1886 in Switzerland explained

Events during the year 1886 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

• Federal Council

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• • Adolf Deucher (president)^[2]
  • Bernhard Hammer
  • Karl Schenk
  • Emil Welti
  • Numa Droz
  • Antoine Louis John Ruchonnet
  • Wilhelm Hertenstein

Events

• Grasshopper Football Club is founded.^[3]

Births

• 10 May – Karl Barth, Protestant theologian (died 1968)^[4]
• 14 July – Ernst Nobs, politician (died 1957)^[5]
• 1 September – Othmar Schoeck, composer (died 1957)^[6]
• 6 October – Edwin Fischer, pianist and conductor (died 1960)^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: All federal councillors since 1848 . www.admin.ch . 22 January 2024 . en.
2. Web site: Presidents of the Confederation . www.admin.ch . 22 January 2024 . en.
3. Book: Waele . Jean-Michel De . Gibril . Suzan . Gloriozova . Ekaterina . Spaaij . Ramón . The Palgrave International Handbook of Football and Politics . 21 May 2018 . Springer . 978-3-319-78777-0 . 170 . en.
4. Book: Wistrich . Robert S. . Who's Who in Nazi Germany . 4 July 2013 . Routledge . 978-1-136-41381-0 . 9 . en.
5. Web site: Ernst Nobs . www.admin.ch . 19 February 2024 . en.
6. Web site: Othmar Schoeck Opera, Lieder, Symphonies Britannica . www.britannica.com . 13 April 2024 . en . 5 April 2024.
7. Book: Randel . Don Michael . The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music . 1996 . Harvard University Press . 978-0-674-37299-3 . 270 . en.