1874 in Switzerland
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{{Year in Switzerland|1874}}
Events during the year 1874 in Switzerland.
Incumbents
- Federal Council:{{cite web |title=All federal councillors since 1848 |url=https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/federal-council/history-of-the-federal-council/federal-council-elections-since-1848/alle-bundesraete-liste.html |website=www.admin.ch |access-date=22 January 2024 |language=en}}
- Karl Schenk (president){{cite web |title=Presidents of the Confederation |url=https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/bundespraesidium/bundespraesidenten-und-schweizer-geschichte/praesidenten-seit1848-liste.html |website=www.admin.ch |access-date=22 January 2024 |language=en}}
- Emil Welti
- Johann Jakob Scherer
- Eugène Borel
- Paul Ceresole
- Melchior Josef Martin Knüsel
- Wilhelm Matthias Naeff
Events
- A revised version of the Swiss Federal Constitution is signed, superseding the version signed in 1848.{{cite book |last1=Schelbert |first1=Leo |title=Historical Dictionary of Switzerland |date=21 May 2014 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1-4422-3352-2 |pages=xxxi-xxxii |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XRevAwAAQBAJ |language=en}}
Births
- 25 September – Noëlle Roger, writer (born 1953){{cite web |title=SFE: Roger, Noëlle |url=https://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/roger_noelle |website=sf-encyclopedia.com |access-date=15 May 2024}}
- 21 October – Henri Guisan, military leader (died 1960){{cite web |title=Henri Guisan {{!}} World War II, Commander, Switzerland {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henri-Guisan |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=5 March 2024 |language=en}}
- 27 November – Johannes Baumann, politician (died 1953){{cite web |title=Johannes Baumann |url=https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/federal-council/members-of-the-federal-council/johannes-baumann.html |website=www.admin.ch |access-date=19 February 2024 |language=en}}
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