2018 in Switzerland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Decades: 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also: History of Switzerland Timeline of Swiss history List of years in Switzerland ← 2017 2016 2015 2018 in Switzerland → 2019 2020 2021 Decades: 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also: History of Switzerland Timeline of Swiss history List of years in Switzerland Events in the year 2018 in Switzerland. President of the Swiss Confederation: Alain Berset President of the National Council: Dominique de Buman President of the Swiss Council of States: Karin Keller-Sutter Events 23 September – The Canton of St Gallen become the second canton in Switzerland to vote in favor of a ban on facial coverings in public with two-thirds casting a ballot in favor.[1] Sports 9 to 25 February – Switzerland participated at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, with 166 competitors in 14 sports 9 to 18 March – Switzerland participated at the 2018 Winter Paralympics in PyeongChang, South Korea Deaths Lys Assia in 1957 Ernst Sieber 9 January – Kurt Thalmann, footballer (b. 1931) 10 January – Urs Fankhauser, rower (b. 1943)[2] 16 January – Wilhelm Melliger, equestrian (b. 1953) 1 March – Luigi Taveri, motorcycle road racer (b. 1929) 19 March – Jürg Laederach, writer (b. 1945) 24 March – Lys Assia, singer (b. 1924)[3] 4 May – Alexander Tschäppät, politician (b. 1952) 19 May – Ernst Sieber, pastor (b. 1927) 6 July – Gilbert Facchinetti, entrepreneur and football executive, President of Neuchâtel Xamax (b. 1936).[4] References ↑ "Swiss canton St Gallen votes for ban on burqas in public | DW | 23.09.2018". Deutsche Welle. ↑ "Ehemaliger Spitzenruderer Urs Fankhauser verstorben". luzernerzeitung.ch (in German). Archived from the original on 2018-01-12. Retrieved 15 January 2018. ↑ "Remembering Lys Assia, the first winner of the Eurovision Song Contest". The Independent. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2024. ↑ Neuchâtel orphelin de Gilbert Facchinetti (in French) vte Years in Switzerland (1848–present) Pre-1848 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 vte2018 in EuropeSovereign states Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom Vatican City States with limitedrecognition Abkhazia Artsakh Kosovo Northern Cyprus South Ossetia Transnistria Dependencies, coloniesand other territories Åland Faroe Islands Gibraltar Guernsey Isle of Man Jersey Related Articles~TimelinesTop QsFact Checks
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