Events during the year 1944 in Switzerland.
Incumbents Federal Council: Walther Stampfli (president) Eduard von Steiger Karl Kobelt Philipp Etter Enrico Celio Ernst Nobs Marcel Pilet-Golaz (until December), then Max Petitpierre
Events 1 April – Schaffhausen is accidentally bombed by the United States causing serious damage to the city and killing or wounding more than 100 people.
Births 6 January – Rolf M. Zinkernagel, immunologist 20 May – Sepp Benz, bobsledder (died 2021) 2 September – Claude Nicollier, astronaut 8 November – Andreas Sprecher, alpine skier
Deaths 22 April – Edmund Schulthess, politician (born 1868)
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