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Benjamin Franklin


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(b. Jan. 17, 1706, Milk Street, Boston, Massachusetts, USA – d. April 17, 1790, Fragments of Franklin Court, Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA )

Gender: M

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