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Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...

Timeline of Events

1349

1.9.1349

The Jewish population of Basel, Switzerland, believed by the residents to be the cause of the ongoing Black Death, is rounded up and incinerated.

1938

11.16.1938

LSD is first synthesized by Swiss chemist Dr. Albert Hofmann at the Sandoz Laboratories in Basel, Switzerland.

1954

6.15.1954

UEFA (Union des Associations Européennes de Football) is formed in Basel, Switzerland.

1973

4.10.1973

A British Vanguard turboprop crashes during a snowstorm at Basel, Switzerland killing 104.