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Ernst Wetter

Ernst Wetter, Swiss lawyer and politician, 48th President of the Swiss Confederation (died 1963)

Born
August 27, 1877
Died
August 10, 1963
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1877

About Ernst Wetter

Ernst Wetter was a Swiss politician. Ernst Wetter was born on August 27, 1877 and died on August 10, 1963. Ernst Wetter (27 August 1877 – 10 August 1963) was a Swiss politician. Profile of Ernst Wetter with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council. "Ernst Wetter" in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Newspaper clippings about Ernst Wetter in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW.

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The world when Ernst Wetter was born

Ernst Wetter was born in 1877. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineReconstruction ends — federal troops leave the South
  • Technology milestoneThomas Edison invents the phonograph
  • Notable inventionPhonograph — talking machine
  • World population~1.57B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRutherford B. Hayes
  • U.S. population44.2M

1877 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ernst Wetter's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18772026
Population44.2M341 million

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