1889 in Switzerland

Events during the year 1889 in Switzerland.

← 1888 1887 1886 1889 in Switzerland → 1890 1891 1892
Decades:	1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s
See also:	History of Switzerland Timeline of Swiss history List of years in Switzerland

Incumbents

• Federal Council:^[1]
  • 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]

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