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1902 In Switzerland
Events from the year 1902 in Switzerland. Incumbents * Federal Council: ** Joseph Zemp (president) ** Eduard Müller ** Adolf Deucher **Walter Hauser (until October) ** Ernst Brenner ** Robert Comtesse ** Marc-Emile Ruchet **Ludwig Forrer (from December) Births * 31 January – Willy Spühler, politician (died 1990) * 10 May – Louis Noverraz, sailor (died 1972) * 2 June – Giuseppe Lepori, politician (died 1968) * 13 September – Richard Paul Lohse, painter (died 1988) * 16 September – Jean Bourgknecht, politician (died 1964) * 20 December – Rudolf Geigy, biologist (died 1995) Deaths * 22 October – Walter Hauser, politician (born 1837) References {{Years in Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ... 1900s in Sw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 In Switzerland
Events during the year 1972 in Switzerland. Incumbents * Federal Council: **Nello Celio (president) **Hans-Peter Tschudi ** Roger Bonvin **Rudolf Gnägi ** Pierre Graber **Ernst Brugger **Kurt Furgler Births * 27 January – Mirjam Ott, curler * 9 April – Alain Berset, politician * 19 April – Sonja Nef, alpine skier * 31 May – Tanya Frei, curler * 30 June – Nadia Röthlisberger, curler (died 2015) * 4 July – Karin Thürig, cyclist * 27 November – Maya Pedersen-Bieri, skeleton racer Deaths * 15 May – Louis Noverraz, sailor (born 1902) * 23 September – Frédéric Schmied, sculptor (born 1893) References {{Years in Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ... 1970s in Switzerland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1902 By Country
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number) * One of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (1987 film), a 1987 science fiction film * ''19-Nineteen'', a 2009 South Korean film * ''Diciannove'', a 2024 Italian drama film informally referred to as "Nineteen" in some sources Science * Potassium, an alkali metal * 19 Fortuna, an asteroid Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album ''63/19'' by Kool A.D. * ''Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle * "Stone in Focus", officially "#19", a composition by Aphex Twin * "Nineteen", a song from the 1992 album ''Refugee'' by Bad4Good * "Nineteen", a song from the 2001 al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1902 In Switzerland
Events from the year 1902 in Switzerland. Incumbents * Federal Council: ** Joseph Zemp (president) ** Eduard Müller ** Adolf Deucher **Walter Hauser (until October) ** Ernst Brenner ** Robert Comtesse ** Marc-Emile Ruchet **Ludwig Forrer (from December) Births * 31 January – Willy Spühler, politician (died 1990) * 10 May – Louis Noverraz, sailor (died 1972) * 2 June – Giuseppe Lepori, politician (died 1968) * 13 September – Richard Paul Lohse, painter (died 1988) * 16 September – Jean Bourgknecht, politician (died 1964) * 20 December – Rudolf Geigy, biologist (died 1995) Deaths * 22 October – Walter Hauser, politician (born 1837) References {{Years in Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ... 1900s in Sw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1837
Events January–March * January 1 – The destructive Galilee earthquake causes thousands of deaths in Ottoman Syria. * January 26 – Michigan becomes the 26th state admitted to the United States. * February 4 – Seminoles attack Fort Foster in Florida. * February 25 – In Philadelphia, the Institute for Colored Youth (ICY) is founded, as the first institution for the higher education of black people in the United States. * February – Charles Dickens's ''Oliver Twist'' begins publication in serial form in London. * March 1 – The Congregation of Holy Cross is formed in Le Mans, France, by the signing of the Fundamental Act of Union, which legally joins the Auxiliary Priests of Blessed Basil Moreau, CSC, and the Brothers of St. Joseph (founded by Jacques-François Dujarié) into one religious association. April–June * April 12 – The conglomerate of Procter & Gamble has its origins, when British-born businessmen William Procter and James Gamble begin selli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995
1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government no longer providing public funding, marking the beginning of the Information Age. America Online and Prodigy (online service), Prodigy offered access to the World Wide Web system for the first time this year, releasing browsers that made it easily accessible to the general public. Events January * January 1 ** The World Trade Organization (WTO) is established to replace the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). ** Austria, Finland and Sweden join the European Union. * January 9 – Valeri Polyakov completes 366 days in space while aboard then ''Mir'' space station, breaking a duration record. * January 10–January 15, 15 – The World Youth Day 1995 festival is held in Manila, Manila, Philippines, culminating in 5 million people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudolf Geigy
