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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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