1899 in Switzerland
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Events from the year 1899 in Switzerland.
Incumbents
- Federal Council:[1]
- Eduard Müller (president)[2]
- Joseph Zemp
- Adolf Deucher
- Walter Hauser
- Ernst Brenner
- Eugene Ruffy (until October)
- Adrien Lachenal (until December)
- Robert Comtesse (from December)
- Marc-Emile Ruchet (from December)
Events
- 14 January – 1899 European Figure Skating Championships takes place in Davos.[3]
- 26 October – 1899 Swiss federal election.
- 14 December – Walther Hauser is elected president by the Swiss Federal Assembly.
- Alliance F established.
- Gurten Funicular established.
- Monthey-Champéry-Morgins established.
- 1899 World Figure Skating Championships takes place in Switzerland.
Births
- 12 January – Paul Hermann Müller, chemist (died 1965)[4]
- 26 February – Max Petitpierre, politician (died 1994)[5]
- 10 April – Friedrich Traugott Wahlen, politician (died 1985)[6]
- 22 June – Charles Hug, painter, draftsman and book illustrator (died 1979)[7]
Deaths
- 24 February – Emil Welti, politician (born 1825)[8]
- 27 November – Constant Fornerod, politician (born 1819)[9]
- 15 December – Numa Droz, politician (born 1844)[10]
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 European Figure Skating Championships". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1948". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Max Petitpierre". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ "Friedrich Traugott Wahlen". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ Hans Girsberger (1952). Who's who in Switzerland: Including the Principality of Lichtenstein. Central European Times Publishing Company Limited.
- ^ "Emil Welti". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Constant Fornerod". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Numa Droz". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 6 March 2024.