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1918 In Switzerland
Events during the year 1918 in Switzerland. Incumbents * Federal Council: **Felix Calonder (president) ** Eduard Müller **Giuseppe Motta ** Edmund Schulthess **Camille Decoppet **Gustave Ador **Robert Haab Events * 30 September – All workers in major banks in Zürich walk out in protest over salaries and the rising cost of living. * 12–14 November – A general strike takes place. Births * 9 January – Willy Gysi, handball player (died 2001) * 28 January – Rudolf Wirz, handball player (died 1988) * 28 September – Willi Ritschard, politician (died 1983) * 9 October – Willy Hufschmid, handball player Deaths * 19 May – Ferdinand Hodler, painter (born 1853) * 29 June – Adrien Lachenal, politician (born 1849) References {{Years in Switzerland Switzerland 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss Federal Council
The Federal Council (german: Bundesrat; french: Conseil fédéral; it, Consiglio federale; rm, Cussegl federal) is the executive body of the federal government of the Swiss Confederation and serves as the collective head of state and government of Switzerland. It meets in the west wing of the Federal Palace in Bern. While the entire Federal Council is responsible for leading the federal administration of Switzerland, each Councillor heads one of the seven federal executive departments. The position of President of the Swiss Confederation rotates among the seven Councillors on a yearly basis, with one year's Vice President of Switzerland becoming the next year's President of Switzerland. Ignazio Cassis has been the incumbent officeholder since 1 January 2022. An election of the entire Federal Council occurs every four years; voting is restricted to the 246 members of the Federal Assembly of Switzerland. There is no mechanism for recall after election. Incumbents are almost a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 In Switzerland
Events in the year 1988 in Years in Switzerland, Switzerland. Incumbents *Swiss Federal Council, Federal Council: **Otto Stich (President) **Jean-Pascal Delamuraz **Elisabeth Kopp **Arnold Koller **Flavio Cotti **René Felber **Adolf Ogi Births * 8 February - Christian Schneuwly. * 30 November - Benjamin Lüthi. * 18 February - Michael Siegfried. * 1 September - Simona de Silvestro Deaths * 28 February - Hermann Burger. * 9 May - Karl Brunner (economist), Karl Brunner. * 29 July - Georges Vuilleumier. *Date unknown ** August - Albert Büchi. ** Benjamin Romieux. References {{Year in Europe, 1988 1988 in Switzerland, Years of the 20th century in Switzerland 1980s in Switzerland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1918 By Country
This year is noted for the end of the World War I, First World War, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, as well as for the Spanish flu pandemic that killed 50–100 million people worldwide. Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January * January – 1918 flu pandemic: The "Spanish flu" (influenza) is first observed in Haskell County, Kansas. * January 4 – The Finnish Declaration of Independence is recognized by Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Soviet Russia, Sweden, German Empire, Germany and France. * January 9 – Battle of Bear Valley: U.S. troops engage Yaqui people, Yaqui Native American warriors in a minor skirmish in Arizona, and one of the last battles of the American Indian Wars between the United States and Native Americans. * January 15 ** The keel of is laid in Britain, the first purpose-designed aircraft carrier to be laid down. ** The Red Army (The Workers and Peasants Red Army) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1918 In Switzerland
Events during the year 1918 in Switzerland. Incumbents * Federal Council: **Felix Calonder (president) ** Eduard Müller **Giuseppe Motta ** Edmund Schulthess **Camille Decoppet **Gustave Ador **Robert Haab Events * 30 September – All workers in major banks in Zürich walk out in protest over salaries and the rising cost of living. * 12–14 November – A general strike takes place. Births * 9 January – Willy Gysi, handball player (died 2001) * 28 January – Rudolf Wirz, handball player (died 1988) * 28 September – Willi Ritschard, politician (died 1983) * 9 October – Willy Hufschmid, handball player Deaths * 19 May – Ferdinand Hodler, painter (born 1853) * 29 June – Adrien Lachenal, politician (born 1849) References {{Years in Switzerland Switzerland 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1849 In Switzerland
The following is a list of events, births, and deaths in 1849 in Switzerland. Incumbents * Federal Council: **Ulrich Ochsenbein **Jonas Furrer (President) **Josef Munzinger **Henri Druey **Friedrich Frey-Herosé **Wilhelm Matthias Naeff ** Stefano Franscini Events * A uniform postal service, the Swiss Post, is introduced. * The Museum of Cultures is established Births * January 30 – Josef Anton Schobinger, politician (died 1911) * March 28 – August Fetscherin, physician (died 1882) * April 12 – Albert Heim, geologist (died 1937) * April 24 – Alfred Kleiner, physicist (died 1916) * May 19 – Adrien Lachenal, politician (died 1918) * May 22 – Louis Perrier, member of the Swiss Federal Council (died 1913) * July 13 – Eugen Huber, jurist and creator of the Swiss Civil Code (died 1923) * December 29 – Otto Stoll, linguist and ethnologist (died 1922) No known date * Albert Butz, Swiss-American inventor and businessman (died 1905) Deaths * January 6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrien Lachenal
