1899 in Switzerland

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* 1898
* 1897
* 1896
*   *

|  | 1899

Switzerland |

* 1900
* 1901
* 1902
*   *

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Decades:|

* 1870s
* 1880s
* 1890s
* 1900s
* 1910s

See also:|

* History of Switzerland
* Timeline of Swiss history
* List of years in Switzerland

Events from the year 1899 in Switzerland.

## Incumbents

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* 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

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* 14 January – 1899 European Figure Skating Championships takes place in Davos.[3]
* 26 October – 1899 Swiss federal election.
* 14 December – 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

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* 12 January – Paul Hermann Müller, chemist (died 1965)[4]
* 26 February – Max Petitpierre, politician (died 1994)[5]
* 10 April – Friedrich Traugott Wahlen, politician (died 1985)[6]
* 22 June – Charles Hug, painter, draftsman and book illustrator (died 1979)[7]

## Deaths

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* 24 February – Emil Welti, politician (born 1825)[8]
* 27 November – Constant Fornerod, politician (born 1819)[9]
* 15 December – Numa Droz, politician (born 1844)[10]

## References

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1. ^ "All federal councillors since 1848". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
2. ^ "Presidents of the Confederation". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
3. ^ "Olympedia – Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Figure Skating Championships". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
4. ^ "The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1948". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
5. ^ "Max Petitpierre". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
6. ^ "Friedrich Traugott Wahlen". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
7. ^ Hans Girsberger (1952). Who's who in Switzerland: Including the Principality of Lichtenstein. Central European Times Publishing Company Limited.
8. ^ "Emil Welti". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
9. ^ "Constant Fornerod". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
10. ^ "Numa Droz". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 6 March 2024.