1899 in Switzerland
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Events from the year 1899 in Switzerland.
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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 â 1899 European Figure Skating Championships takes place in Davos.[3]
- 26 October â 1899 Swiss federal election.
- 14 December â 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 â Paul Hermann Müller, chemist (died 1965)[4]
- 26 February â Max Petitpierre, politician (died 1994)[5]
- 10 April â Friedrich Traugott Wahlen, politician (died 1985)[6]
- 22 June â Charles Hug, painter, draftsman and book illustrator (died 1979)[7]
Deaths
- 24 February â Emil Welti, politician (born 1825)[8]
- 27 November â Constant Fornerod, politician (born 1819)[9]
- 15 December â Numa Droz, politician (born 1844)[10]