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2015 In Switzerland
The following lists events that happened during 2015 in Switzerland. Incumbents * Federal Council: **Doris Leuthard **Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf **Ueli Maurer ** Didier Burkhalter **Johann Schneider-Ammann **Simonetta Sommaruga (President) **Alain Berset Events * 12–19 September – The 2015 World Mixed Curling Championship takes place in Bern. * 18 October – 2015 Swiss federal election held for the National Council and the first round of elections to the Council of States. Deaths * 21 January – Frieda Dänzer, alpine skier (born 1930) * 9 February – Nadia Röthlisberger, curler (born 1972) * 14 December – Herbert Kiesel, bobsledder (born 1931 Events January * January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics. * January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa. * January 22 – Sir I ...) References 2010s in Switzerland Years of the 21st century ...
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2015
2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes the 19th Eurozone country. * January 3– 7 – A series of massacres in Baga, Nigeria and surrounding villages by Boko Haram kills more than 2,000 people. *January 7 – Two gunmen belonging to Al-Qaeda's Yemen branch kill 12 people and injure 11 more at the Paris headquarters of satirical newspaper ''Charlie Hebdo'', prompting an anti-terrorism demonstration attended by over a million people and more than 40 world leaders. * January 12 – A Boko Haram and Islamic State assault on Kolofata in the Far North Region of Cameroon is repelled by the Cameroonian Army, who kill 143 Boko Haram and Islamic State insurgents. * January 15 – The Swiss National Bank abandons the cap on the franc's value relative to the euro, causing turmoil ...
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Bern
Bern (), or Berne (), ; ; ; . is the ''de facto'' Capital city, capital of Switzerland, referred to as the "federal city".; ; ; . According to the Swiss constitution, the Swiss Confederation intentionally has no "capital", but Bern has governmental institutions such as the Federal Assembly (Switzerland), Federal Assembly and Federal Council (Switzerland), Federal Council. However, the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland, Federal Supreme Court is in Lausanne, the Federal Criminal Court of Switzerland, Federal Criminal Court is in Bellinzona and the Federal Administrative Court (Switzerland), Federal Administrative Court and the Federal Patent Court (Switzerland), Federal Patent Court are in St. Gallen, exemplifying the federal nature of the Confederation. With a population of about 146,000 (), Bern is the List of cities in Switzerland, fifth-most populous city in Switzerland, behind Zürich, Geneva, Basel and Lausanne. The Bern agglomeration, which includes 36 municipalities ...
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2015 In Switzerland
The following lists events that happened during 2015 in Switzerland. Incumbents * Federal Council: **Doris Leuthard **Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf **Ueli Maurer ** Didier Burkhalter **Johann Schneider-Ammann **Simonetta Sommaruga (President) **Alain Berset Events * 12–19 September – The 2015 World Mixed Curling Championship takes place in Bern. * 18 October – 2015 Swiss federal election held for the National Council and the first round of elections to the Council of States. Deaths * 21 January – Frieda Dänzer, alpine skier (born 1930) * 9 February – Nadia Röthlisberger, curler (born 1972) * 14 December – Herbert Kiesel, bobsledder (born 1931 Events January * January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics. * January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa. * January 22 – Sir I ...) References 2010s in Switzerland Years of the 21st century ...
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1931 In Switzerland
The following is a list of events, births, and deaths in 1931 in Switzerland. Incumbents * Federal Council: **Heinrich Häberlin (President) **Giuseppe Motta **Edmund Schulthess **Jean-Marie Musy **Marcel Pilet-Golaz ** Albert Meyer **Rudolf Minger Events * 19–23 February – The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1931 take place in Mürren. * 1930–31 Swiss Serie A * 1931–32 Nationalliga * Football club FC Alle is established * Football club FC Wettingen (later known as FC Wettingen 93) is established * Swiss public broadcasting organisation SRG SSR is established * 1931 Swiss referendums * 1931 Swiss federal election * The ladies and pairs events of the 1931 European Figure Skating Championships take place in St. Moritz. Births * 1 February – Madeleine Berthod, alpine skier * 4 May – Walter Leiser, rower (died 2023) * 19 May – Éric Tappy, singer (died 2024) * 4 July – Karl Weidmann, rower * 3 September – Rudolf Kelterborn, musician and composer (died ...
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