1969 in Switzerland

Incumbents

• Federal Council:
• *Ludwig von Moos
• *Hans-Peter Tschudi
• *Rudolf Gnägi
• *Roger Bonvin
• *Willy Spühler, succeeded by Pierre Graber from December 1969
• *Hans Schaffner, succeeded by Ernst Brugger from December 1969
• *Nello Celio

Births

• 20 March – Heidi Diethelm Gerber, sports shooter
• 22 December – Gianna Hablützel-Bürki, fencer

Deaths

• 25 September – Paul Scherrer, physicist