2010 in Switzerland

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Events in the year 2010 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

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]
3–11 December – The 2010 European Curling Championships take place in Champéry.^[9]
5 December: Bank officials attempt to shut down an account opened by Julian Assange in Switzerland.^[10]

Arts and entertainment

63rd Locarno Film Festival

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^[11]

Deaths

8 January – Raymond Kamber, 79, Olympic sprint canoer.^[12]
17 February – Roger-Émile Aubry, 86, Swiss-born Bolivian Roman Catholic prelate, Vicar Apostolic of Reyes (1973–1999).^[13]
25 February – Ernst Beyeler, 88, art collector.^[14]
26 February – Charles le Gai Eaton, 89, Swiss-born British diplomat and author.^[15]
27 February – Roger Veeser, 90, Olympic athlete.^[16]
2 April – Roman Bannwart, 90, theologian and musician.^[17]
14 April:
- Erika Burkart, 88, author.^[18]
- Alice Miller, 87, Polish-born Swiss author and psychologist.^[19]
15 April – Peter-Josef Schallberger, 78, farmer and politician.^[20]
16 April – Balthasar Burkhard, 65, photographer.^[21]
15 May – Loris Kessel, 60, racing driver.^[22]
18 May:
- Iskender Alptekin, 48, politician^[23]
- 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.^[24]
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.^[25]
15 September – Peter Stebler, 83, Olympic silver medal-winning (1948) rower.^[26]
21 September – Bernard Genoud, 68, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (1999–2010).^[27]
5 October – Steve Lee, 47, musician (Gotthard).^[28]
22 October – René Villiger, 79, painter.
25 October – Hans Arnold, 85, Swiss-born Swedish artist.^[29]
31 October – Max Barandun, 68, Olympic sprinter.^[30]
10 November – Georges Aeschlimann, 90, cyclist.^[31]
3 December – Hugues Cuénod, 108, tenor.^[32]
11 December:
- Roger Nicole, 95, Swiss-born American Evangelical Christian theologian.^[33]
- Peter Risi, 60, footballer.^[34]
27 December – Walter Balmer, 62, footballer.^[35]

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.
^ "Olympedia – Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Curling Championships". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
^ 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.
^ "An die Sektionen und Funktionäre des Schweizerischen Kanu-Verbands (SKV)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25. 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". 2010-03-12. Archived from the original on 2010-03-12. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
^ "Roger Veeser Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 2020-04-18. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
^ "Stiftsschule Einsiedeln". 2016-02-11. Archived from the original on 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". 2010-05-18. Archived from the original on 2010-05-18. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
^ "Iskender Alptekin verstorben". 2011-09-04. Archived from the original on 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". 2017-07-01. Archived from the original on 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
^ "Geneva's, Lausanne's Catholic bishop dies - GenevaLunch News". 2017-03-03. Archived from the original on 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". 2020-04-18. Archived from the original on 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.

[1] "Snow brings disruption in Europe". 2010-01-06. Retrieved 2024-01-20.

[2] "Switzerland to take in two Guantanamo inmates". SWI swissinfo.ch. 2010-02-03. Retrieved 2024-01-20.

[3] "The Times & The Sunday Times". www.thetimes.co.uk. 2024-01-20. Retrieved 2024-01-20.

[4] "Pensions and animal rights top ballot sheets". SWI swissinfo.ch. 2010-03-07. Retrieved 2024-01-20.

[5] "Swiss probe asylum seeker's death". 2010-03-19. Retrieved 2024-01-20.

[6] "Libya 'frees Swiss businessman Max Goeldi'". BBC News. 2010-06-10. Retrieved 2024-01-20.

[7] 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.

[8] "Roman Polanski free after Swiss reject US extradition request". The Telegraph. 2010-07-12. Retrieved 2024-01-20.

[9] "Olympedia – Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Curling Championships". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 4 February 2024.

[10] Jones, Sam (2010-12-06). "Julian Assange's Swiss bank account closed". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-01-20.

[11] "Cologna takes cross country gold". 2010-02-15. Retrieved 2024-01-20.

[12] "An die Sektionen und Funktionäre des Schweizerischen Kanu-Verbands (SKV)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2024-01-20.

[13] "Bishop Roger-Émile Aubry [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-01-20.

[14] "Ernst Beyeler dies at 88; Swiss art collector". Los Angeles Times. 2010-02-27. Retrieved 2024-01-20.

[15] "Gai Eaton passes away - Arab News". 2010-03-12. Archived from the original on 2010-03-12. Retrieved 2024-01-20.

[16] "Roger Veeser Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 2020-04-18. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2024-01-20.

[17] "Stiftsschule Einsiedeln". 2016-02-11. Archived from the original on 2016-02-11. Retrieved 2024-01-20.

[18] "derStandard.at". www.derstandard.at. Retrieved 2024-01-20.

[19] Cowan-Jenssen, Sue (2010-05-31). "Alice Miller obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-01-20.

[20] "TODESFALL: Nidwaldner Alt-Ständerat gestorben". Luzerner Zeitung (in German). 2010-04-16. Retrieved 2024-01-20.

[21] "Photographer Burkhard dies". SWI swissinfo.ch. 2010-04-17. Retrieved 2024-01-20.

[22] "Er wurde 60 Jahre alt: Schweizer F1-Pilot Loris Kessel gestorben - Formel 1 - Sport - Blick.ch". 2010-05-18. Archived from the original on 2010-05-18. Retrieved 2024-01-20.

[23] "Iskender Alptekin verstorben". 2011-09-04. Archived from the original on 2011-09-04. Retrieved 2024-01-20.

[24] "Swatch founder Nicolas Hayek dies". BBC News. 2010-06-28. Retrieved 2024-01-20.

[25] "Southampton owner Liebherr dies". 2010-08-11. Retrieved 2024-01-20.

[26] "Peter Stebler Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 2017-07-01. Archived from the original on 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2024-01-20.

[27] "Geneva's, Lausanne's Catholic bishop dies - GenevaLunch News". 2017-03-03. Archived from the original on 2017-03-03. Retrieved 2024-01-20.

[28] s, swissinfo ch and (2010-10-06). "Gotthard singer dies in motorcycle accident". SWI swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 2024-01-20.

[29] Spektra (2010-10-26). "Konstnären Hans Arnold är död". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved 2024-01-20.

[30] "Max Barandun Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 2020-04-18. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2024-01-20.

[31] Archives, Cycling. "Georges Aeschlimann". www.cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 2024-01-20.

[32] "Hugues Cuenod". The Telegraph. 2010-12-07. Retrieved 2024-01-20.

[33] "Between Two Worlds". The Gospel Coalition. Retrieved 2024-01-20.

[34] "Peter Risi (60) gestorben". Tages-Anzeiger (in German). 2010-12-12. Retrieved 2024-01-20.

[35] "Flyout | FC Basel - Die offizielle Website". www.fcb.ch (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-20.

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