortion2022-05-05 Après le suffrage féminin, le droit à l'avortement https://www.rts.ch/archives/grands-formats/11809665-apres-le-suffrage-feminin-le-droit-a-lavortement.html 2024-07-04 rts.ch fr 16 March – In the context of the Jura question plebiscites, the districts of Courtelary, Moutier, and La Neuveville vote to remain in the Canton of Bern2017-06-08 La Question jurassienne, point final - Le Temps https://www.letemps.ch/suisse/question-jurassienne-point-final 2024-07-04 fr 1423-3967 27 March – Last projection of the Ciné-Journal Suisse in cinemasCiné-Journal suisse - Inventaire des archives papier de la Cinémathèque suisse https://caspar.cinematheque.ch/cine-journal-suisse-2 2024-07-04 caspar.cinematheque.ch April 1 April – 500 anti-nuclear activists invade the site planned for the construction of the nuclear power plant in KaiseraugstImage of Switzerland Nuclear Power Plant Protest Kaiseraugst, 1975 (b/w photo) https://www.bridgemanimages.com/en-US/stringer-str/switzerland-nuclear-power-plant-protest-kaiseraugst-1975-b-w-photo/black-and-white-photograph/asset/6251613 2024-07-04 www.bridgemanimages.com en-US 5 April – Avalanches block roads and railways in the AlpsRougier Henri 1975 Les chutes de neige et les avalanches du printemps 1975 dans les Grisons (Suisse) https://www.persee.fr/doc/rga_0035-1121_1975_num_63_4_1442 Revue de Géographie Alpine 63 4 555–560 10.3406/rga.1975.1442 6 April – An avalanche carries away a chalet in Val Blenio. Its five occupants are killed instantly1975-04-08 AVALANCHES ET GLISSEMENTS DE TERRAIN DANS LES ALPES https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/1975/04/08/avalanches-et-glissements-de-terrain-dans-les-alpes_2593826_1819218.html 2024-07-04 Le Monde.fr fr 12 April – At the maternity ward in Bern, Ruth Winterberger from Brienz gives birth to quintupletshttps://doc.rero.ch/record/66224/files/1975-04-14.pdf FAN Des quintuplés sont nés à la maternité de Berne 1 1975-04-14 20 April Cantonal elections in Basel-Landschaft. Clemens Stöckli (CVP), Theo Meier (FDP), Paul Manz (UDC), Paul Jenni (SPS), and Paul Nyffeler (FDP) are elected to the Council of States in the first round of votingChronik April 1975 https://www.baselland.ch/themen/c_d/chronik-baselland/chronik-1970er/chronik-1975/chronik-april-1975 www.baselland.ch Cantonal elections in Ticino. Benito Bernasconi (SPS), Ugo Sadis (FDP), Argante Righetti (FDP), Flavio Cotti (CVP), and Fabio Vassalli (CVP) are elected to the Council of States in the first round of votinghttps://doc.rero.ch/record/106461/files/1975-04-22.pdf L'Impartial 1975-04-22 Elections tessinoises 11 27 April Cantonal elections in Zurich. Jakob Stucki (UDC), Peter Wiederkehr (CVP), Hans Künzi (FDP), Alois Günthard (UDC), Albert Mossdorf (FDP), Alfred Gilgen AdI, and Arthur Bachmann (SPS) are elected to the Council of States in the first round of votingAhnengalerie https://www.zh.ch/de/regierungsrat/ahnengalerie.html 2024-07-04 Kanton Zürich de May 3 May – Inauguration of the new Theater BaselA city full of stories https://www.basel.com/en/basel-inspires/our-basel/helen-liebendoerfer www.basel.com 22 May – General Motors announces the closure of its assembly line in Bienne (BE) by the end of August. 450 people will lose their jobsZürcher Christoph 2016-08-15 General Motors (GM) https://hls-dhs-dss.ch/it/articles/041979/2016-08-15/ hls-dhs-dss.ch 25 May – Inauguration of the SBB line at Heitersberg, between Lenzburg and Zurich. The new route reduces travel time by 10 minutes between Olten and ZurichSBB Historic - Archive plan search https://www.sbbarchiv.ch/archivplansuche.aspx?ID=132604 2024-07-04 Archives and collections of SBB Historic en 29 May – Discontinuation of ferry transport for railcars on Lake ConstanceThe Ferry "Konstanz", Constance › Attractions Carinthia: Klagenfurt: Excursions: Minimundus https://www.minimundus.at/en/objekt/the-ferry-konstanz-constance/ 2024-07-04 Attractions Carinthia: Klagenfurt: Excursions: Minimundus en-US 31 May – Premiere of the revival of La Servante d’Evolène by René Morax at the Théâtre du Jorat in Mézières, directed by Paul Pasquierhttps://www.e-periodica.ch/cntmng?pid=swo-001%3A1975%3A0%3A%3A789 The Swiss observer 1975 5 Théâtre du Jorat» June 8 June 1975 Swiss referendums. The people approve, with yes (85.5%) against no (14.5%), the federal decree on currency safeguardinghttps://ditext.com/kobach/31.html ditext.com Table 3-1 Swiss referendums, 1848-1992Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, pp1922–1923 9783832956097https://www.parlament.ch/centers/documents/de/W%C3%B6rterbuch-d.pdf Parlamentswörterbuch Parlamentsdienste Federal Assembly dehttps://swissvotes.ch/attachments/4f9ee83bf409468c13ccc74e03cd53b719c0f83941359c30de6c9ab749c56c20 