1936 in Switzerland

The following is a list of events, births, and deaths in 1936 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

 * Federal Council:
 * Giuseppe Motta
 * Hermann Obrecht
 * Philipp Etter
 * Johannes Baumann
 * Marcel Pilet-Golaz
 * Albert Meyer (President)
 * Rudolf Minger

Events

 * 4 February – Wilhelm Gustloff, leader of the Swiss branch of the Nazi Party is assassinated.
 * August – World Jewish Congress founded
 * 1935–36 Nationalliga
 * 1936 Swiss Grand Prix
 * 1936 UCI Road World Championships
 * 1936-37 Nationalliga
 * RSI Rete Uno, (Network One), a primary radio channel

Births

 * 7 January – Claudio Polledri, fencer
 * 26 January – Helmut Förnbacher, actor, film director and screenwriter
 * 14 March – Bruno Oldani, designer (died 2021 in Norway)
 * 19 March – Ursula Andress, actor best known for her role as Honey Ryder in Dr. No
 * 1 April – Jean-Pascal Delamuraz, politician (died 1998)
 * 25 May – Ely Tacchella, footballer (association football) (died 2017)
 * 21 June – Janos Mohoss, fencer
 * 22 June – Ingeborg Lüscher, German-Swiss painter
 * 19 July – Dieter Keller, chess master
 * 18 November – Heinz Bäni, football midfielder (died 2014)
 * 7 October – Charles Dutoit, conductor
 * 17 November – Frédy Girardet, chef
 * 16 December – Elisabeth Kopp, politician (died 2023)
 * 24 December – Léo Eichmann, football goalkeeper

Deaths

 * 4 February – Wilhelm Gustloff, leader of the Swiss branch of the Nazi Party (born 1895 in Germany)
 * 6 May – Hans Jelmoli, composer and pianist (died 1877)