Births on August 1

Karl Kobelt

Born on August 1, 1891

Karl Kobelt, Swiss lawyer and politician, 52nd President of the Swiss Confederation (d. 1968)

Karl Kobelt (1 August 1891, in St. Gallen – 6 January 1968) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council.

He was elected to the Federal Council on 10 December 1940 and handed over office on 31 December 1954. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party.

During his time in office he held the Military Department. On 2 December 1944 Kobelt contacted Brigadier General B. R. Legge related to internees, among others in the Wauwilermoos internment camp near Luzern. Kobelt was President of the Confederation twice in 1946 and 1952.

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Events on 1891

10 Mar

Strowger switch
Almon Strowger, an undertaker in Topeka, Kansas, patents the Strowger switch, a device which led to the automation of telephone circuit switching.
15 May

Rerum novarum
Pope Leo XIII defends workers' rights and property rights in the encyclical Rerum novarum, the beginning of modern Catholic social teaching.
20 May

Kinetoscope
History of cinema: The first public display of Thomas Edison's prototype kinetoscope.

Births on August 1

Karl Kobelt

Born on August 1, 1891

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Strowger switch

Rerum novarum

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