President of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
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1887 in Switzerland
Explore 3 historical events and records for Switzerland in 1887.
Historical records for Switzerland in 1887
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Birth of Charles-Edouard Le Corbusier
Birth of Charles-Edouard Le Corbusier
Invention of Contact Lenses
Eugen Fick, a Swiss physician, publishes the results of experiments with glass lenses that fit over the entire eye, the first contact lenses
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