1851 in Switzerland

The following is a list of events, births, and deaths in 1851 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

 * Federal Council:
 * Ulrich Ochsenbein
 * Jonas Furrer
 * Josef Munzinger (President)
 * Henri Druey
 * Friedrich Frey-Herosé
 * Wilhelm Matthias Naeff
 * Stefano Franscini

Events

 * Patek Philippe & Co. is founded
 * Swiss Federal Council first considers official representation in the Philippines
 * The Eidgenössischer Stutzer 1851, the first service rifle used by the Swiss armed forces to be procured by the federal government, goes into service
 * The telegraph is organized in Switzerland
 * All Swiss weights and measures are unified

Births

 * October 6 – Wilhelm Oechsli, historian (d. 1919)

Deaths

 * Abraham Constantin, enamel painter (b. 1785)