Events during the year 1970 in Switzerland.
Incumbents Federal Council: Hans-Peter Tschudi (president) Rudolf Gnägi Roger Bonvin Pierre Graber Ernst Brugger Ludwig von Moos Nello Celio
Events 21 February – A plane crashes 15 minutes after leaving Zurich Airport on route to Israel after a bomb planted by PLO members explodes, killing all 47 people on board.
Births 6 October – Brigitte Albrecht-Loretan, cross-country skier 22 December – Barbara Blatter, mountain biker
Deaths 23 May – Hans Streuli, politician (born 1892)
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