Switzerland

178 entries quoted from the Wikipedia articles written per year for Switzerland, 1848 CE to 2015 CE. Each century below shows a sample spread across it; the year link on a line opens everything held for that year.

19th century

81 entries, 1848 CE to 1899 CE — 25 shown, spread across the century

18486 November – Nationalrat and Ständerat meet in Bern for the first timeSwitzerland source
1848April 21/23 – Carl Rüedi, pulmonologist (died 1901)Switzerland source
1849The Museum of Cultures is establishedSwitzerland source
1850October 1 – Der Bund is establishedSwitzerland source
1850March – The first federal population census in Switzerland takes placeSwitzerland source
1851Swiss Federal Council first considers official representation in the PhilippinesSwitzerland source
1851All Swiss weights and measures are unifiedSwitzerland source
1852A treaty is reached between the government of Baden and the Swiss Confederation on how to build Basel Badischer BahnhofSwitzerland source
1852Rayon IV stamps are abandoned and become part of Rayon IIISwitzerland source
1853Tissot, a Swiss watch company, is foundedSwitzerland source
1853Revue Thommen is established under the name WaldenburgSwitzerland source
1854August 27 – Alfred Wills ascends the Wetterhorn, starting the golden age of alpinismSwitzerland source
1854The West Switzerland Company is formedSwitzerland source
1854October 22 – Jeremias Gotthelf, novelist (born 1797)Switzerland source
1855Botanist Carl Meissner gives Grevillea ramosissima its current name and first describes Grevillea thyrsoidesSwitzerland source
1856Switzerland opens a diplomatic consulate in Melbourne, AustraliaSwitzerland source
1856Samuel Francis is relocated to Geneva to oversee the emigration of Latter-day Saints to the United States from SwitzerlandSwitzerland source
1856William Bally, sculptor (born c. 1799)Switzerland source
1857The first Federal Palace completes constructionSwitzerland source
187421 October – Henri Guisan, military leader (died 1960)Switzerland source
187918 December – Paul Klee, German-Swiss artist (died 1940)Switzerland source
188821 October – The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is established.Switzerland source
188919 January – Sophie Taeuber-Arp, artist (died 1943)Switzerland source
18903 November – Ulrich Ochsenbein, politician (born 1811)Switzerland source
1899Monthey-Champéry-Morgins established.Switzerland source

20th century

85 entries, 1902 CE to 1999 CE — 25 shown, spread across the century

190213 September – Richard Paul Lohse, painter (died 1988)Switzerland source
190416–17 January – 1904 European Figure Skating Championships take place in Davos.Switzerland source
191028 March – Lucian Büeler, figure skater (died 1952)Switzerland source
191416 March – Charles Albert Gobat, politician (born 1843)Switzerland source
192015 November – The first convention of the League of Nations takes place in Geneva with 41 member states in attendance.Switzerland source
1927The pharmaceutical company Galenica is established.Switzerland source
1928Postal Telegraph and Telephone (Switzerland)Switzerland source
19285 April – Maja Hug, figure skater (died 2023)Switzerland source
19291929 UCI Road World Championships took place in ZurichSwitzerland source
1931Swiss public broadcasting organisation SRG SSR is establishedSwitzerland source
1933Schurter is established (incorporated 1949)Switzerland source
1933Tour de Suisse, a Swiss bike race, is foundedSwitzerland source
1934July 14–July 29 – Zürich 1934 chess tournament took placeSwitzerland source
1936RSI Rete Uno, (Network One), a primary radio channelSwitzerland source
1937Allianz, a group of Swiss artists, is foundedSwitzerland source
1938The 1938 European Figure Skating Championships take place in St. Moritz.Switzerland source
194731 January–2 February – The 1947 European Figure Skating Championships take place in Davos.Switzerland source
1958The second Swiss Exhibition for Women's Work takes place in Zürich.Switzerland source
197310 April – A plane on route from Bristol, England to Basel crashes into a hillside while approaching the airport killing 108 out of the 145 people on board.Switzerland source
197513 February – Opening of Glattzentrum, the first large shopping center in Switzerland located on the outskirts of Zurich in Wallisellen, housing several brands like Migros, Globus, and JelmoliSwitzerland source
197517 October – Swiss chemist of Croatian origin Vladimir Prelog receives the Nobel Prize in ChemistrySwitzerland source
19752 January – Major fire at the Fischer casting company in Alpnach-Dorf (Obwalden). Damage amounts to 15 million francsSwitzerland source
197926 March–1 April – The 1979 World Curling Championships take place in Bern.Switzerland source
198412–17 June – Pope John Paul II tours SwitzerlandSwitzerland source
199318 August – The 14th-century Kapellbrücke covered wooden truss bridge in Lucerne is largely destroyed by fire.Switzerland source

21st century

12 entries, 2000 CE to 2015 CE

200026 March – A 22-year-old man opens fire from his apartment in Chur, killing a police dog and wounding two officers as they respond to the attack. In the only such case in Swiss police history, officers authorize a sniper to shoot the suspect to death.Switzerland source
2004Hans-Reinhart-Ring 2005: Dominique CattonSwitzerland source
2004Honorary: César Keiser and Margrit LäubliSwitzerland source
2004Economy: Hansueli Loosli, member of management Coop.Switzerland source
2004Government: Hansruedi Fehrlin, corps commander of the Swiss Air Force (use of surveillance drones)Switzerland source
2004Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine 2004: Hans Clevers and Alec J. JeffreysSwitzerland source
2005Documentary: "Accordion Tribe" by Stefan SchwietertSwitzerland source
2005June 29: St. Peter and Paul¹ in TicinoSwitzerland source
2005January 26–30: World Economic Forum in DavosSwitzerland source
2005Wakker Prize 2005: SBB-CFF-FFSSwitzerland source
200810 September – The Large Hadron Collider, the most powerful particle accelerator in the world, is switched on at CERN, in Geneva.Switzerland source
201518 October – 2015 Swiss federal election held for the National Council and the first round of elections to the Council of States.Switzerland source