1889 in Switzerland explained

Events during the year 1889 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

• Federal Council

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

Births

• 19 January – Sophie Taeuber-Arp, artist (died 1943)^[3]
• 28 April – Charles-Gustave Kuhn, equestrian (died 1952)^[4]
• 19 June – Enrico Celio, politician (died 1980)^[5]
• 9 August – Hans Walter, rower (died 1967)^[6]
• 31 December – Marcel Pilet-Golaz, politician (died 1958)^[7]

Deaths

• 14 January – Melchior Josef Martin Knüsel, politician (born 1813)^[8]

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: Taeuber-Arp, Sophie . The Oxford Dictionary of Art . January 2004 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-860476-1 . Chilvers . Ian . 3rd . en . 19 February 2024.
4. Web site: Olympedia – Charles Kuhn . www.olympedia.org . 15 April 2024.
5. Web site: Enrico Celio . www.admin.ch . 19 February 2024 . en.
6. Web site: Olympedia – Hans Walter . www.olympedia.org . 15 April 2024.
7. Web site: Marcel Pilet-Golaz . www.admin.ch . 19 February 2024 . en.
8. Web site: Melchior Josef Martin Knüsel . www.admin.ch . 15 April 2024 . en.