Bern, Switzerland

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Bern, Switzerland

LOCATION

Official Website:
http://www.bern.ch/

Population:
127,000 (2004)

SCHOOLS

School Founded

University of Berne 1834

ORCHESTRA

Orchestra Founded

Bern Symphony Orchestra 1877

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company Founded

Swisscom 1998

BIRTHS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Ursula Andress Actor 19-Mar-1936 Dr. No

Adolph Bandelier Anthropologist 6-Aug-1840 18-Mar-1914 Native cultures of the American southwest

Albrecht von Haller Doctor 16-Oct-1708 12-Dec-1777 Elementa Physiologiae Corporis Humani

DEATHS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Élie Ducommun Journalist 19-Feb-1833 7-Dec-1906 Peace activist, Nobel Prize recipient

Faisal I Royalty 20-May-1883 8-Sep-1933 King of Iraq, 1921-33

Albert Gobat Politician 21-May-1843 16-Mar-1914 International Peace Bureau

Albrecht von Haller Doctor 16-Oct-1708 12-Dec-1777 Elementa Physiologiae Corporis Humani

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