1851 in Switzerland

none 1851 thumb|220x124px | right | alt= A collection of sketches of seven men. | The members of the first Swiss Federal Council in 1851. The following is a list of events, births, and deaths in 1851 in Switzerland. Incumbents Federal Council: Ulrich Ochsenbein Jonas Furrer Josef Munzinger (President) Henri Druey Friedrich Frey-Herosé Wilhelm Matthias Naeff Stefano Franscini Events Patek Philippe & Co. is founded Swiss Federal Council first considers official representation in the Philippines http://www.philippine-trivia.com/trivias/history/trivias-about-the-150-years-philippines-switzerland-relations.html 150 years of Philippines-Switzerland Relations Philippine Trivia 2013-06-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924072339/http://www.philippine-trivia.com/trivias/history/trivias-about-the-150-years-philippines-switzerland-relations.html 2015-09-24 dead The Eidgenössischer Stutzer 1851, the first service rifle used by the Swiss armed forces to be procured by the federal government, goes into serviceHand- und Faustfeuerwaffen der Schweizer Armee von 1842 bis heute Ernst Hostettler 3rd 1987 Buch-Vertriebs GmbH Zürich 3-905216-03-5 14 The telegraph is organized in Switzerland All Swiss weights and measures are unified Births January 3 – Elisabeth Flühmann, teacher and women's rights activist (d. 1929)020344 Flühmann, Elisabeth October 6 – Wilhelm Oechsli, historian (d. 1919) Deaths Abraham Constantin, enamel painter (b. 1785) References 1851 Category:Years of the 19th century in Switzerland Switzerland