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)