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1899 In Switzerland
Events from the year 1899 in Switzerland. Incumbents *Swiss Federal Council, Federal Council: **Eduard Müller (Swiss politician), Eduard Müller (president) **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. * 1899 Swiss federal election. * 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 in Switzerland, 1965) * 26 February – Max Petitpierre, politician (died 1994 in Switzerland, 1994) * 10 April – Friedrich Traugott Wahlen, politician (died 1985 in Switzerland, 1985) * 22 June – Charles Hug, painter, draftsman and book illustrator (died 1979 in Switzerl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel, St. Gallen a.o.). , coordinates = , largest_city = Zürich , official_languages = , englishmotto = "One for all, all for one" , religion_year = 2020 , religion_ref = , religion = , demonym = , german: Schweizer/Schweizerin, french: Suisse/Suissesse, it, svizzero/svizzera or , rm, Svizzer/Svizra , government_type = Federalism, Federal assembly-independent Directorial system, directorial republic with elements of a direct democracy , leader_title1 = Federal Council (Switzerland), Federal Council , leader_name1 = , leader_title2 = , leader_name2 = Walter Thurnherr , legislature = Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |