2005 in Switzerland

Events from 2005 in Switzerland.

Events

Public holidays in one or several cantons of Switzerland are marked (¹).

January 1: New Year's Day¹
January 2: Berchtoldstag¹
January 6: Epiphany¹
January 13: Silvesterkläuse in Urnäsch, custom on New Year's Eve according to the Julian calendar.
January 14–16: Lauberhorn Alpine Skiing World Cup race in Wengen: Michael Walchhofer finished first.
January 24–30: 40th Solothurn Film Festival
January 26–30: World Economic Forum in Davos

(As of February 2, 2005)

February 3–8: Fasnacht in Lucerne, carnival
February 5: L'Hom Strom custom in Scuol
February 14–16: Fasnacht in Basel, carnival
February 18–27: Muba in Basel
February 27: Sunday for Votes and elections (at least quarterly ): Federal votes and cantonal elections for parliaments of AG and SO, executive of AR, NW, LU, SO, ZH.
February 28-March 18: Federal Parliament spring session

April 7: Näfelser Fahrt¹ in the Canton of Glarus, commemoration of the Battle of Näfels (1388)
April 10: Election for cantonal parliament and executive in Neuchâtel
April 18: Sechseläuten¹ in Zürich
April 18–22: Federal Parliament special session
April 24: cantonal Landsgemeinde in Appenzell

September 8: Jeûne genevois¹ in Geneva
September 10–11: European Heritage Days (Journées du patrimoine)
September 10–12: Knabenschiessen¹ in Zürich
September 18: Eidgenössischer Dank-, Buss- und Bettag; Jeûne fédéral (federal day of fasting)¹
September 19: Monday afterwards (Lundi du Jeûne)¹ in Neuchâtel and Vaud
September 19-October 7: Federal Parliament autumn session
September 21–23: 4th Standardization and Innovation in Information Technology conference in Geneva
September 23–25: 80th Fête des Vendanges in Neuchâtel, vintage festival
September 25: Sunday for votes and elections
September 25: St. Nikolaus of Flüe¹ in Obwalden

December 5: Klausjagen in Küssnacht
December 7: Election of the President of the Confederation for 2006 by the Federal Parliament
December 8: Immaculate Conception¹
December 10–11: Escalade (1602) commemoration in Geneva
December 25: Christmas¹
December 26: St. Stephen's Day¹
December: Spengler Cup in Davos, ice hockey tournament
December 31: Restoration of the Republic¹ in Geneva

January 1?: Walter Tschudi, 71, athlete (decathlon) Swiss sportsperson of the Year 1957
January 2: Kurt Eichenberger, 83, jurist, professor at the University of Basel
January 5: Arthur Alder-Götti, 73, musician, longtime member of Original Streichmusik Alder
January 6: Jürg von Känel, 53, climber, mountain guide, writer of guide book
January 7: Ernst Deubelbeiss, 84, convicted of the murder of Armin Bannwart in 1951.
January 7: Hans Walder, 84, Prosecutor General of the Swiss Confederation (1968–1973)
January: Valeska Lindtberg-Hirsch, 94, pianist, widow of Leopold Lindtberg
January 11: Walter J. Ammann, 88, SF DRS pioneer (1953–1980), television director
January 14: Georges Piroué, 85, writer born in La Chaux-de-Fonds
January 17: Daniel Zufferey, 35, author
January 21: Carl Schlettwein, 79, founder of Basler Afrika Bibliographien
January 24: Dölf Preisig, 64, Schweizer Illustrierte photographer
January: Marcel H. Keiser, 64?, journalist
January 29: Ephraim Kishon, 80, satirist, writer, film director
January: Donato Müller, 70, footballer (Grasshopper Zürich)
February 1: Werner Arnold, 74, cyclist well known in the 1950s
February 3: David Hönigsberg, 45, composer, music teacher and conductor
February 9: Hanno Helbling, 74, journalist, former NZZ Feuilleton editor
February 15: João Filipe Martins, 62, Angolan diplomat in Geneva
February 16: Marcello Viotti, 50, conductor
February 17: Harald Szeemann, 71, curator and art historian

Years in Switzerland (1848–present)

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