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Events in the year 2010 in Switzerland.
Incumbents
- President of the Swiss Confederation: Doris Leuthard
- President of the National Council: Jean-René Germanier
- President of the Swiss Council of States: Hansheiri Inderkum
Events
- 6 January: Extreme weather across Europe leads to dozens of deaths, including at least 7 as a result of an avalanche in Switzerland.[1]
- 4 February: Switzerland agrees to accept two Chinese Muslim Uyghurs from the Guantanamo Bay detention camp.[2]
- 25 February: Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi calls for jihad against Switzerland after a referendum last year supported a ban on minarets and other rows between the two nations.[3]
- 7 February: Voters in Switzerland take part in a referendum on whether to provide lawyers for non-human animals and other issues.[4]
- 19 March: Switzerland ceases to deport asylum seekers in response to the death of a Nigerian man at Zürich Airport as he was being forcefully deported. Nigeria condemns the occurrence.[5]
- 10 June: Max Goeldi, the Swiss businessman at the centre of a long-running diplomatic row between Libya and Switzerland, is released from prison in Tripoli.[6]
- 14 June: The Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland rules that Romanian footballer Adrian Mutu has lost his final appeal in a five-year legal battle meaning he has to pay a record €17 million in damages for breaching his contract.[7]
- 12 July: Switzerland rejects a request from the United States to extradite Franco–Polish film director Roman Polanski to face sentencing on charges of unlawful sex with a minor in 1977.[8]
- 5 December: Bank officials attempt to shut down an account opened by Julian Assange in Switzerland.[9]
Arts and entertainment
Sports
- 15 February: 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver: Dario Cologna secures Switzerland's first ever Olympic cross-country gold medal and Norway delivers its poorest ever cross-country Olympic performance in the men's 15km freestyle cross-country competition [10]
Deaths
- 8 January – Raymond Kamber, 79, Olympic sprint canoer.[11]
- 17 February – Roger-Émile Aubry, 86, Swiss-born Bolivian Roman Catholic prelate, Vicar Apostolic of Reyes (1973–1999).[12]
- 25 February – Ernst Beyeler, 88, art collector.[13]
- 26 February – Charles le Gai Eaton, 89, Swiss-born British diplomat and author.[14]
- 27 February – Roger Veeser, 90, Olympic athlete.[15]
- 2 April – Roman Bannwart, 90, theologian and musician.[16]
- 14 April:
- Erika Burkart, 88, author.[17]
- Alice Miller, 87, Polish-born Swiss author and psychologist.[18]
- 15 April – Peter-Josef Schallberger, 78, farmer and politician.[19]
- 16 April – Balthasar Burkhard, 65, photographer.[20]
- 15 May – Loris Kessel, 60, racing driver.[21]
- 18 May:
- Iskender Alptekin, 48, politician[22]
- Karin Iten, 53, figure skater.
- 2 June – Marguerite Narbel, 92, biologist and politician, member of the Grand Council of Vaud.
- 28 June – Nicolas Hayek, 82, entrepreneur, founder and chairman of The Swatch Group.[23]
- 8 July – Robert Freitag, 94, Austrian-born Swiss actor.
- 19 July – Antoinette Meyer, 90, Olympic silver medal-winning (1948) alpine skier.
- 11 August – Markus Liebherr, 62, businessman, owner of Southampton F.C.[24]
- 15 September – Peter Stebler, 83, Olympic silver medal-winning (1948) rower.[25]
- 21 September – Bernard Genoud, 68, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (1999–2010).[26]
- 5 October – Steve Lee, 47, musician (Gotthard).[27]
- 22 October – René Villiger, 79, painter.
- 25 October – Hans Arnold, 85, Swiss-born Swedish artist.[28]
- 31 October – Max Barandun, 68, Olympic sprinter.[29]
- 10 November – Georges Aeschlimann, 90, cyclist.[30]
- 3 December – Hugues Cuénod, 108, tenor.[31]
- 11 December:
- Roger Nicole, 95, Swiss-born American Evangelical Christian theologian.[32]
- Peter Risi, 60, footballer.[33]
- 27 December – Walter Balmer, 62, footballer.[34]
References
- ^ "Snow brings disruption in Europe". 2010-01-06. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ "Switzerland to take in two Guantanamo inmates". SWI swissinfo.ch. 2010-02-03. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ "The Times & The Sunday Times". www.thetimes.co.uk. 2024-01-20. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ "Pensions and animal rights top ballot sheets". SWI swissinfo.ch. 2010-03-07. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ "Swiss probe asylum seeker's death". 2010-03-19. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ "Libya 'frees Swiss businessman Max Goeldi'". BBC News. 2010-06-10. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ Association, Press (2010-06-14). "Adrian Mutu forced to pay Chelsea £14.3m after losing last appeal". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ "Roman Polanski free after Swiss reject US extradition request". The Telegraph. 2010-07-12. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ Jones, Sam (2010-12-06). "Julian Assange's Swiss bank account closed". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ "Cologna takes cross country gold". 2010-02-15. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). web.archive.org. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ "Bishop Roger-Émile Aubry [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ "Ernst Beyeler dies at 88; Swiss art collector". Los Angeles Times. 2010-02-27. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ "Gai Eaton passes away - Arab News". web.archive.org. 2010-03-12. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ "Roger Veeser Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". web.archive.org. 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ "Stiftsschule Einsiedeln". web.archive.org. 2016-02-11. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ "derStandard.at". www.derstandard.at. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ Cowan-Jenssen, Sue (2010-05-31). "Alice Miller obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ "TODESFALL: Nidwaldner Alt-Ständerat gestorben". Luzerner Zeitung (in German). 2010-04-16. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ "Photographer Burkhard dies". SWI swissinfo.ch. 2010-04-17. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ "Er wurde 60 Jahre alt: Schweizer F1-Pilot Loris Kessel gestorben - Formel 1 - Sport - Blick.ch". web.archive.org. 2010-05-18. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ "Wayback Machine". web.archive.org. 2011-09-04. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ "Swatch founder Nicolas Hayek dies". BBC News. 2010-06-28. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ "Southampton owner Liebherr dies". 2010-08-11. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ "Peter Stebler Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". web.archive.org. 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ "Geneva's, Lausanne's Catholic bishop dies - GenevaLunch News". web.archive.org. 2017-03-03. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ agencies, swissinfo ch and (2010-10-06). "Gotthard singer dies in motorcycle accident". SWI swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ Spektra (2010-10-26). "Konstnären Hans Arnold är död". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ "Max Barandun Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". web.archive.org. 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ Archives, Cycling. "Georges Aeschlimann". www.cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ "Hugues Cuenod". The Telegraph. 2010-12-07. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ "Between Two Worlds". The Gospel Coalition. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ "Peter Risi (60) gestorben". Tages-Anzeiger (in German). 2010-12-12. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ "Flyout | FC Basel - Die offizielle Website". www.fcb.ch (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-20.
