1985 in Switzerland

Chronology of Switzerland

1984 in Switzerland - 1985 in Switzerland - 1986 in Switzerland

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Government in 1985

Events

January

Tuesday the 1st er January
  • the label is obligatory to circulate on the highways.
  • speed is limited to 120 km/h on the highways and 80 km/h, between the localities, on the roads.
Monday January 7th
  • a cold wave of slaughtering on Europe. The lowest temperature is measured with Brévine, where the thermometer records -41.5°C
Sunday January 20th
  • Cantonal elections in Argovie. Kurt Lareida (PRD), Ulrich Siegrist (UDC), Hans Joerg Huber (PDC) and Arthur Schmid (PS) are elected with the Council of State at the time of the 1st ballot.

February

Saturday February 16th
  • For the twenty-fifth time of its history, HC Davos becomes champion of Switzerland of hockey-on-ice.
Sunday February 17th
  • the basin lemanic, the Were worth and the Country-with Enhaut undergoes snowfalls record: 39 cm of fresh snow with Geneva and 50 cm with Castle-in Œx.
Monday February 18th
  • Death of the painter Otto Tschumi
Sunday February 24th
  • Cantonal elections in Argovie. Victor Rickenbach (PRD) is elected with the Council of State at the time of the 2nd ballot.

March

Saturday March 2nd
  • an avalanche goes down on the road Täsch - Zermatt. It carries a minibus and a car. Eleven victims are counted.
Sunday March 3rd
  • Cantonal elections in Were worth. Bernard Bornet (PDC) and Raymond Deferr (PDC) are elected with the Council of State at the time of the 1st ballot.
Sunday March 3rd
  • Cantonal elections in Were worth. Richard Gertschen (PDC), Bernard Comby (PRD) and Hans Wyer (PDC) are elected with the Council of State at the time of the 2nd ballot.
Sunday March 10th
  • federal Votings. The people approve, by: 802882 yes (58,5%) against: 570221 not (41,5%), the federal decree removing the subsidies for the primary education.
  • federal Votings. The people approve, by: 726781 yes (53,0%) against: 644649 not (47,0%), the federal decree removing the obligation falling on the Confederation to allocate subsidies in the field of the public health.
  • federal Votings. The people reject, by: 716717 not (52,4%) against: 651854 yes (47,6%), the federal decree on subsidies of formation.
  • federal Votings. The people reject, by: 918728 not (65,2%) against: 489952 yes (34,8%), the popular initiative for an extension of the duration of the paid holidays .
Tuesday March 19th
  • an attack with the plastic pulverizes electrical installations of the aluminum factory of Martigny.
Sunday March 31st
  • Four young Valaisan skiers are carried by an avalanche with Ovronnaz.

April

Tuesday April 2nd
  • Cantonal elections with Neuchâtel. In general ballot at the conclusion of the 1st ballot, Pierre Dubois (PS), Rene Felber (PS), Jean Cavadini (PLS), Jean-Claude Jaggi (PLS) and Andre Brandt (PRD) are tacitly elected with the Council of State.
Thursday April 18th
  • Six skiers perish in an avalanche which started with the Valley Engraved, in the Grisons.
Saturday April 20th Monday April 22nd Friday April 26th
  • Two trains of the regional company Bern - Soleure enters in collision in station of Deisswil. The accident causes the death of four passengers and sixteen other passengers are wounded.

May

Sunday May 5th
  • Cantonal elections with Soleure. Gottfried Wyss (PS), Alfred Roetheli (PDC), Walters Buergi (PRD) and Fritz Schneider (PRD) are elected with the Council of State at the time of the 1st ballot.
Thursday May 9th
  • Collapse of the roof of the swimming pool of Uster on a basin of swimming. Twelve people lose the life.
  • Death of Samuel Burnand, lame messenger.
Friday May 24th
  • Varnishing of the exposure Paul Klee to the Foundation Pierre Gianadda with Martigny.

June

Sunday June 9th
  • federal Votings. The people reject, by: 999077 not (69,0%) against: 448016 yes (31,0%), the popular initiative for the right to the life .
  • federal Votings. The people approve, by: 903345 yes (66,5%) against: 454560 not (33,5%), the federal decree removing the share of the cantons to the net profit of the excise taxes.
  • federal Votings. The people approve, by: 982318 yes (72,3%) against: 376135 not (27,7%), the federal decree fixing the new distribution of the net prices coming from the imposition of distilled beverages.
  • federal Votings. The people approve, by: 787056 yes (57,0%) against: 592851 not (43,0%), the bearing federal decree removal of the assistance to the producers cultivating corn for their own needs.
  • Cantonal elections with Soleure. Max Egger (PDC) is elected with the Council of State at the time of the 2nd ballot.
Saturday June 15th
  • the Servette FC is allocated, for the fifteenth time of its history, the title of champion of Switzerland of football.
Thursday June 20th
  • Australian the Phil Anderson gains the Tour of Switzerland cyclist
Saturday June 22nd
  • Inauguration of the Museum of the food with Vevey.
Thursday June 27th
  • the clock making group ASUAG - SSIH takes the name of Swiss SMH Sociéte of micro-electronics and clock industry S.A..

July

Saturday July 6th
  • Opening to Zurich of the first M-Informatic store, company founded by the Migros.
Tuesday July 23rd Monday July 29th
  • Death of the journalist Jean-Pierre Goretta

August

Thursday
  • Death of Carigiet Qualities, painter and illustrator of books for children.
Sunday August 18th
  • Inauguration of the Museum of photography to Lausanne.

September

Saturday September 7th
  • Opening of the 66ème Swiss Counter to Lausanne. The Tunisia is the host of honor.
  • First emissions of the TélécinéRomandie private channel.
Saturday September 14th
  • a collision between an engine and a regional train with Bussigny-near-Lausanne causes the death of five people. 56 travellers are wounded.
Sunday September 22nd
  • federal Votings. The people approve, by: 984463 yes (58,8%) against: 688459 not (41,2%), the popular initiative asking the harmonization of the school beginning of the year in all the cantons (Initiative on the return to school).
  • federal Votings. The people reject, by: 917507 not (56,9%) against: 695288 yes (43,1%), the federal decree instituting a guarantee against the risks with the innovation in favor of the small and medium-size companies.
  • federal Votings. The people approve, by: 921743 yes (54,7%) against: 762619 not (45,3%), modification of the Swiss Civil code relating to the general effects of the marriage, the matrimonial mode and the successions.

October

Tuesday October 8th Monday October 14th Monday October 28th

November

Thursday November 7th Sunday November 10th
  • Cantonal elections with Geneva. Dominique Föllmi (PDC), Bernard Ziegler (PS), Jean-Philippe Maitre (PDC). Christian Grobet (PS), Robert Ducret (PRD), Jacques Vernet (PLS) and Pierre Wellhauser (PLS) are elected with the Council of State at the time of the 1st ballot.
Saturday November 16th
  • Opening of the first championships of the world of failures by teams with Lucerne.
Tuesday November 19th

December

Sunday the 1st er February
  • federal Votings. The people reject, by: 1099122 not (70,5%) against: 459358 yes (29,5%), the popular initiative for the suppression of vivisection .
Friday December 6th

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