1997 27th New York City Women Marathon won by Franziska Rochat-Moser of Switz 2:28:43
1995 Nello Celio, president of Switz (1972), dies at 81
1993 Historical Kapelbrug in Luzern Switz, destroyed by fire
1983 21st Tennis Fed Cup: Czech beats Germany in Zurich Switz (2-1)
1979 Russian ice skaters Protopopov and Beloussova ask for asylum in Switz
1973 BEA flight to Basel Switz, crashes on landing, killing 104 of 143
1971 Paul Ragusa, Bulach Switz, Canadian 48 kg freestyle wrestler 1996 Olympics
1970 Marc Rosset, Geneva Switz, tennis star, 1992 French Doubles
1966 Mark Schmocker, Interlaken Switz, U.S. team handball goalie 1996 Olympics
1963 Bettina Bunge, born in Switz, tennis player, Virginia Slims of California 1983
1963 Denise Beillmann, Switz, figure skater, Olympics-4th-1980
1961 Blaise Cendrars, [Frederic Sauser-Hall], Switz, poet, dies at 73
1960 Jolanda Egger, Luzean Switz, playmate, June, 1983
1958 Francesca Thyssen, lugano Switz, baroness
1953 Emil Ermatinger, Switz, literature critic, dies at 80
1949 Brit, Belgium, Lux, Neth, NZ and Switz recognize Israel
1934 U.S.S.R. joins League of Nations (Netherland, Switz and Portugal vote no)
1928 Henrich Federer, Switz, writer (I Switch Off The Light), dies at 61
1927 Robert Abernethy, Geneva Switz, Newscaster, NBC News Encore
1911 Paulette Goddard, [Marion Levy], Switz, actress, Great Dictator
1910 Soulima Stravinsky, Lausanne Switz, Russian pianist, Igor's son
1909 C Dillon Douglas, Geneva Switz, U.S. Secretary of Treasury, 1961-65
1909 Hans Erni, Switz, painter/sculptor
1895 Nahum Goldmann, Switz, President Zionist World Organization
1881 Triple landslides bury Elm Switz
1873 Emil Ermatinger, Switz, literature historian
1866 Heinrich Federer, Switz, writer, Das letzte Stundlein des Papstes
1865 Felix E Vallotton, Switz/French painter/writer, Chaste Suzanna
1857 Ferdinand de Saussure, Switz, linguist, Cours de Laguistique Generale
1834 Charles-Albert Gobat, Switz, politician/lawyer/author, Nobel 1902
1828 Jean Henri Dunant, Switz, writer/founder, Red Cross, YMCA, Nobel 1901
1810 Alexandre Calamo, Switz, painter/etcher/lithographer
1806 A side of Rossberg Peak collapses into Goldau Valley Switz, kills 500
1761 Abraham AA "Albert" Gallatin, Switz, U.S. minister of Finance, 1801-14
1718 Avalanche destroys every building in Leukerbad, Switz; kills 53
1708 Albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology, Acad of Science
1700 Daniel Bernoulli, Basel Switz, mathematician, 10 time French award
1583 Thomas Erastus, Switz, theologist, dies
1477 Battle at Nancy, Burgundy vs Switz, 7000+ killed
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