1969 in Switzerland

Events during the year 1969 in Switzerland.

← 1968 1967 1966 1969 in Switzerland → 1970 1971 1972
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s
See also:	History of Switzerland Timeline of Swiss history List of years in Switzerland

Incumbents

• Federal Council:^[1]
  • Ludwig von Moos (president)^[2]
  • Hans-Peter Tschudi
  • Rudolf Gnägi
  • Roger Bonvin
  • Willy Spühler (resigned January 1970), succeeded by Pierre Graber from December 1969^[3][4]
  • Hans Schaffner (until December), succeeded by Ernst Brugger from December 1969^[5]
  • Nello Celio

Births

• 20 March – Heidi Diethelm Gerber, sports shooter^[6]
• 22 December – Gianna Hablützel-Bürki, fencer^[7]

Deaths

• 25 September – Paul Scherrer, physicist (born 1890)^[8]