1944 in Switzerland
Events during the year 1944 in Switzerland.
Incumbents
- Federal Council:
- *Walther Stampfli
- *Eduard von Steiger
- *Karl Kobelt
- *Philipp Etter
- *Enrico Celio
- *Ernst Nobs
- *Marcel Pilet-Golaz, then Max Petitpierre
Events
- 1 April – Schaffhausen is accidentally bombed by the United States causing serious damage to the city and killing or wounding more than 100 people.
Births
- 6 January – Rolf M. Zinkernagel, immunologist
- 20 May – Sepp Benz, bobsledder
- 2 September – Claude Nicollier, astronaut
- 8 November – Andreas Sprecher, alpine skier
Deaths
- 22 April – Edmund Schulthess, politician