Events from 1848 in

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 ...

Incumbents

* Federal Council (starting from November 16): ** Ulrich Ochsenbein ** Jonas Furrer (President) ** Josef Munzinger ** Henri Druey ** Friedrich Frey-Herosé ** Wilhelm Matthias Naeff ** Stefano Franscini

Events

* February – Federal troops leave Zug * February – Pro-republic uprising in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Le Locle, and Val-de-Travers * 1 March – Pro-republic forces overthrow the Council of State of the Canton of Neuchatel, declare the Canton a republic * April – Federal troops leave Wallis * 27 June – Draft constitution accepted by the Swiss Diet * July – A Swiss constitutional referendum is held in July and August in the Cantons * 12 September – New constitution declared accepted with 15 1/2 Cantons accepting, 6 1/2 voting against * 6 November – ''Nationalrat'' and ''Ständerat'' meet in

Bern german: Berner(in)french: Bernois(e) it, bernese , neighboring_municipalities = Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen , website ...

for the first time * 16 November – Seven members of Federal Council appointed. New constitution comes into force. * The position of President of the Swiss Confederation is created, with the inaugural president being Jonas Furrer

Births

*January 4 – Heinrich Suter, historian (died

1922 Events January * January 7 – Dáil Éireann (Irish Republic), Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64–57 votes. * January 10 – Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éirean ...

) *April 21/23 – Carl Rüedi, pulmonologist (died

1901 Events January * January 1 – The Crown colony, British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria (Australia), Victoria and Western Australia Federation of Australia, federate as the Australia, ...

) *June 30 –

Paul Zweifel Paul Zweifel (30 June 1848 in Höngg, near Zürich, Switzerland – 13 August 1927 in Leipzig, Germany) was a German gynecologist and physiologist. In 1876 he proved that the fetus was metabolically active. Biography Zweifel was born in Swit ...

, gynecologist and

physiologist Physiology (; ) is the scientific study of functions and mechanisms in a living system. As a sub-discipline of biology, physiology focuses on how organisms, organ systems, individual organs, cells, and biomolecules carry out the chemical a ...

(died

1927 Events January * January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith becomes the first Director-General. * January 7 * ...

) *September 1 – Auguste Forel,

myrmecologist Myrmecology (; from Greek: wikt:μύρμηξ, μύρμηξ, ''myrmex'', "ant" and λόγος, ''logos'', "study") is a branch of entomology focusing on the science, scientific study of ants. Some early myrmecologists considered ant society as th ...

, neuroanatomist and

psychiatrist A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in psychiatry, the branch of medicine devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, study, and treatment of mental disorders. Psychiatrists are physicians and evaluate patients to determine whether their sy ...

(died

1931 Events January * January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics. * January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa. * January 22 – Sir I ...

) *October 24 – William Foster Apthorp, musician (died

1913 Events January * January 5 – First Balkan War: Battle of Lemnos (1913), Battle of Lemnos – Greek admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis forces the Turkish fleet to retreat to its base within the Dardanelles, from which it will not ven ...

) *November 12 – Eduard Müller, politician (died

1919 Events January * January 1 ** The Czechoslovak Legions occupy much of the self-proclaimed "free city" of Pressburg (now Bratislava), enforcing its incorporation into the new republic of Czechoslovakia. ** HMY ''Iolaire'' sinks off the c ...

) *November 28 –

Paul Charles Dubois Paul Charles Dubois (28 November 1848 – 4 November 1918) was a Swiss neuropathologist who was a native of La Chaux-de-Fonds. Dubois studied medicine at the University of Bern, and in 1876 was a general practitioner of medicine in Bern. He was in ...

neuropathologist Neuropathology is the study of disease of nervous system tissue, usually in the form of either small surgical biopsies or whole-body autopsies. Neuropathologists usually work in a department of anatomic pathology, but work closely with the clinic ...

(died

1918 This year is noted for the end of the 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 ...

) * Pierre-Georges Jeanniot, painter, designer, watercolorist, and engraver (died

1934 Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, Nepal–Bihar earthquake strik ...

) * Adolfo Kind,

chemical engineer In the field of engineering, a chemical engineer is a professional, equipped with the knowledge of chemical engineering, who works principally in the chemical industry to convert basic raw materials into a variety of products and deals with the ...

and one of the fathers of Italian skiing (died

1907 Events January * January 14 – 1907 Kingston earthquake: A 6.5 Mw earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica, kills between 800 and 1,000. February * February 11 – The French warship ''Jean Bart'' sinks off the coast of Morocco. ...

) *

Andrew Mattei Andrew Mattei ( – 1931) was a Swiss-Italian winemaker who immigrated to Fresno, California, where he became the owner of a large winery... Reprinted in . Mattei came to Fresno County, California, in approximately 1890, and founded the Mattei Win ...

, Swiss-Italian winemaker (died

) *

Auguste Baud-Bovy Auguste Baud-Bovy (13 February 1848, Geneva - 3 June 1899, Davos) was a Swiss painter who specialized in landscapes, village scenes and shepherds. Biography His father, Henri-Georges Baud, was the director of a well known jewelry store (Le B ...

, painter (died

1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2022. * January 2 – Luis ...

)

Deaths

*June 27 –

Heinrich Zschokke Johann Heinrich Daniel Zschokke (22 March 177127 June 1848) was a German, later Swiss, author and reformer. Most of his life was spent, and most of his reputation earned, in Switzerland. He had an extensive civil service career, and wrote histo ...

, author and reformer (born

1771 Events January– March * January 5 – The Great Kalmyk (Torghut) Migration is led by Ubashi Khan, from the east bank of the Lower Volga River back to the homeland of Dzungaria, at this time under Qing Dynasty rule. * January 9 ...

)

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:1848 In Switzerland Years of the 19th century in Switzerland