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    2017 in Switzerland

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    Events in the year 2017 in Switzerland.

    Incumbents

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    • President of the Swiss Confederation: Doris Leuthard
    • President of the National Council: Jürg Stahl
    • President of the Swiss Council of States: Ivo Bischofberger

    Events

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    Referendums

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    • Referendums were held on 12 February, 21 May and 24 September 2017.[1]

    Sport

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    • 2016–17 Swiss Handball League
    • 2017 Geneva Open
    • 2017 Stan Wawrinka tennis season
    • 2017 World Mixed Curling Championship
    • 2017 Yellow Cup
    • 2016–17 Championnat LNA season
    • 2016–17 Championnat LNA season
    • 2017–18 Swiss Basketball League
    • The Best FIFA Football Awards 2016
    • 2017 European Curling Championships
    • 2017 European Masters (curling)
    • FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2017
    • 2017 Katusha–Alpecin season
    • 2017 Ladies Championship Gstaad
    • 2017 Ladies Open Biel Bienne
    • 2017 FIBA 3x3 World Tour – Lausanne Masters
    • 2017 Montreux Volley Masters
    • 2017 Montreux Volley Masters squads
    • 2017 Swiss Indoors
    • 2017 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold
    • 2017 Swiss Open Gstaad
    • Switzerland at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships
    • Switzerland at the 2017 World Games
    • 2017 Tour de Romandie
    • 2016–17 Tour de Ski
    • 2017–18 Tour de Ski
    • 2017 Tour de Suisse
    • Switzerland at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics

    Pop Culture

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    • Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017

    Other

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    • A landslide hit the town of Bondo, killing 8 people.

    Deaths

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    Gilberto Agustoni
    Daniel Vischer
    • 1 January – Karl Gerstner, typographer (b. 1930)[2]
    • 8 January – Dominique Appia, painter (b. 1926)[3]
    • 13 January – Gilberto Agustoni, prelate (b. 1922)[4]
    • 17 January – Daniel Vischer, politician (b. 1950)[5]
    • 18 January – Samuel Widmer, physician, psychiatrist and psychotherapist (b. 1948)[6]
    • 30 April – Ueli Steck, rock climber (b. 1976)

    References

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    1. ^ Daten der nächsten eidgenössischen Volksabstimmungen Archived 2017-02-28 at the Wayback Machine Die Schweizer Behörden
    2. ^ "Typographer Karl Gerstner dies". SWI swissinfo.ch. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
    3. ^ "L'artiste Dominique Appia peignait une Genève rêvée". tdg.ch (in French). 9 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
    4. ^ "Décès du cardinal Gilberto Agustoni". Conférence des Évêques Suisse (in French). 14 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
    5. ^ Bernet, Walter (19 January 2017). "Ein Linker, der in keine Schublade passt" (in German). Retrieved 23 January 2017.
    6. ^ Oliver, Menge. ""Kirschblüten"-Guru Samuel Widmer gestorben". Aargauer Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 30 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
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