2010 in Switzerland
Switzerland-related events during 2010
Events in the year 2010 in Switzerland .
Incumbents
Events
Arts and entertainment
Sports
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:
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:
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:
27 December – Walter Balmer , 62, footballer.[ 35]
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^ "TODESFALL: Nidwaldner Alt-Ständerat gestorben" . Luzerner Zeitung (in German). 2010-04-16. Retrieved 2024-01-20 .
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^ "Southampton owner Liebherr dies" . 2010-08-11. Retrieved 2024-01-20 .
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^ Spektra (2010-10-26). "Konstnären Hans Arnold är död" . Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2412 . Retrieved 2024-01-20 .
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^ Archives, Cycling. "Georges Aeschlimann" . www.cyclingarchives.com . Retrieved 2024-01-20 .
^ "Hugues Cuenod" . The Telegraph . 2010-12-07. Retrieved 2024-01-20 .
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