1886 in Switzerland

Events during the year 1886 in Switzerland.

← 1885 1884 1883 1886 in Switzerland → 1887 1888 1889
Decades:	1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s
See also:	History of Switzerland Timeline of Swiss history List of years in Switzerland

Incumbents

• Federal Council:^[1]
  • 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]

References

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