1850 in Switzerland
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The following is a list of events, births, and deaths in 1850 in Switzerland.
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Incumbents
Events
- March â The first federal population census in Switzerland takes place
- May 7 â A single currency, the Swiss franc, is imposed to replace cantonal currencies in the first Federal Coinage Act
- October 1 â Der Bund is established
- The Swiss Federal Council asks two British engineers to design plans for a railway network for the Swiss Confederation[1]
- The Swiss Post issues its first postage stamps, the local mail and rayon stamps of Switzerland
- Bieler Tagblatt is established
Births
- February 23 â César Ritz, hotelier (d. 1918)
- August 9 â Johann Büttikofer, zoologist (d. 1929)
Deaths
- November 30 â Germain Henri Hess, chemist and doctor (b. 1802)