The following is a list of events, births, and deaths in 1937 in Switzerland.
Incumbents Federal Council: Giuseppe Motta (president) Hermann Obrecht Philipp Etter Johannes Baumann Marcel Pilet-Golaz Albert Meyer Rudolf Minger
Events 1936–37 Nationalliga, won by FC Lugano 1937 Swiss Grand Prix, won by Rudolf Caracciola 1937–38 Nationalliga, won by Grasshopper Club Zürich Nyon Conference, which addresses attacks on shipping in the Spanish Civil War Allianz, a group of Swiss artists, is founded 1937 Swiss freemasonry referendum
Literature An Answer from the Silence, a novel by Max Frisch, is published in Swiss
Births 3 February – Billy Meier, prophet 9 March – Niele Toroni, painter 18 May – Peter Bolliger, rower (d. 2024) 20 May – Peter von Matt, philologist (d. 2025) 21 May – Hansjörg Hirschbühl, bobsleigher 2 June – Pierre Favre, musician 30 June – Fritz Egli, motorcycle racer 6 July – Joseph Payne, musician (d. 2008) 12 July – Fritz Kehl, association footballer 21 December – Hansruedi Führer, association footballer Attilio Moresi, cyclist (d. 1995) Sandro del Prete, painter
Deaths 7 April – Hans Steffen, German geographer (born 1936 in Germany) 9 May – Walter Mittelholzer, pilot, photographer, and travel writer (born 1894) 2 September – Pierre de Coubertin, French historian and founder of the International Olympic Committee (born 1863 in France)
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