See also:
2003 in Switzerland,
other events of 2004,
2005 in Switzerland.
Events
Incumbents
Awards
Literary awards
Film awards
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 Marsovszky, 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.