1990 in Switzerland explained

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: All federal councillors since 1848 . www.admin.ch . 22 January 2024 . en.
2. Web site: Presidents of the Confederation . www.admin.ch . 22 January 2024 . en.
3. [Dieter Nohlen|Nohlen, D]
4. Nohlen & Stöver, p1933
5. Web site: Lea SPRUNGER Profile World Athletics . worldathletics.org . 10 February 2024.
6. Web site: Alina Pätz . www.eurosport.com . 19 February 2024.
7. Web site: Patrick Schelling. 14 May 2015.
8. Web site: IBU DATACENTER. 14 May 2015.
9. Web site: Olympedia – Anja Stiefel . www.olympedia.org . 31 January 2024.
10. Web site: Marcel Aregger. 14 May 2015.
11. Web site: Mélanie René to represent Switzerland!. eurovision.tv. 14 May 2015.
12. Web site: Swiss Football League - Resultate und Ranglisten. 14 May 2015.
13. Web site: Olympedia – Simon Schürch . www.olympedia.org . 10 February 2024.
14. Web site: Willy Spühler. 14 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160106024317/https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/federal-council/members-of-the-federal-council/willy-sp%C3%BChler.html. 6 January 2016. dead.
15. Web site: Armin Scheurer Bio, Stats, and Results - Olympics. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418004734/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sc/armin-scheurer-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 14 May 2015.
16. Web site: Pierre Musy - Swiss Champion & Sportsman. 14 May 2015.
17. Web site: Ludwig von Moos . www.admin.ch . 11 February 2024 . en.
18. Web site: Hermann Roderick Volz. November 7, 2014. Balboa Park San Diego. U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services. https://web.archive.org/web/20150527230907/http://www.balboaparkcommons.org/objectview/item/26104159/SDMA. May 27, 2015. dead.