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1851 in Switzerland

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

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Events

  • Patek Philippe & Co. is founded
  • Swiss Federal Council first considers official representation in the Philippines
  • The Eidgenössischer Stutzer 1851, the first service rifle used by the Swiss armed forces to be procured by the federal government, goes into service
  • 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

    1851 in Switzerland Wikipedia