1879 in Switzerland

none thumb | right | alt=Simeon Bavier, Swiss Federal Councillor | Simeon Bavier, Swiss Federal Councillor 1879 Events during the year 1879 in Switzerland. Incumbents Federal Council:All federal councillors since 1848 https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/federal-council/history-of-the-federal-council/federal-council-elections-since-1848/alle-bundesraete-liste.html www.admin.ch 22 January 2024 en Bernhard Hammer (president)Presidents of the Confederation https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/bundespraesidium/bundespraesidenten-und-schweizer-geschichte/praesidenten-seit1848-liste.html www.admin.ch 22 January 2024 en Karl Schenk Emil Welti Fridolin Anderwert Numa Droz Simeon Bavier Wilhelm Hertenstein Births 26 March – Othmar Ammann, Swiss-born American engineer (died 1965)Othmar Herman Ammann Bridge Designer, Structural Engineer & Builder Britannica https://www.britannica.com/biography/Othmar-Herman-Ammann 4 July 2024 en 18 December – Paul Klee, German-Swiss artist (died 1940)Ian Chilvers The Oxford Dictionary of Art 3rd Klee, Paul https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780198604761.001.0001/acref-9780198604761-e-1888 subscription Oxford Reference January 2004 Oxford University Press 978-0-19-860476-1 26 February 2024 Deaths 13 January – Jakob Dubs, politician (born 1822)Jakob Dubs https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/federal-council/members-of-the-federal-council/jakob-dubs.html www.admin.ch 15 April 2024 en 1 March – Joachim Heer, politician (born 1825)Joachim Heer https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/federal-council/members-of-the-federal-council/joachim-heer.html www.admin.ch 23 March 2024 en 15 May – Jakob Stämpfli, politician (born 1820)Jakob Stämpfli https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/federal-council/members-of-the-federal-council/jakob-staempfli.html www.admin.ch 15 April 2024 en References 1879 Switzerland Switzerland Category:1870s in Switzerland