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Franklin died on this day in 1970
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Benjamin Franklin, the father of the American nation, died on this day (April 17) in 1970. He died at the age of 84 at his home in Philadelphia.
Known as a scientist, writer, diplomat and philosopher, Franklin is one of America's seven founding fathers. Apart from him, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and James Madison are the fathers of America.
Franklin, who was born in Massachusetts on January 17, 1706, is the only American father of the nation who signed all four of the major agreements to end British colonial rule. Those agreements are the Declaration of Independence (1776), the Treaty with France (1778), the Treaty of Paris (1783) and the American Constitution (1787). Franklin made various inventions like lightning rod, bifocal lens, Franklin stove.
