1990 in Switzerland

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See also:	Other events of 1990 Timeline of Swiss history

Events in the year 1990 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

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

Events

• 1 April - Six referenda 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.[1]
• 23 September - A further four referenda 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.[2]

Births

• 30 January - Luca Sbisa, ice hockey player
• 1 May - Patrick Schelling.[3]
• 22 June - Mario Dolder.[4]
• 21 July - Whitney Toyloy, Swiss model, Miss Switzerland 2008
• 26 August - Marcel Aregger.[5]
• 1 September - Mélanie René.[6]
• 5 October - Andreas Wittwer.[7]

Deaths

• 31 May - Willy Spühler.[8]
• 27 August - Armin Scheurer.[9]
• 21 November - Pierre Musy.[10]
• 30 December - Herman Volz, painter and designer, 86[11]

References

1. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, pp1932–1933 ISBN 9783832956097
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1933
3. "Patrick Schelling". Retrieved 14 May 2015.
4. "IBU DATACENTER". Retrieved 14 May 2015.
5. "Marcel Aregger". Retrieved 14 May 2015.
6. "Mélanie René to represent Switzerland!". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
7. "Swiss Football League - Resultate und Ranglisten". Retrieved 14 May 2015.
8. "Willy Spühler". Archived from the original on 6 January 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
9. "Armin Scheurer Bio, Stats, and Results - Olympics". Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
10. "Pierre Musy - Swiss Champion & Sportsman". Retrieved 14 May 2015.
11. "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.