2010 in Switzerland

none 2010 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.2010-01-06 Snow brings disruption in Europe https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8443252.stm 2024-01-20 en-GB 4 February: Switzerland agrees to accept two Chinese Muslim Uyghurs from the Guantanamo Bay detention camp.2010-02-03 Switzerland to take in two Guantanamo inmates https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/switzerland-to-take-in-two-guantanamo-inmates/8227752 2024-01-20 SWI swissinfo.ch en 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.2024-01-20 The Times & The Sunday Times https://www.thetimes.com/ 2024-01-20 The Times en 7 February: Voters in Switzerland take part in a referendum on whether to provide lawyers for non-human animals and other issues.2010-03-07 Pensions and animal rights top ballot sheets https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/pensions-and-animal-rights-top-ballot-sheets/8399444 2024-01-20 SWI swissinfo.ch en 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.2010-03-19 Swiss probe asylum seeker's death https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8576085.stm 2024-01-20 en-GB 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.2010-06-10 Libya 'frees Swiss businessman Max Goeldi' https://www.bbc.com/news/10290009 2024-01-20 BBC News en-GB 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.Press Association 2010-06-14 Adrian Mutu forced to pay Chelsea £14.3m after losing last appeal https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/jun/14/adrian-mutu-chelsea 2024-01-20 The Guardian en-GB 0261-3077 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 1977.2010-07-12 Roman Polanski free after Swiss reject US extradition request https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/roman-polanski/7885408/Roman-Polanski-free-after-Swiss-reject-US-extradition-request.html 2024-01-20 The Telegraph en 3–11 December – The 2010 European Curling Championships take place in Champéry.Olympedia – Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Curling Championships https://www.olympedia.org/lists/195/manual www.olympedia.org 4 February 2024 5 December: Bank officials attempt to shut down an account opened by Julian Assange in Switzerland.Jones Sam 2010-12-06 Julian Assange's Swiss bank account closed https://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/dec/06/julian-assange-swiss-bank-account 2024-01-20 The Guardian en-GB 0261-3077 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 competition2010-02-15 Cologna takes cross country gold https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympic_games/vancouver_2010/cross_country_skiing/8517300.stm 2024-01-20 en-GB Deaths 8 January – Raymond Kamber, 79, Olympic sprint canoer.An die Sektionen und Funktionäre des Schweizerischen Kanu-Verbands (SKV) http://www.swisscanoe.ch/data/open/pdf/20100108_chr_Raymond_Kamber.pdf?datei_id=20100108_chr_Raymond_Kamber&PHPSESSID=1e21dd99aeb45c51f6744f453fe12f91 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120425232254/http://www.swisscanoe.ch/data/open/pdf/20100108_chr_Raymond_Kamber.pdf?datei_id=20100108_chr_Raymond_Kamber&PHPSESSID=1e21dd99aeb45c51f6744f453fe12f91 2012-04-25 2024-01-20 17 February – Roger-Émile Aubry, 86, Swiss-born Bolivian Roman Catholic prelate, Vicar Apostolic of Reyes (1973–1999).Bishop Roger-Émile Aubry [Catholic-Hierarchy] http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/baubry.html 2024-01-20 www.catholic-hierarchy.org 25 February – Ernst Beyeler, 88, art collector.2010-02-27 Ernst Beyeler dies at 88; Swiss art collector https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-ernst-beyeler27-2010feb27-story.html 2024-01-20 Los Angeles Times en-US 26 February – Charles le Gai Eaton, 89, Swiss-born British diplomat and author.2010-03-12 Gai Eaton passes away - Arab News http://arabnews.com/lifestyle/article23556.ece 2024-01-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20100312122846/http://arabnews.com/lifestyle/article23556.ece 2010-03-12 27 February – Roger Veeser, 90, Olympic athlete.2020-04-18 Roger Veeser Bio, Stats, and Results Olympics at Sports-Reference.com https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ve/roger-veeser-1.html 2024-01-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20200418052731/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ve/roger-veeser-1.html 2020-04-18 2 April – Roman Bannwart, 90, theologian and musician.2016-02-11 Stiftsschule Einsiedeln http://www.v2.stift.ch/news_823.shtml 2024-01-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20160211103835/http://www.v2.stift.ch/news_823.shtml 2016-02-11 