2008 in Switzerland

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Events during the year 2008 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

27 August – Anna Göldi, who was beheaded in 1782 for witchcraft, is exonorated by the parliament of the Canton of Glarus.^[3]
10 September – The Large Hadron Collider, the most powerful particle accelerator in the world, is switched on at CERN, in Geneva.^[4]

^ "All federal councillors since 1848". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
^ "Presidents of the Confederation". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
^ "Swiss exonerate Europe's last executed witch". NBC News. 27 August 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
^ Sample, Ian (10 September 2008). "Cern throws switch on largest machine ever built". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
^ "Dr Albert Hofmann obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
^ "Kurt Furgler". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 10 February 2024.