1850 in Switzerland

The following is a list of events, births, and deaths in 1850 in Switzerland.

← 1849 1848 1847 1850 in Switzerland → 1851 1852 1853
Decades:	1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s
See also:	History of Switzerland Timeline of Swiss history List of years in Switzerland

Incumbents

• Federal Council:
  • Ulrich Ochsenbein
  • Jonas Furrer
  • Josef Munzinger
  • Henri Druey (President)
  • Friedrich Frey-Herosé
  • Wilhelm Matthias Naeff
  • Stefano Franscini

Events

• March – The first federal population census in Switzerland takes place
• May 7 – A single currency, the Swiss franc, is imposed to replace cantonal currencies in the first Federal Coinage Act
• October 1 – Der Bund is established
• The Swiss Federal Council asks two British engineers to design plans for a railway network for the Swiss Confederation
• The Swiss Post issues its first postage stamps, the local mail and rayon stamps of Switzerland
• Bieler Tagblatt is established

Births

• February 23 – César Ritz, hotelier (d. 1918)
• August 9 – Johann Büttikofer, zoologist (d. 1929)

Deaths

• November 30 – Germain Henri Hess, chemist and doctor (b. 1802)