1930 in Switzerland

← 1929 1928 1927 1930 in Switzerland → 1931 1932 1933
Decades:	1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s
See also:	History of Switzerland Timeline of Swiss history List of years in Switzerland

The following is a list of events, births, and deaths in 1930 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

• Federal Council:[1]
  • Giuseppe Motta
  • Edmund Schulthess
  • Jean-Marie Musy (President)[2]
  • Heinrich Häberlin
  • Marcel Pilet-Golaz
  • Albert Meyer
  • Rudolf Minger

Events

• 6 April – Swiss alcohol referendum, 1930
• 12 April – FC Wangen bei Olten is founded
• 1929–30 Swiss Serie A
• 1930–31 Swiss Serie A
• Vita Nova, a Swiss publishing house run is established in January 1934.[3]
• FIBT World Championships 1930 takes place in Switzerland
• Bank for International Settlements was founded, based in Basel

Births

• 8 March – Franz Gertsch, painter (died 2022)
• 30 May – Yolande Jobin, figure skater (died 2010)
• 29 June – Hans Däscher, ski jumper
• 11 August – André Thomkins, artist (died 1985)
• 30 September – Gilbert Albert, jeweler (died 2019)
• 30 October – Gilbert Rey, footballer
• 16 November – Frieda Dänzer, alpine skier (died 2015)[4]

Deaths

• 19 March – Andreas Walser, painter (born 1908)
• 27 July – Alfred Friedrich Bluntschli, architect and educator (born 1842)
• 4 August – Sebastian Gebhard Messmer, prelate of the Catholic Church (born 1847)
• Heinrich Anton Müller, painter (born 1869)

Literature

• Solal of the Solals published

References

1. "All federal councillors since 1848". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
2. "Presidents of the Confederation". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
3. Max Huber (2003), "Rudolf Rößler", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 21, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 751–752; (full text online)
4. "Olympedia – Frieda Dänzer". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 7 February 2024.