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

• Federal Council:^[1]
  • Giuseppe Motta
  • Hermann Obrecht
  • Philipp Etter
  • Johannes Baumann
  • Marcel Pilet-Golaz
  • Albert Meyer (President)^[2]
  • Rudolf Minger

• 4 February – Wilhelm Gustloff, leader of the Swiss branch of the Nazi Party is assassinated.^[3]
• 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

• 7 January – Claudio Polledri, fencer^[4]
• 26 January – Helmut Förnbacher, actor, film director and screenwriter
• 14 March – Bruno Oldani, designer (died 2021 in Norway)^[5]
• 19 March – Ursula Andress, actor best known for her role as Honey Ryder in Dr. No
• 1 April – Jean-Pascal Delamuraz, politician (died 1998)^[6]
• 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^[7]
• 16 December – Elisabeth Kopp, politician (died 2023)^[8]
• 24 December – Léo Eichmann, football goalkeeper

• 4 February – Wilhelm Gustloff, leader of the Swiss branch of the Nazi Party (born 1895 in Germany)^[3]
• 6 May – Hans Jelmoli, composer and pianist (died 1877)

• Switzerland at the 1936 Summer Olympics
• Switzerland at the 1936 Winter Olympics