THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706 in Boston and died on April 17, 1790, aged 84.
Born
January 17, 1706
Benjamin Franklin died aged 84.
Died: April 17, 1790
Source:
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- Birthplace
- Boston
- Professions
- politician, polymath, diplomat, writer, physicist, printer, political activist, dilettante, editor, autobiographer, journalist, political theorist, musician, chess player, political philosopher, designer, naturalist, inventor, book printer, economist, librarian, statesperson, publisher, philosopher
- Citizenship
- United States, British America
More about Benjamin Franklin
- Zodiac sign
- Capricorn
- Pseudonyms
- Poor Richard, Silence Dogood, Richard Saunders
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- Roglo
- La France savante
- Internet Philosophy Ontology project
- Proleksis Encyclopedia
- Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature
- www.accademiadellescienze.it
- MacTutor History of Mathematics archive
- Croatian Encyclopedia
- SNAC
- Find a Grave
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
- GeneaStar
- Integrated Authority File
- Babelio
- Base biographique
- International Music Score Library Project
- Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- BnF authorities
- Olomouc City Library regional database
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Quick answers
When was Benjamin Franklin born?
Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706 in Boston and died on April 17, 1790, aged 84.
How old was Benjamin Franklin when they died?
Benjamin Franklin died aged 84.