Lausanne, Switzerland

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Lausanne, Switzerland

LOCATION

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

Population:
126,766 (2003)

SCHOOLS

School Founded

Lausanne University 1537

BIRTHS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Umberto Agnelli Business 1-Nov-1934 27-May-2004 Chairman of Fiat, 2003-04

Benjamin Constant Politician 25-Oct-1767 8-Dec-1830 French political thinker

DEATHS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Jean Anouilh Playwright 23-Jun-1910 3-Oct-1987 Le Voyageur sans Bagage

Maurice Béjart Choreographer 1-Jan-1927 22-Nov-2007 Innovative ballet choreographer

Capucine Actor 6-Jan-1928 17-Mar-1990 The Pink Panther

Karl Faberge Artist 30-May-1846 24-Sep-1920 Maker of jewelry and gem eggs

Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim Politician 4-Jun-1867 28-Jan-1951 President of Finland, 1944-46

James Mason Actor 15-May-1909 27-Jul-1984 North by Northwest

Auguste Piccard Physicist 28-Jan-1884 24-Mar-1962 First man in the stratosphere

Georges Simenon Novelist 13-Feb-1903 4-Sep-1989 Prolific Belgian-French novelist

Georges Gilles de la Tourette Doctor 30-Oct-1857 26-May-1904 Tourette's syndrome

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