1973 in Switzerland
Events during the year 1973 in Switzerland.
Incumbents
- Federal Council:
- *Roger Bonvin
- *Hans-Peter Tschudi
- *Nello Celio
- *Rudolf Gnägi
- *Pierre Graber
- *Ernst Brugger
- *Kurt Furgler
- * Georges-André Chevallaz
- * Hans Hürlimann
- * Willi Ritschard
Events
- 10 April – A plane on route from Bristol, England to Basel crashes into a hillside while approaching the airport killing 108 out of the 145 people on board.
- 23–24 June – The 1973 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships take place in Muotathal.
Births
- 8 February – Ursula Wyss, politician and economist
- 10 March – Ada Marra, politician
- 26 April – Andres Gerber, footballer
- 1 May – Oliver Neuville, German footballer
- 2 September – Sibylle Matter, triathlete
- Urs Fischer, artist
- Sébastien Schneeberger, Swiss-born Canadian politician
Deaths
- 6 July – Otto Klemperer, German conductor
- 12 August – Walter Rudolf Hess, physicist