1991 in Switzerland

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

Events in the year 1991 in Switzerland .

Incumbents

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

Births

• 8 January – Sarah Höfflin, freestyle skier ^[3]
• 5 February – Anthony Sauthier, footballer ^[4]
• 27 April – Lara Gut-Behrami, alpine skier ^[5]
• 26 July
  • Sophie Anthamatten, ice hockey player ^[6]
  • Selina Rutz-Büchel, runner ^[7]
• 17 August – Steven Zuber, footballer ^[8]
• 20 September – Marlen Reusser, cyclist ^[9]
• 2 October – Joana Heidrich, beach volleyball player ^[10]
• 23 October – Irene Cadurisch, biathlete ^[11]
• 2 December – Elisa Gasparin, biathlete ^[12]

Deaths

• 2 March – Josef Stalder, gymnast (born 1919) ^[13]
• 13 June – Loulou Boulaz, mountain climber and alpine skier (born 1908) ^[14]
• 30 August – Jean Tinguely, sculptor (born 1925) ^[15]
• 25 September – Anita Traversi, singer (born 1937) ^[16]

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15. "International Paintings and Sculpture _ Méta-mécanique (Méta-Herbin)" . Retrieved 14 May 2015.
16. "Radio Swiss Classic - Musicisti". radioswissclassic.ch. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-05-14.