Events during the year 1879 in Switzerland.
Incumbents
Federal Council: Bernhard Hammer (president) Karl Schenk Emil Welti Fridolin Anderwert Numa Droz Simeon Bavier Wilhelm Hertenstein
Births 26 March – Othmar Ammann, Swiss-born American engineer (died 1965) 18 December – Paul Klee, German-Swiss artist (died 1940)
Deaths 13 January – Jakob Dubs, politician (born 1822) 1 March – Joachim Heer, politician (born 1825) 15 May – Jakob Stämpfli, politician (born 1820)
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