Events from the year 1899 in Switzerland.
Incumbents
Federal Council: Eduard Müller (president) Joseph Zemp Adolf Deucher Walter Hauser Ernst Brenner Eugene Ruffy (until October) Adrien Lachenal (until December) Robert Comtesse (from December) Marc-Emile Ruchet (from December)
Events
14 January – 1899 European Figure Skating Championships takes place in Davos. 26 October – 1899 Swiss federal election. 14 December – Walther Hauser is elected president by the Swiss Federal Assembly. Alliance F established. Gurten Funicular established. Monthey-Champéry-Morgins established. 1899 World Figure Skating Championships takes place in Switzerland.
Births
12 January – Paul Hermann Müller, chemist (died 1965) 26 February – Max Petitpierre, politician (died 1994) 10 April – Friedrich Traugott Wahlen, politician (died 1985) 22 June – Charles Hug, painter, draftsman and book illustrator (died 1979)
Deaths 24 February – Emil Welti, politician (born 1825) 27 November – Constant Fornerod, politician (born 1819) 15 December – Numa Droz, politician (born 1844)
References