2001 in Switzerland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Decades: 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also: History of Switzerland Timeline of Swiss history List of years in Switzerland ← 2000 1999 1998 2001 in Switzerland → 2002 2003 2004 Decades: 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also: History of Switzerland Timeline of Swiss history List of years in Switzerland Events during the year 2001 in Switzerland. Federal Council:[1] Moritz Leuenberger (president)[2] Kaspar Villiger Ruth Metzler-Arnold Joseph Deiss Pascal Couchepin Ruth Dreifuss Samuel Schmid Events 31 March–8 April – The 2001 World Men's Curling Championship and 2001 World Women's Curling Championship take place in Lausanne.[3] 1 May – Death of Samson Chukwu, a Nigerian asylum seeker while in police custody under similar circumstances to George Floyd. 27 September – A gunman kills 14 people in a parliament building in Zug before killing himself.[4] October Monday, October 1st Swissair Group requests a partial stay of bankruptcy and transfers its air transport operations to Crossair. 2,560 job cuts are planned. Tuesday, October 2nd All Swissair aircraft remain grounded, as the company no longer obtains kerosene to refuel its aircraft. 40,000 passengers are stranded at airports. Births 20 April – Nadja Kälin, cross-country skier[5] 1 June – Noè Ponti, swimmer[6] 17 August – Laura Felber, association footballer[7] References ↑ "All federal councillors since 1848". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 22 January 2024. ↑ "Presidents of the Confederation". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 22 January 2024. ↑ "Olympedia – Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Curling Championships". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 4 February 2024. ↑ Osborn, Andrew (2001-09-28). "Deranged Swiss gunman kills 14". The Guardian. London. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-12-29. ↑ "KAELIN Nadja - Athlete Information". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 19 February 2024. ↑ "Olympedia – Noè Ponti". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 10 February 2024. ↑ "Laura Felber". www.tntsports.co.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2024. vte2001 in EuropeSovereign states Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Monaco Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia and Montenegro Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom Vatican City States with limitedrecognition Abkhazia Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Northern Cyprus South Ossetia Transnistria Dependencies, coloniesand other territories Åland Faroe Islands Gibraltar Guernsey Isle of Man Jersey vte Years in Switzerland (1848–present) Pre-1848 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Related Articles