VOTAZIONE POPOLARE DELL’ 8 GIUGNO 1975 it swissvotes.chhttps://www.bk.admin.ch/ch/i/pore/rf/cr/1974/19740238.html Legge federale che modifica la tariffa generale delle dogane Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft Federal votes. The people approve, with yes (53.5%) against no (46.5%), the federal decree concerning national road financing Federal votes. The people reject, with no (51.8%) against yes (48.2%), the federal law amending the general tariff of customs Federal votes. The people approve, with yes (56.0%) against no (44.0%), the federal decree concerning tax revenue increase Federal votes. The people approve, with yes (75.9%) against no (24.1%), the federal decree curbing decisions on expenditures 14 June – FC Zurich secures, for the seventh time in its history, the title of Swiss football championsImage of Switzerland Soccer Champions Fc Zurich, 1975 (b/w photo) https://www.bridgemanimages.com/en-US/stringer-str/switzerland-soccer-champions-fc-zurich-1975-b-w-photo/black-and-white-photograph/asset/6255315 2024-07-04 www.bridgemanimages.com en-US 20 June – Belgian Roger De Vlaeminck wins the Tour de Suisse cycling raceRoger DE VLAEMINCK https://olympics.com/it/atleti/roger-de-vlaeminck Olympics 25–28 June – The 1975 World Archery Championships take place in InterlakenInterlaken 1975 World Archery Championships World Archery https://www.worldarchery.sport/competition/14790/interlaken-1975-world-archery-championships www.worldarchery.sport 13 March 2024 en August 1 August – In Helsinki, ratification of the final act of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe by thirty-five countries, including SwitzerlandThe Helsinki Final Act of the CSCE in 1975 Dodis https://www.dodis.ch/en/helsinki-final-act-csce-1975 2024-07-04 www.dodis.ch 30 August – Torrential rains in the region of Langenthal cause significant damage due to flooding of the LangeteJBOAG 1976 langete hochwasser http://www.langenthal.com/media/text/mathochwasser/JBOAG_1976_langete_hochwasser.pdf www.langenthal.com September 14 September – As part of the Jura referendums, the German-speaking district of Laufen votes to remain in the Canton of BernJura Bern Border Dispute https://hal.science/hal-02948826v1/file/Jura_Bern_Border_Dispute.pdf hal.science 16 September – Heavy rain in Ticino. Landslides lead to the closure of the Val Blenio road and the Lukmanier Pass becomes impassableRougier Henri 1975 Le Val Medel et la région du col du Lukmanier (Grisons, Suisse) https://www.persee.fr/doc/rga_0035-1121_1975_num_63_3_1430 Revue de Géographie Alpine 63 3 401–413 10.3406/rga.1975.1430 October 11 October – Inauguration of the new Montreux Casino2021-09-28 Interno rock: il Grand Hotel Suisse Majestic di Montreux e l'epopea dei Deep Purple https://living.corriere.it/design/lifestyle/grand-hotel-suisse-majestic-montreux-deep-purple/ 2024-07-04 Living it-IT 17 October – Swiss chemist of Croatian origin Vladimir Prelog receives the Nobel Prize in ChemistryThe Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1975 https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/1975/prelog/facts/ 2024-07-04 NobelPrize.org en-US 22 October – Ratification of the Bonn agreement, laying the foundation for cross-border cooperation in the Basel region, involving Germany, France, and SwitzerlandCross-border cooperation between France, Germany and Switzerland: Upper Rhine intergovernmental commission meets for 30th time https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/documentation/media-releases.msg-id-86430.html 2024-07-04 www.admin.ch 26 October – Federal elections for the National Council. The Socialists emerge victorious with a gain of 9 seats. Securing 25% of the votes, they become the largest party in the National Council (55 seats). The Liberal Party holds 47 seats (-2), the Christian Democrats 46 (+2), and the Swiss People's Party 21 (-2). With 11 seats, the Alliance of Independents remains the strongest non-governmental partyhttp://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/SWITZERLAND_1975_E.PDF SWITZERLAND Inter-Parliamentary Union November 6 November – Inauguration of the new road at the Simplon PassTrade and Economics http://www.walser-alps.eu/trade-and-economics/trade/der-simplon www.walser-alps.eu 14 November – Opening of a 6.8 km mi on section on the A9 motorway, between Villeneuve and AigleIM Maggia Engineering SA IUB Engineering AG https://www.engineering-group.ch/referenz_en/simplonstrasse-north-complete-overhaul-and-redesign-refurbishment-of-rothwald-bridge-on-the-n09-national-road 2024-07-04 www.engineering-group.ch 20 November – Opening of an 11 km mi on section