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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