Rudolf Geigy (20 December 1902 – 8 March 1995) was a Swiss biologist and a professor of embryology and genetics at the University of Basel. He established the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute and studied tropical diseases. Life and career Geigy was born in Basel, Switzerland on 20 December 1902. He was the son of Johann Rudolf Geigy-Merian and Helene Schlumberger who belonged to the family that established Geigy, a major pharmaceutical firm. He studied zoology at Basel and Geneva. In 1938 he became an associate professor of embryology and genetics at the University of Basel. In 1943 he established the Swiss Tropical Institute (now Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute) in Basel where he was a director until 1972. He also established the Ifakara Health Institute in Ifakara, Tanzania after a visit in 1949, and a research institute on the Ivory Coast. He studied malaria, sleeping sickness, and river blindness. He specialized in disease-transmitting vectors includi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1964 In Switzerland
Events during the year 1964 in Switzerland. Incumbents * Federal Council: ** Ludwig von Moos (president) ** Willy Spühler **Hans-Peter Tschudi ** Roger Bonvin ** Paul Chaudet **Friedrich Traugott Wahlen **Hans Schaffner Births * 14 May – Barbara Gysi, politician * 23 May – Ruth Metzler-Arnold, politician * 12 July – Beat Jans, politician * 26 November – Vreni Schneider, skier * 30 November - Patrik Hoffmann, CEO of Favre Leuba Deaths * 23 December – Jean Bourgknecht, politician (born 1902) References {{Years in Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ... 1960s in Switzerland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Bourgknecht
Jean Bourgknecht (16 September 1902 – 23 December 1964) was a Swiss politician, mayor of Fribourg (1950–1959) and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1959–1962). Jean Bourgknecht was born to Louis and Eugénie-Louise Bourgknecht in Fribourg. After getting his doctorate in law in 1926, he worked in his father's office and later headed it until he was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland. From 1936 to 1947 he was presiding the Law Society of Fribourg and from 1937 to 1941 the Law Society of Switzerland. He was president of the city of Fribourg from 1950 to 1959. He worked to recover the city's finances. In 1951 he was elected to the National Council of Switzerland for the Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland and represented the Canton of Fribourg there until 1955. He was then elected into the Council of States where he represented his canton from 1956 to 1959. Also in 1956 he became president of his party. He was elected to the Federal Council of S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 In Switzerland
Events in the year 1988 in Years in Switzerland, Switzerland. Incumbents *Swiss Federal Council, Federal Council: **Otto Stich (President) **Jean-Pascal Delamuraz **Elisabeth Kopp **Arnold Koller **Flavio Cotti **René Felber **Adolf Ogi Events * 11–17 April – The 1988 Hexagon World Men's Curling Championship takes place in Lausanne. Births * 8 February – Christian Schneuwly, footballer * 18 February – Michael Siegfried, footballer * 16 April ** Julia Marty, ice hockey player ** Stefanie Marty, ice hockey player * 1 September – Simona de Silvestro, racing driver * 27 September – Mathias Flückiger, mountain biker * 30 November – Benjamin Lüthi, footballer Deaths * 28 February – Hermann Burger, author and poet (born 1942 in Switzerland, 1942) * 9 May – Karl Brunner (economist), Karl Brunner, economist (born 1916 in Switzerland, 1916) * 29 July – Georges Vuilleumier, footballer (born 1944 in Switzerland, 1944) * August – Albert Büchi, cyclist (born 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Paul Lohse
Richard Paul Lohse (September 13, 1902 – September 16, 1988) was a Swiss painter and graphic artist and one of the main representatives of the concrete Concrete is a composite material composed of aggregate bound together with a fluid cement that cures to a solid over time. It is the second-most-used substance (after water), the most–widely used building material, and the most-manufactur ... and constructive art movements. Life Lohse was born in Zürich in 1902. His wish to study in Paris was thwarted due to his difficult economic circumstances. In 1918, he joined the advertising agency Max Dalang, where he trained to become an advertising designer. Lohse, then an autodidact, painted expressive, late-cubist still lifes. In the 1930s, his work as a graphic artist and book designer placed him among the pioneers of modern Swiss graphic design; in paintings of this period, he worked on curved and diagonal constructions. Success eventually allowed him to establish his own ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 In Switzerland
Events during the year 1968 in Switzerland. Incumbents * Federal Council: ** Willy Spühler (president) **Hans Schaffner **Hans-Peter Tschudi ** Roger Bonvin **Rudolf Gnägi **Nello Celio ** Ludwig von Moos Births * 22 March – Laurence Bidaud, curler * 2 May – Jeff Agoos, American association footballer * 25 September – Sabine Eichenberger, canoeist Deaths * 5 January – Karl Kobelt, politician (born 1891) * 6 September – Giuseppe Lepori, politician (born 1902) * 10 December – Karl Barth, Protestant theologian (born 1886) References {{Years in Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ... 1960s in Switzerland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
