2004 in Switzerland

2004 in Switzerland
Years
2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006

Events from 2004 in Switzerland.

Events

Incumbents
  • Joseph Deiss -- President of the Confederation 2004
  • Samuel Schmid -- Vice-President of the Confederation 2004
  • Max Binder -- President of the National Council 2004
  • Fritz Schiesser -- President of the Council of States 2004
  • Heinz Aemisegger - President of the Federal Supreme Court 2003-2004
  • Giusep Nay - Vice-President of the Federal Supreme Court 2003-2004

Awards

Literary awards

Film awards
  • Swiss Film Prize 2004 (Schweizer Filmpreis/Prix du cinéma suisse)
    • Fiction: "Jagged Harmonies - Bach vs. Frederick II" by Dominique de Rivaz
    • Documentary: "Mais in Bundeshuss - Le génie helvétique" by Jean-Stéphane Bron
    • Short film: "L'escalier" by Frédéric Mermoud
    • Performance in a leading role: Bettina Stucky as "Meier Marilyn" in "Meier Marilyn" by Stina Werenfels
    • Performance in a supporting role: Gilles Tschudi as "Secretary Goltz" in Jagged Harmonies - Bach vs. Frederick II by Dominique de Rivaz
    • Special Jury Prize: Corinna Glaus for casting the film "Ready, Steady, Charlie!"
  • Golden Leopard 2004: Private by Saverio Costanzo
  • Berner Filmpreis: Dieter Fahrer for the documentary "Que sera?"
  • Luzerner Filmpreis: "The Last Connection" by Marcel Baumann and "Wackelkontakt" by Ralph Etter
  • Cinéma Tout Ecran 2004: Best Film "Avanim" by Raphaël Nadjari
  • Zürcher Filmpreis:
    • "Im Nordwind" by Bettina Oberli, "Verflixt verliebt" by Peter Luisi, "Ma famille africaine" by Thomas Thümena, "Krokus – as long as we live" by Reto Caduff.
    • Fred van der Kooij, film director, and Matthias Brunner, movie theater director.

See also: list of movie awards.

Other

See also: Balzan Prize, Rose d'Or

Deaths
  • January 19: Walter Hagmann, 72, National Councillor (1963–1975)
  • February 1: O. W. Fischer, 89, German actor, Ticino resident since the 1960s
  • February 7: Willi Gautschi, 84, historian
  • February 24?: Rudolf von Albertini, 80, historian
  • March 11: Hans Gygax, 98, author
  • March 17: Monique Laederach, 65, French and German language author
  • March 29: Peter Ustinov, 82, actor
  • March 31: Hedi Lang, 72, politician, first woman to preside the National Council, member of the government the canton of Zurich
  • April 15: Hans Gmür, 77, theatre author, director, composer, and producer
  • April 17: Edmond Pidoux, 95, author
  • April 24: José Giovanni, 80, French author, crime writer, film producer
  • May 1: Felix Haug, 52, pop musician (Double)
  • May 16: Andreas Dürr, 70, National Councillor (1970–1983)
  • May 24: Karl Bachmann, 88, politician, National Councillor from Schwyz in the 1960s
  • May 28: Carlos Grosjean, 85, National Councillor
  • May 30: Christian Staub, 85, photographer
  • June 4: Werner Spross, 79, businessman
  • June 6: Louis Conne, 98, sculptor and graphist
  • June 9: Roland Ruffieux, c. 81, historian
  • June 15: Ulrich Inderbinen, 103, mountain guide
  • June: Riccardo Anselmi, 58, musician
  • June: Rolf Wüthrich, 65, football player
  • June 30: Paul Bürgi, 83, politician, parliamentarian of St. Gallen (1959–1987)
  • July 1: Ettore Cella, 90, actor, director, author, and translator
  • July 4: Jean-Marie Auberson, 84, orchestra conductor
  • July 14: Hans A. Pestalozzi, 75, author, manager, social critic
  • July 17: Alfred Hofkunst, 61, artist
  • August 17: Clo Duri Bezzola, 59, Romansh language author, teacher
  • August: Walo Bertschinger, construction entrepreneur
  • August 22: Ota Šik, 84, Czech economist and politician, professor at St. Gallen
  • August 24: Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, 78, Swiss-born American psychiatrist
  • August 28: Sigi Feigel, 83, attorney
  • September 29: Alberto Camenzind, 90, architect (Professor emeritus at the ETH Zurich)
  • October 2: Robert Leuenberger, 88, theologian, president of the University of Zurich, father of Moritz Leuenberger
  • October 4: Willy Guhl, 89, designer
  • October 8: Rico Weber, 62, artist
  • October 15: Walter Bretscher, 66, screenwriter, journalist
  • October 16: Mario Santi, 63, Sports commentator
  • October 22: Jean-François Leuba, 70, politician
  • October 30: Ernst Cincera, 77, National Councillor
  • November 4: Beat Tschümperlin, 50, politician, member of the Nidwalden government in office
  • November 8: Davy Sidjanski, 49, editor
  • November 16: Hans Künzi, 80, politician
  • November 21: Uwe Scholz, 45, German dance choreographer, director Zurich Opera ballet (1985–1991)
  • November 26: Hans Schaffner, 96, member of the Federal Council in the 1960s
  • November 27: 7 fire fighters in Gretzenbach
  • December 1: Rudolf Gisler, 62, politician, former Landammann of Glarus
  • December 16: Dietrich Schwanitz, 64, German professor and author, grew up in Switzerland.
  • December 17: Gyula Marsovsky, 68, Grand Prix motorcycle rider
  • December 18: Marcel Pasche, 73, former Edipresse manager, 24 Heures editor-in-chief.
  • December: Heinrich (Heini) Gränicher, 71, ETH professor for experimental physics
  • December 22: Peter Schärer, 71, dean of Dental School, Zurich
  • December 26: Otto Marchi, 62, writer, one of the Swiss tsunami victims
  • December 28, Aldo Zappia, 80, football player

See also: deaths in 2004, list of Swiss people, 2005 in Switzerland#Deaths.

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