The following lists events that happened during 2016 in Switzerland.
Incumbents
Events
- April 2–April 11 – The 2016 World Men's Curling Championship takes place in Basel.[1]
- June 1 – The Gotthard Base Tunnel, the world's longest and deepest railway tunnel, is opened following two decades of construction work.[2]
- December 18–December 19 – An attacker murders one man before shooting 3 people at an Islamic center in downtown Zurich.[3]
Deaths
- 31 January – Benoît Violier, French-Swiss chef (born 1971 in France)[4]
- 5 August – Alphons Egli, politician (born 1924)[5]
References
- ^ "Olympedia – Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Curling Championships". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "Gotthard tunnel: World's longest and deepest rail tunnel opens in Switzerland - BBC News". BBC News. June 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
- ^ Nick Cumming-Bruce and Jack Ewing (20 Dec 2016). "Gunman Who Shot 3 at Zurich Islamic Center Is Found Dead, Police Say". NYTimes.
- ^ "BENOIT VIOLIER". gastronomiac.com. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ "Alphons Egli". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
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