1929 in Switzerland
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The following is a list of events, births, and deaths in 1929 in Switzerland.
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Incumbents
Events
- July 27
- Geneva Convention (1929), also known as "Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, Geneva July 27, 1929", is signed
- Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armies in the Field (1929) is signed
- The 1929 European Figure Skating Championships take place in Davos.[3]
- 1928â29 Swiss Serie A
- 1929 UCI Road World Championships took place in Zurich
- 1929â30 Swiss Serie A
- Zürich Zoologischer Garten is established
- St. Moritz Ski School is founded by Giovanni Testa, and is the first official ski school in Switzerland[4]
Births
- March 25 â Marcel Mauron, footballer (died 2022)
- April 5 â Josef Schraner, cyclist
- May 22 â André Haefliger, mathematician (died 2023)
- 3 June â Werner Arber, microbiologist and geneticist[5]
- June 20 â Marcel Flückiger, footballer (died 2010)
- July 28 â Werner Vetterli, modern pentathlete (died 2008)
- August 29 â Fausto Lurati, cyclist (died 2015)
- September 16 â Hans Pfenninger, cyclist (died 2009)
- September 19 â Luigi Taveri, motorcycle racer (died 2018)
- October 11 â Liselotte Pulver, actress[6]
- October 25 â Charles Ribordy, fencer (died 2000)
- October 29 â Ida Schöpfer, skier (died 2014)
- December 6 â Alain Tanner, film director (died 2022)
- Marcel Roethlisberger, art historian (died 2020)
- Paolo Vollmeier, philatelist (died 2017)
Deaths
- January 9 â Jacques-Louis Reverdin, surgeon (born 1842)
- April 7 â Paul Sarasin, naturalist (born 1856)
- September 14 â John Maria Gatti, theatre manager, restaurateur and businessman (born 1872)
- November 14 â Karl Scheurer, politician (born 1872)[7]
- Meta von Salis, feminist (born 1855)