List of events
Events during the year 1975 in Switzerland .
2 January – Major fire at the Fischer casting company in Alpnach -Dorf (Obwalden ). Damage amounts to 15 million francs[ 3] 17-19 January – In the context of the International "Year of the Woman", there were demonstrations and the Fourth Congress of Swiss Women held in Bern [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] 26 January – Fire at the "Au Grand Passage" store in Geneva . The establishment is completely destroyed from the second to the sixth floor. Damage estimated near one hundred million francs[ 7] 2 March – Federal votes. The article of the constitution on conjunctural policy is not approved by the cantons (11 against 11), although the people approved it with 542,745 yes (52.8%) against 485,844 no (47.2%)[ 13] 6 March – The National Council debates the legalization of abortion[ 14] 16 March – In the context of the Jura question plebiscites, the districts of Courtelary , Moutier , and La Neuveville vote to remain in the Canton of Bern [ 15] [ 16] 27 March – Last projection of the Ciné-Journal Suisse in cinemas[ 17] 1 April – 500 anti-nuclear activists invade the site planned for the construction of the nuclear power plant in Kaiseraugst [ 18] 5 April – Avalanches block roads and railways in the Alps[ 19] 6 April – An avalanche carries away a chalet in Val Blenio . Its five occupants are killed instantly[ 20] 12 April – At the maternity ward in Bern , Ruth Winterberger from Brienz gives birth to quintuplets[ 21] 20 April Cantonal elections in Basel-Landschaft . Clemens Stöckli (CVP ), Theo Meier (FDP ), Paul Manz (UDC ), Paul Jenni (SPS ), and Paul Nyffeler (FDP ) are elected to the Council of States in the first round of voting[ 22] Cantonal elections in Ticino . Benito Bernasconi (SPS ), Ugo Sadis (FDP ), Argante Righetti (FDP ), Flavio Cotti (CVP ), and Fabio Vassalli (CVP ) are elected to the Council of States in the first round of voting[ 23] 27 April Cantonal elections in Zurich . Jakob Stucki (UDC ), Peter Wiederkehr (CVP ), Hans Künzi (FDP ), Alois Günthard (UDC ), Albert Mossdorf (FDP ), Alfred Gilgen AdI , and Arthur Bachmann (SPS ) are elected to the Council of States in the first round of voting[ 24] 8 June 1975 Swiss referendums . The people approve, with 1,153,338 yes (85.5%) against 195,219 no (14.5%), the federal decree on currency safeguarding[ 30] [ 31] [ 32] [ 33] [ 34] Federal votes. The people approve, with 721,313 yes (53.5%) against 627,980 no (46.5%), the federal decree concerning national road financing Federal votes. The people reject, with 694,252 no (51.8%) against 646,687 yes (48.2%), the federal law amending the general tariff of customs Federal votes. The people approve, with 753,642 yes (56.0%) against 593,041 no (44.0%), the federal decree concerning tax revenue increase Federal votes. The people approve, with 1,021,315 yes (75.9%) against 323,511 no (24.1%), the federal decree curbing decisions on expenditures 14 June – FC Zurich secures, for the seventh time in its history, the title of Swiss football champions[ 35] 20 June – Belgian Roger De Vlaeminck wins the Tour de Suisse cycling race[ 36] 25–28 June – The 1975 World Archery Championships take place in Interlaken [ 37] 14 September – As part of the Jura referendums , the German-speaking district of Laufen votes to remain in the Canton of Bern [ 16] 16 September – Heavy rain in Ticino . Landslides lead to the closure of the Val Blenio road and the Lukmanier Pass becomes impassable[ 40] 7 December 1975 Swiss referendums . The people approve, with 842,165 yes votes (75.6%) against 