14 April: Erika Burkart, 88, author.derStandard.at https://www.derstandard.at/consent/tcf/1269449727095/Erika-Burkart-88-jaehrig-gestorben 2024-01-20 www.derstandard.at Alice Miller, 87, Polish-born Swiss author and psychologist.Cowan-Jenssen Sue 2010-05-31 Alice Miller obituary https://www.theguardian.com/science/2010/may/31/alice-miller-obituary 2024-01-20 The Guardian en-GB 0261-3077 15 April – Peter-Josef Schallberger, 78, farmer and politician.2010-04-16 TODESFALL: Nidwaldner Alt-Ständerat gestorben https://www.luzernerzeitung.ch/zentralschweiz/nidwalden/todesfall-nidwaldner-alt-staenderat-gestorben-ld.47785 2024-01-20 Luzerner Zeitung de 16 April – Balthasar Burkhard, 65, photographer.2010-04-17 Photographer Burkhard dies https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/photographer-burkhard-dies/8694236 2024-01-20 SWI swissinfo.ch en 15 May – Loris Kessel, 60, racing driver.2010-05-18 Er wurde 60 Jahre alt: Schweizer F1-Pilot Loris Kessel gestorben - Formel 1 - Sport - Blick.ch http://www.blick.ch/sport/formel1/schweizer-f1-pilot-loris-kessel-gestorben-146839 2024-01-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20100518203852/http://www.blick.ch/sport/formel1/schweizer-f1-pilot-loris-kessel-gestorben-146839 2010-05-18 18 May: Iskender Alptekin, 48, politician2011-09-04 Iskender Alptekin verstorben http://www.arkah.de/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=321 https://web.archive.org/web/20110904083126/http://www.arkah.de/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=321 2011-09-04 2024-01-20 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.2010-06-28 Swatch founder Nicolas Hayek dies https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10441563 2024-01-20 BBC News en-GB 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.2010-08-11 Southampton owner Liebherr dies https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/8906588.stm 2024-01-20 en-GB 15 September – Peter Stebler, 83, Olympic silver medal-winning (1948) rower.2017-07-01 Peter Stebler Bio, Stats, and Results Olympics at Sports-Reference.com https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/peter-stebler-1.html 2024-01-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20170701192926/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/peter-stebler-1.html 2017-07-01 21 September – Bernard Genoud, 68, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (1999–2010).2017-03-03 Geneva's, Lausanne's Catholic bishop dies - GenevaLunch News https://genevalunch.com/2010/09/22/genevas-lausannes-catholic-bishop-dies/ 2024-01-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20170303123440/https://genevalunch.com/2010/09/22/genevas-lausannes-catholic-bishop-dies/ 2017-03-03 5 October – Steve Lee, 47, musician (Gotthard).agencies swissinfo ch and 2010-10-06 Gotthard singer dies in motorcycle accident https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/gotthard-singer-dies-in-motorcycle-accident/28485450 2024-01-20 SWI swissinfo.ch en 22 October – René Villiger, 79, painter. 25 October – Hans Arnold, 85, Swiss-born Swedish artist.Spektra 2010-10-26 Konstnären Hans Arnold är död https://www.svd.se/a/68886159-6b09-351f-861f-e52f586eefe5/konstnaren-hans-arnold-ar-dod 2024-01-20 Svenska Dagbladet sv 1101-2412 31 October – Max Barandun, 68, Olympic sprinter.2020-04-18 Max Barandun Bio, Stats, and Results Olympics at Sports-Reference.com https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/max-barandun-1.html 2024-01-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20200418011338/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/max-barandun-1.html 2020-04-18 10 November – Georges Aeschlimann, 90, cyclist.Archives Cycling Georges Aeschlimann http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=12171 https://archive.today/20150309182836/http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=12171 dead March 9, 2015 2024-01-20 www.cyclingarchives.com en 3 December – Hugues Cuénod, 108, tenor.2010-12-07 Hugues Cuenod https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/music-obituaries/8187377/Hugues-Cuenod.html 2024-01-20 The Telegraph en 11 December: Roger Nicole, 95, Swiss-born American Evangelical Christian theologian.Between Two Worlds https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justin-taylor/ 2024-01-20 The Gospel Coalition en-US Peter Risi, 60, footballer.2010-12-12 Peter Risi (60) gestorben https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/peter-risi-60-gestorben-780160618482 2024-01-20 Tages-Anzeiger de 27 December – Walter Balmer, 62, footballer.Flyout FC Basel - 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