Adrien Lachenal (19 May 1849, in Geneva – 29 June 1918) was a Swiss politician and Jurist. He was president of the Swiss Confederation in 1869. Married to Anne Louise Eggly in 1878, he had four sons. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party. He was a Freemason, and belonged to the Masonic lodge "Fidélité et Prudence" in Geneva. Lachenal is buried at the Cimetière des Rois, Geneva. Career and politics Adrien Lachenal was an outstanding speaker and lawyer, and he became known through defensive mandates in awe-inspiring trials. From 1885 to 1892 he was a substitute judge at the canton of Geneva. His military career led him to the rank of lieutenant-colonel. His nephew and later President of the Grand Council Paul Lachenal joined him in his lawfirm. He was also the chairman of the Military Court of Cassation. In 1880 Lachenal was elected to the Grand Council (Grand Conseil), to which he belonged until 1892. Soon he was one of the most influential politicians of the radic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1853 In Switzerland
The following is a list of events, births, and deaths in 1853 in Switzerland. Incumbents * Federal Council: **Ulrich Ochsenbein **Jonas Furrer **Josef Munzinger **Henri Druey **Friedrich Frey-Herosé **Wilhelm Matthias Naeff (President) ** Stefano Franscini Events * February 4 – Johann Jakob Speiser, Achilles Bischoff, and Karl Geigy establish the Swiss Central Railway * Tissot, a Swiss watch company, is founded * The Swiss Northern Railway merges with the Lake Constance and Rheinfall Railways to create the Swiss Northeastern Railway * Revue Thommen is established under the name Waldenburg * Diplomatic relations are established by the United States * Grunerite is discovered and named after Emmanuel-Louis Gruner, the Swiss-French chemist who first analyzed it Births * March 14 – Ferdinand Hodler, painter (d. 1918) * September 14 – Marc-Émile Ruchet, French-speaking politician (d. 1912) * December 11 – Jacob Wackernagel, linguist, Indo-Europeanist, and schol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdinand Hodler
Ferdinand Hodler (March 14, 1853 – May 19, 1918) was one of the best-known Swiss painters of the nineteenth century. His early works were portraits, landscapes, and genre paintings in a realistic style. Later, he adopted a personal form of symbolism which he called "parallelism". Early life Hodler was born in Bern, the eldest of six children. His father, Jean Hodler, made a meager living as a carpenter; his mother, Marguerite (''née'' Neukomm), was from a peasant family. By the time Hodler was eight years old, he had lost his father and two younger brothers to tuberculosis.Hauptman and Hodler 2007, p. 10. His mother remarried, to a decorative painter named Gottlieb Schüpach who had five children from a previous marriage. The birth of additional children brought the size of Hodler's family to thirteen. The family's finances were poor, and the nine-year-old Hodler was put to work assisting his stepfather in painting signs and other commercial projects. After the death of hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willy Hufschmid
Willy Hufschmid (born 9 October 1918) was a Swiss field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp .... He was part of the Swiss field handball team that won the bronze medal. He played three matches. References Willy Hufschmid's profile at databaseOlympics External links * 1918 births Possibly living people[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 In Switzerland
Events during the year 1983 in Switzerland. Incumbents * Federal Council: ** Pierre Aubert (President) **Leon Schlumpf **Alphons Egli **Rudolf Friedrich **Willi Ritschard (resigned 16 October) **Georges-André Chevallaz (resigned 31 December) **Kurt Furgler **Otto Stich (elected 7 December) **Jean-Pascal Delamuraz (elected 7 December) Events * 28 May – The Green Party of Switzerland is established. * The UCI Track Cycling World Championships take place in Zürich. Births * 24 June – Valeria Spälty, curler Deaths * 25 June – Alberto Ginastera, composer (born 1916 in Argentina) * 10 September – Felix Bloch, Swiss-American physicist and Nobel physics laureate (born 1905) * 16 October – Willi Ritschard, politician (born 1918) References {{Years in Switzerland Switzerland 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 c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willi Ritschard
Willi Ritschard (sometimes Willy Ritschard; 28 September 1918 – 16 October 1983) was a Swiss politician of the Social Democratic Party (SP). He is remembered as the first and to date only working class member of the Federal Council, the Swiss government. Prior to that, he was also a member of the cantonal government of Solothurn and a member of the National Council. Early life and education Willi Ritschard was born on 28 September 1918 as the son of Ernst Emil Ritschard, a shoemaker in Deitingen and Social Democrat and Frieda (née Ryf), in Canton of Solothurn. As a child, he was beaten by his neighbors for being a son of left-wing workers. He lost both parents at the age of sixteen. He made an apprenticeship as a heating engineer but later got involved in the workers' union. He attended numerous classes at the Swiss Workers' Education Central which was established by the SP politician Max Weber. Career in the Workers Union In 1945 he became the secretary of the Solot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudolf Wirz
Rudolf Wirz (born 28 January 1918, date of death unknown) was a Swiss field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp .... He was part of the Swiss field handball team, which won the bronze medal. He played three matches. External linksRudolf Wirz's profile at databaseOlympics 1918 births Field handball players at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Switzerland Olympic handball players for Switzerland Swiss male handball players Year of death missing Olympic medalists in handball Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics {{Switzerland-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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