1928 in Switzerland
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The following is a list of events, births, and deaths in 1928 in Switzerland.
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Incumbents
- Federal Council:[1]
- Giuseppe Motta
- Edmund Schulthess (president)[2]
- Jean-Marie Musy
- Heinrich Häberlin
- Ernest Chuard (until December), then Marcel Pilet-Golaz
- Robert Haab
- Karl Scheurer
Events
- 11â19 February â The Winter Olympics take place in St. Moritz.[3]
- 28 October â In the 1928 Swiss federal election,[4] the Social Democratic Party receives the most votes, but the Free Democratic Party remains the largest party in the National Council, winning 58 of the 198 seats.
- unknown date â The Maximag car ceases production in Switzerland.[5]
- 1928â29 Swiss Serie A
- Postal Telegraph and Telephone (Switzerland)[6]
- The first Schweizeische Ausstellung für Frauenarbeit (SAFFA, Swiss Exhibition for Women's Work) takes place in Bern.[7][8]
- 1928 Swiss referendums
Births
Deaths
- 31 March â Gustave Ador, politician (born 1845)[10]