1920 in Switzerland
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Events during the year 1920 in Switzerland.
Incumbents
- Federal Council:[1]
- Giuseppe Motta (president)[2]
- Edmund Schulthess
- Robert Haab
- Karl Scheurer
- Jean-Marie Musy
- Ernest Chuard
- Heinrich Häberlin
Events
- 10 January – The League of Nations is established with Switzerland as one of its founding members and its headquarters established in Geneva.[3][4]
- 15 November – The first convention of the League of Nations takes place in Geneva with 41 member states in attendance.[5]
Births
- 19 June – Antoinette Meyer, alpine skier (died 2010)[6]
- 24 December – Edy Reinalter, alpine skier (died 1962 in Austria)[7]
Deaths
- 12 February – Adolf Frey – writer and historian (born 1855)[8]
References
- ^ "All federal councillors since 1848". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "Presidents of the Confederation". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "League of Nations - Members, Mandates, Covenant | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ Larsen, Jeffrey Arthur; Smith, James M. (2005). Historical Dictionary of Arms Control and Disarmament. Scarecrow Press. p. 126. ISBN 978-0-8108-5060-6.
- ^ "The League of Nations | The United Nations Office at Geneva". www.ungeneva.org. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Olympedia – Antoinette Meyer". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Olympedia – Edy Reinalter". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "Adolf Frey | Swiss Poet, Novelist & Historian | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
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