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1706 – 1790Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)Died 17 April 1790, aged 84Benjamin Franklin, statesman, scientist, and diplomat, died in Philadelphia. A signer of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, he was one of the most influential figures of the American founding.