Events during the year 1961 in Switzerland.
Incumbents Federal Council: Friedrich Traugott Wahlen (president) Hans-Peter Tschudi Willy Spühler Paul Chaudet Ludwig von Moos Max Petitpierre (until June), then Hans Schaffner Jean Bourgknecht
Births 22 February – Rolf Thorsen, Norwegian rower 13 April – Ignazio Cassis, politician
Deaths 6 June – Carl Jung, psychiatrist (born 1875) 18 October – Rodolphe Rubattel, politician (born 1896)
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