on the A5 motorway, between Saint-Blaise and Le Landeron2005-04-16 Autoroute A5: un chantier de 50 ans prend fin - Le Temps https://www.letemps.ch/suisse/autoroute-a5-un-chantier-50-ans-prend-fin 2024-07-04 fr 1423-3967 24 November – The Swiss Society for the Watch Industry (SSIH) announces the dismissal of 170 people in Bienne and Cornolhttps://www.e-periodica.ch/cntmng?pid=dop-001%3A1976%3A0%3A%3A421 Domaine public Pour mémoire 1975-12-31 December 7 December 1975 Swiss referendums. The people approve, with yes votes (75.6%) against no votes (24.4%), the federal decree amending the constitution regarding freedom of establishment and regulation of assistance Federal referendums. The people approve, with yes votes (77.5%) against no votes (22.5%), the revision of the constitution in the field of water economy Federal referendums. The people approve, with yes votes (52.0%) against no votes (48.0%), the federal law on the import and export of processed agricultural products Births 25 January – Sandra Cattaneo, ice hockey playerOlympedia – Sandra Cattaneo https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/110283 www.olympedia.org 11 March 2024 9 May – Andrea Huber, cross-country skierOlympedia – Andrea Huber https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/100037 www.olympedia.org 2 February 2024 22 December – Sergei Aschwanden, judokaOlympedia – Sergei Aschwanden https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/92418 www.olympedia.org 13 March 2024 Deaths 10 January – Dorette Berthoud, novelist and literary critic (born 1888)Dorette Berthoud https://hls-dhs-dss.ch/it/articles/016024/2002-09-23/ Historical Dictionary of Switzerland 4 July 2024 12 February – Carl Lutz, diplomat (born 1895)Fleming Brian Heroes in the Shadows: Humanitarian Action and Courage in the Second World War 15 April 2019 Amberley Publishing Limited 978-1-4456-8733-9 294 https://books.google.com/books?id=d5OSDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT294 en 18 February – Sasha Morgenthaler, artist and creator of the Sasha doll (born 1893)https://hls-dhs-dss.ch/it/articles/043933/2008-10-09/ Sasha Morgenthaler hls-dhs-dss.ch it 20 February – Jacques Béranger, former director of the Lausanne Municipal Theater (born 1896)JacquesBéranger https://hls-dhs-dss.ch/it/articles/009132/2002-06-29/ Historical Dictionary of Switzerland 4 July 2024 28 February – Robert Lips, painter and cartoonist (born 1912)Olympedia – Robert Lips https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/23355 www.olympedia.org 4 July 2024 16 March – Francis-Marius Messerli, founder of the Swiss Olympic Association (born 1888)Francis-MariusMesserli https://hls-dhs-dss.ch/it/articles/016311/2007-08-24/ Historical Dictionary of Switzerland 4 July 2024 1 April – Alfred Roulin, director of the Cantonal and University Library of Lausanne (born 1885)Alfred Roulin (1885-1975) https://data.bnf.fr/fr/12321981/alfred_roulin/ data.bnf.fr 4 July 2024 fr 15 April – Charles Journet, cardinal (born 1891)Saward John L'Église a ravi son cœur: Charles Journet and the Theologians of Ressourcement on the Personality of the Church academic.oup.com 2011 125–137 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199552870.003.0009 978-0-19-955287-0 https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199552870.003.0009 4 July 2024 subscription Charles Cardinal Journet Of Switzerland Dies at 84 https://www.nytimes.com/1975/04/16/archives/charles-cardinal-journet-of-switzerland-dies-at-84.html The New York Times 4 July 2024 16 April 1975 3 May – Samuel Gonard, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (born 1896)Samuel Gonard https://hls-dhs-dss.ch/it/articles/003229/2005-09-09/ Historical Dictionary of Switzerland 4 July 2024 30 May – Michel Simon, comedian (born 1895)Oscherwitz Dayna Higgins MaryEllen The A to Z of French Cinema 2 September 2009 Scarecrow Press 978-0-8108-7038-3 395 https://books.google.com/books?id=57aIGJqhWDcC&pg=PA395 enWhitman Alden Michel Simon, Actor, 80, Dead; Acclaimed for 'Two of Us' Film https://www.nytimes.com/1975/05/31/archives/michel-simon-actor-80-dead-acclaimed-for-two-of-us-film.html The New York Times 4 July 2024 31 May 1975 17 December – Ferdinand Gonseth, mathematician and philosopher (born 1890)FerdinandGonseth https://hls-dhs-dss.ch/de/articles/031363/2007-01-04/ Historical Dictionary of Switzerland 4 July 2024 22 November – Jakob Bührer, writer (born 1882)Digitale Sammlungen der Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung / Bührer, Jakob [1-20] https://collections.fes.de/fes/name/view/365634 collections.fes.de 4 July 2024 References 1975 Switzerland Switzerland Category:1970s in Switzerland