1850 in Switzerland
# 1850 in Switzerland

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