1950 in Switzerland

Events during the year 1950 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

• Federal Council:
• Max Petitpierre (president)
• 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.

Births

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

Deaths

• 30 June – Hermann Betschart, rower (born 1910)

References