1879 in Switzerland

Events during the year 1879 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

 * Federal Council:
 * Bernhard Hammer (president)
 * Karl Schenk
 * Emil Welti
 * Fridolin Anderwert
 * Numa Droz
 * Simeon Bavier
 * Wilhelm Hertenstein

Births

 * 26 March – Othmar Ammann, Swiss-born American engineer (died 1965)
 * 18 December – Paul Klee, German-Swiss artist (died 1940)

Deaths

 * 13 January – Jakob Dubs, politician (born 1822)
 * 1 March – Joachim Heer, politician (born 1825)
 * 15 May – Jakob Stämpfli, politician (born 1820)