1850 in Switzerland

none 1850 The following is a list of events, births, and deaths in 1850 in Switzerland. Incumbents Federal Council: Ulrich Ochsenbein Jonas Furrer Josef Munzinger Henri Druey (President) Friedrich Frey-Herosé Wilhelm Matthias Naeff Stefano Franscini Events March – The first federal population census in Switzerland takes place May 7 – A single currency, the Swiss franc, is imposed to replace cantonal currencies in the first Federal Coinage Act October 1 – Der Bund is established The Swiss Federal Council asks two British engineers to design plans for a railway network for the Swiss ConfederationHistorisches Lexikon der Schweiz Schweizerische Centralbahn (SCB) Bärtschi Hans-Peter http://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/textes/d/D41892.php 2005 28 June 2009 German The Swiss Post issues its first postage stamps, the local mail and rayon stamps of Switzerland Bieler Tagblatt is established Births February 23 – César Ritz, hotelier (d. 1918) August 9 – Johann Büttikofer, zoologist (d. 1929) Deaths November 30 – Germain Henri Hess, chemist and doctor (b. 1802) References 1850 Category:Years of the 19th century in Switzerland Switzerland