1956 in Switzerland

none 1956 Events during the year 1956 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 9 December 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231209013604/https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/federal-council/history-of-the-federal-council/federal-council-elections-since-1848/alle-bundesraete-liste.html live Markus Feldmann (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 4 September 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190904074202/https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/bundespraesidium/bundespraesidenten-und-schweizer-geschichte/praesidenten-seit1848-liste.html live Philipp Etter Paul Chaudet Thomas Holenstein Giuseppe Lepori Max Petitpierre Hans Streuli Events 18 May – Swiss mountaineers Ernst Reiss and Fritz Luchsinger successfully climbed Lhotse, the world's fourth highest mountain, for the first time.The Swiss Mount Everest/Lhotse Expedition 1956 http://www.sfar-evev06.ch/en/expeditions/everest_lhotse56.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091003064234/http://www.sfar-evev06.ch/en/expeditions/everest_lhotse56.html 3 October 2009 20 December 2009 Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research 24 May – The first Eurovision Song Contest was hosted in Lugano, Switzerland, and saw Lys Assia's win, with the song "Refrain", with music by Géo Voumard and lyrics by Émile Gardaz.Lugano 1956 https://eurovision.tv/event/lugano-1956 live https://web.archive.org/web/20220523155354/https://eurovision.tv/event/lugano-1956 23 May 2022 29 May 2022 European Broadcasting Union (EBU) Births 16 January – Serge Demierre, Swiss cyclist 16 April – Lise-Marie Morerod, Swiss skier Deaths 5 April – Paul Rudolf, Swiss rower. Date unknown Josef Wilhelm, Swiss gymnast and Olympic Champion (born: 1892) References 1956 Switzerland Switzerland Category:1950s in Switzerland