2024 in Switzerland
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Events in the year 2024 in Switzerland.
Incumbents[edit]
- President of the Swiss Confederation: Viola Amherd
- President of the National Council: Eric Nussbaumer
- President of the Swiss Council of States: Eva Herzog
Events[edit]
Scheduled[edit]
- 30 March–7 April – The 2024 World Men's Curling Championship at Schaffhausen.[1]
- 28 November–15 December – The 2024 European Women's Handball Championship at Basel.[2]
Art and entertainment[edit]
Holidays[edit]
Source:[3]
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 2 January - Berchtoldstag Day
- 6 January - Epiphany
- 1 March - Republic Day
- 19 March - Saint Joseph's Day
- 29 March - Good Friday
- 1 April - Easter Monday
- 4 April - Näfels Ride
- 1 May - International Workers' Day
- 9 May - Ascension Day
- 20 May - Whit Monday
- 30 May - Corpus Christi
- 29 June - Saints Peter and Paul
- 1 August - Swiss National Day
- 15 August - Assumption Day
- 5 September - Jeûne genevois
- 15 September - Lundi du Jeûne
- 25 September - Saint Nicholas of Flüe Day
- 1 November - All Saints' Day
- 8 December – Immaculate Conception
- 25 December - Christmas Day
- 26 December – Saint Stephen's Day
- 31 December – Restoration Day
Deaths[edit]
- 1 January – Niklaus Wirth, 89, computer scientist (Pascal).[4]
- 6 January – Kurt W. Forster, 88, architecture historian and teacher.[5]
- 14 January – Christophe Boesch, 72, French-Swiss primatologist.[6]
- 20 January – Jacques Guhl, 101, writer, poet, and footballer (Lausanne-Sport, Sion).[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "LGT World Men's Curling Championship 2024". World Curling. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "New organisational structure for women's EHF EURO 2024". EHF. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "Switzerland Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "Niklaus Wirth ist tot: IT-Welt trauert um Erfinder von Pascal". winfuture.de (in German). 2024-01-03. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ Viva, Arquitectura. "Kurt W. Forster (1935-2024) - Luis Fernández-Galiano". Arquitectura Viva. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ "Помер приматолог Крістоф Беш". UAZMI (in Ukrainian). 2024-01-17. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ "Carnet noir: Jacques Guhl, pionnier de la formation des footballeurs en Valais et poète, est décédé". Carnet noir: Jacques Guhl, pionnier de la formation des footballeurs en Valais et poète, est décédé (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-20.
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