271,563 no votes (24.4%), the federal decree amending the constitution regarding freedom of establishment and regulation of assistance[ 31] Federal referendums. The people approve, with 858,720 yes votes (77.5%) against 249,043 no votes (22.5%), the revision of the constitution in the field of water economy[ 31] Federal referendums. The people approve, with 587,148 yes votes (52.0%) against 541,489 no votes (48.0%), the federal law on the import and export of processed agricultural products[ 31] 10 January – Dorette Berthoud , novelist and literary critic (born 1888 )[ 52] 12 February – Carl Lutz , diplomat (born 1895 )[ 53] 18 February – Sasha Morgenthaler , artist and creator of the Sasha doll (born 1893 )[ 54] 20 February – Jacques Béranger , former director of the Lausanne Municipal Theater (born 1896 )[ 55] 28 February – Robert Lips , painter and cartoonist (born 1912 )[ 56] 16 March – Francis-Marius Messerli , founder of the Swiss Olympic Association (born 1888 )[ 57] 1 April – Alfred Roulin , director of the Cantonal and University Library of Lausanne (born 1885 )[ 58] 15 April – Charles Journet , cardinal (born 1891 )[ 59] [ 60] 3 May – Samuel Gonard , president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (born 1896 )[ 61] 30 May – Michel Simon , comedian (born 1895 )[ 62] [ 63] 17 December – Ferdinand Gonseth , mathematician and philosopher (born 1890 )[ 64] 22 November – Jakob Bührer , writer (born 1882 )[ 65] ^ "All federal councillors since 1848" . www.admin.ch . 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Retrieved 2024-07-04 . ^ "L'engagement du Conseil fédéral et de l'administration dans les campagnes précédant les votations fédérales" (PDF) . Rapport du groupe de travail de la Conférence des services d'information élargie (GT CSIC) (in French). 2001. ^ "Après le suffrage féminin, le droit à l'avortement" . rts.ch (in French). 2022-05-05. Retrieved 2024-07-04 . ^ "La Question jurassienne, point final - Le Temps" (in French). 2017-06-08. ISSN 1423-3967 . Retrieved 2024-07-04 . ^ a b "Jura Bern Border Dispute" (PDF) . hal.science . ^ "Ciné-Journal suisse - Inventaire des archives papier de la Cinémathèque suisse" . caspar.cinematheque.ch . Retrieved 2024-07-04 . ^ "Image of Switzerland Nuclear Power Plant Protest Kaiseraugst, 1975 (b/w photo)" . www.bridgemanimages.com . Retrieved 2024-07-04 . ^ Rougier, Henri (1975). "Les chutes de neige et les avalanches du printemps 1975 dans les Grisons (Suisse)" . Revue de Géographie Alpine . 63 (4): 555–560. doi :10.3406/rga.1975.1442 . ^ "AVALANCHES ET GLISSEMENTS DE TERRAIN DANS LES ALPES" . Le Monde.fr (in French). 1975-04-08. Retrieved 2024-07-04 . ^ "Des quintuplés sont nés à la maternité de Berne" (PDF) . FAN : 1. 1975-04-14. ^ "Chronik April 1975" . www.baselland.ch . ^ "Elections tessinoises" (PDF) . L'Impartial : 11. 1975-04-22. ^ "Ahnengalerie" . Kanton Zürich (in German). Retrieved 2024-07-04 . ^ "A city full of stories" . www.basel.com . ^ Zürcher, Christoph (2016-08-15). "General Motors (GM)" . hls-dhs-dss.ch . ^ "SBB Historic - Archive plan search" . Archives and collections of SBB Historic . Retrieved 2024-07-04 . ^ "The Ferry "Konstanz", Constance › Attractions Carinthia: Klagenfurt: Excursions: Minimundus" . Attractions Carinthia: Klagenfurt: Excursions: Minimundus . Retrieved 2024-07-04 . ^ "Théâtre du Jorat»" . The Swiss observer : 5. 1975. ^ "Table 3-1 Swiss referendums, 1848-1992" . ditext.com . ^ a b c d Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook , pp1922–1923 ISBN 9783832956097 ^ Parlamentsdienste. "Parlamentswörterbuch" (PDF) . parlament.ch (in German). ^ "VOTAZIONE POPOLARE DELL' 8 GIUGNO 1975" . swissvotes.ch (in Italian). ^ "Legge federale che modifica la tariffa generale delle dogane" . Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft . ^ "Image of Switzerland Soccer Champions Fc Zurich, 1975 (b/w photo)" . www.bridgemanimages.com . Retrieved 2024-07-04 . ^ "Roger DE VLAEMINCK" . Olympics . ^ "Interlaken 1975 World Archery Championships | World Archery" . www.worldarchery.sport . Retrieved 13 March 2024 . ^ "The Helsinki Final Act of the CSCE in 1975 | Dodis" . www.dodis.ch . Retrieved 2024-07-04 . ^ "JBOAG 1976 langete hochwasser" (PDF) . www.langenthal.com . ^ Rougier, Henri (1975). "Le Val Medel et la région du col du Lukmanier (Grisons, Suisse)" . Revue de Géographie Alpine . 63 (3): 401–413. doi :10.3406/rga.1975.1430 . ^ "Interno rock: il Grand Hotel Suisse Majestic di Montreux e l'epopea dei Deep Purple" . Living (in Italian). 2021-09-28. Retrieved 2024-07-04 . ^ "The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1975" . NobelPrize.org . Retrieved 2024-07-04 . ^ "Cross-border cooperation between France, Germany and Switzerland: Upper Rhine intergovernmental commission meets for 30th time" . www.admin.ch . Retrieved 2024-07-04 . ^ "SWITZERLAND" (PDF) . Inter-Parliamentary Union . ^ "Trade and Economics" . www.walser-alps.eu . ^ "IM Maggia Engineering SA | IUB Engineering AG" . www.engineering-group.ch . Retrieved 2024-07-04 . ^ "Autoroute A5: un chantier de 50 ans prend fin - Le Temps" (in French). 2005-04-16. ISSN 1423-3967 . Retrieved 2024-07-04 . ^ "Pour mémoire" . Domaine public . 1975-12-31. ^ "Olympedia – Sandra Cattaneo" . www.olympedia.org . Retrieved 11 March 2024 . ^ "Olympedia – Andrea Huber" . www.olympedia.org . Retrieved 2 February 2024 . ^ "Olympedia – Sergei Aschwanden" . www.olympedia.org . Retrieved 13 March 2024 . ^ "Dorette Berthoud" . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland . Retrieved 4 July 2024 . ^ Fleming, Brian (15 April 2019). Heroes in the Shadows: Humanitarian Action and Courage in the Second World War . Amberley Publishing Limited. p. 294. ISBN 978-1-4456-8733-9 . ^ "Sasha Morgenthaler" . hls-dhs-dss.ch (in Italian). ^ "JacquesBéranger" . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland . Retrieved 4 July 2024 . ^ "Olympedia – Robert Lips" . www.olympedia.org . Retrieved 4 July 2024 . ^ "Francis-MariusMesserli" . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland . Retrieved 4 July 2024 . ^ "Alfred Roulin (1885-1975)" . data.bnf.fr (in French). Retrieved 4 July 2024 . ^ Saward, John (2011). "L'Église a ravi son cœur: Charles Journet and the Theologians of Ressourcement on the Personality of the Church" . academic.oup.com : 125–137. doi :10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199552870.003.0009 . ISBN 978-0-19-955287-0 . Retrieved 4 July 2024 . ^ "Charles Cardinal Journet Of Switzerland Dies at 84" . The New York Times . 16 April 1975. Retrieved 4 July 2024 . ^ "Samuel Gonard" . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland . Retrieved 4 July 2024 . ^ Oscherwitz, Dayna; Higgins, MaryEllen (2 September 2009). The A to Z of French Cinema . Scarecrow Press. p. 395. ISBN 978-0-8108-7038-3 . ^ Whitman, Alden (31 May 1975). "Michel Simon, Actor, 80, Dead; Acclaimed for 'Two of Us' Film" . The New York Times . Retrieved 4 July 2024 . ^ "FerdinandGonseth" . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland . Retrieved 4 July 2024 . ^ "Digitale Sammlungen der Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung / Bührer, Jakob [1-20]" . collections.fes.de . Retrieved 4 July 2024 .