Permanent historical records · Updated 2026-11-03

1986 in Switzerland

Explore 2 historical events and records for Switzerland in 1986.

Historical records for Switzerland in 1986

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December

Nobel Prize for Scanning Tunnelling Microscopy

Rohrer, Heinrich · Stockholm · Physicist · Science / Physics

Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics for design of the scanning tunnelling microscope.

Other events (month unknown)

President of Switzerland

Egli, Alphons · President of Switzerland · Government / Government of Switzerland

Appointed President of Switzerland

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