1950 in Switzerland

← 1949 1948 1947 1950 in Switzerland → 1951 1952 1953
Decades:	1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s
See also:	History of Switzerland Timeline of Swiss history List of years in Switzerland

Events during the year 1950 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

• Federal Council:^[1]
  • Max Petitpierre (president)^[2]
  • Philipp Etter
  • Karl Kobelt
  • Enrico Celio (until October)
  • Rodolphe Rubattel
  • Eduard von Steiger
  • Ernst Nobs
  • Josef Escher (from September)

Events

• 14–16 July – The 1950 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships take place in Basel.^[3]

Births

• 5 January – Ueli Bächli, bobsledder^[4]
• 8 September – Léa Pool, Swiss-Canadian filmmaker^[5]
• 27 October – Heidi Robbiani, equestrian^[6]
• 31 October – Princess Nora of Liechtenstein^[7]
• 1 December – Ueli Maurer, politician^[8]

Deaths

• 30 June – Hermann Betschart, rower (born 1910)^[9]

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. "1950 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships • USA Gymnastics". USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
4. "Olympedia – Ueli Bächli". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
5. "Léa Pool". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
6. "Olympedia – Heidi Robbiani". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
7. "Olympedia – HRH Prinzessin Nora". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
8. "Ueli Maurer". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
9. "Olympedia – Hermann Betschart". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 10 February 2024.