1994 in Switzerland

Events in the year 1994 in Switzerland.

Incumbents Federal Council: Otto Stich (President) Jean-Pascal Delamuraz Kaspar Villiger Arnold Koller Flavio Cotti Ruth Dreifuss Adolf Ogi

Events

4–5 October – 53 members of the cult, Order of the Solar Temple, commit mass suicide in Switzerland and Canada. The International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1994 was signed. FC Breitenrain Bern was established.

Births

7 January – Phoebe Stänz, ice hockey player 17 January – Tom Bohli, cyclist 26 January – Salim Khelifi, footballer 7 February – Nina Christen, sports shooter 6 March – Armin Alesevic, footballer 14 March – Leonardo Bertone, footballer 24 March – Giulia Steingruber, artistic gymnast 27 March – Birama Ndoye, footballer 15 May – Lara Stalder, ice hockey player 31 July – Florent Hadergjonaj, footballer 7 August – Jérémy Desplanches, swimmer 28 September – Corinne Suter, alpine skier 8 October – Luca Hänni, singer and winner of season 9 of Deutschland sucht den Superstar 13 December – Livia Altmann, ice hockey player Zoé Metthez, model and beauty pageant titleholder

Deaths

10 March – Roger Bocquet, footballer (born 1921) 25 March – Max Petitpierre, politician (born 1899) 15 September – Ernst Fuchs, cyclist (born 1936)

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