1851 in Switzerland

1851 in Switzerland

Years

1849 | 1850 | 1851 | 1852 | 1853

The following is a list of events, births, and deaths in 1851 in Switzerland.

Events

• Patek Philippe & Co. is founded
• Swiss Federal Council first considers official representation in the Philippines^[1]
• The Eidgenössischer Stutzer 1851, the first service rifle used by the Swiss armed forces to be procured by the federal government, goes into service^[2]
• The telegraph is organized in Switzerland
• All Swiss weights and measures are unified

Births

• October 6 - Wilhelm Oechsli, historian (d. 1919)

Deaths

• Abraham Constantin, enamel painter (b. 1785)

References

1. "150 years of Philippines-Switzerland Relations". Philippine Trivia.
2. Ernst Hostettler (1987). Hand- und Faustfeuerwaffen der Schweizer Armee von 1842 bis heute (3rd ed.). Buch-Vertriebs GmbH Zürich. p. 14. ISBN 3-905216-03-5.