History

Century

History of Watchmaking

The first known patent for a wristwatch was filed in Bern.


Swiss history

Watchmaker Georges-Frédéric Roskopf died in Bern at the age of 76. The University of Fribourg enrolled its first intake of students to the Schools of Literature and Law.


Art and Culture

World's Fair held in Paris from May 6th to October 31st 1889, for which Gustave Eiffel built the Eiffel Tower.