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Switzerland in 1919

Historical records for Switzerland in 1919, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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3Events
2Named people
1Places
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Historical records

December

10 December 1919Nobel Prize in LiteratureCarl Spitteler

Stockholm · Arts / Literature

Is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for his epic poem Olympian Spring.

Other Events

1919Nobel PrizeCarl Spitteler

Arts / Literature

Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature

1919President of SwitzerlandGustav Ador

Government / Government of Switzerland

Appointed President of Switzerland, 2nd term

Names involved

Carl SpittelerGustav Ador

Places involved

Stockholm

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.