1990 in Switzerland

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See also:	History of Switzerland Timeline of Swiss history List of years in Switzerland

Events in the year 1990 in Switzerland .

Incumbents

• Federal Council: ^[1]
  • Otto Stich
  • Jean-Pascal Delamuraz
  • Kaspar Villiger
  • Arnold Koller (President) ^[2]
  • Flavio Cotti
  • René Felber
  • Adolf Ogi

Events

• 1 April – Six referendums are done, the subjects being four popular initiatives, a federal resolution on viticulture and an amendment to the federal law on the organisation of the federal judiciary. All six are rejected by voters. ^[3]
• 23 September – A further four referendums are held, on two popular initiatives to phase out nuclear power and to stop the construction of any new nuclear power plants, as well as on a federal resolution on the energy article in the Swiss Federal Constitution and an amendment to the federal law on road traffic. The nuclear power phase-out was rejected, but the other three proposals were approved. ^[4]

Births

• 30 January – Luca Sbisa, ice hockey player
• 5 March – Léa Sprunger, track and field athlete ^[5]
• 8 March – Alina Pätz, curler ^[6]
• 1 May – Patrick Schelling, cyclist ^[7]
• 22 June – Mario Dolder, biathlete ^[8]
• 21 July – Whitney Toyloy, Swiss model, Miss Switzerland 2008
• 9 August – Anja Stiefel, ice hockey player ^[9]
• 26 August – Marcel Aregger, cyclist ^[10]
• 1 September – Mélanie René, singer and songwriter ^[11]
• 5 October – Andreas Wittwer, footballer ^[12]
• 2 December – Simon Schürch, rower ^[13]

Deaths

• 31 May – Willy Spühler, politician (born 1902) ^[14]
• 27 August – Armin Scheurer, athlete (born 1917) ^[15]
• 21 November – Pierre Musy, bobsledder and horse rider (born 1910) ^[16]
• 26 November – Ludwig von Moos, politician (born 1910) ^[17]
• 30 December – Herman Volz, painter and designer (born 1904) ^[18]

References

1. "All federal councillors since 1848". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
2. "Presidents of the Confederation". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
3. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, pp1932–1933 ISBN   9783832956097
4. Nohlen & Stöver, p1933
5. "Lea SPRUNGER | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
6. "Alina Pätz". www.eurosport.com. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
7. "Patrick Schelling" . Retrieved 14 May 2015.
8. "IBU DATACENTER" . Retrieved 14 May 2015.
9. "Olympedia – Anja Stiefel". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
10. "Marcel Aregger" . Retrieved 14 May 2015.
11. "Mélanie René to represent Switzerland!". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
12. "Swiss Football League - Resultate und Ranglisten" . Retrieved 14 May 2015.
13. "Olympedia – Simon Schürch". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
14. "Willy Spühler". Archived from the original on 6 January 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
15. "Armin Scheurer Bio, Stats, and Results - Olympics". Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
16. "Pierre Musy - Swiss Champion & Sportsman" . Retrieved 14 May 2015.
17. "Ludwig von Moos". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
18. "Hermann Roderick Volz". Balboa Park San Diego. U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services. Archived from the original on May 27, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2014.