1706–1790
Benjamin Franklin
American polymath and statesman
84years old at death
30,771days lived
80%of the people on this site died younger
Benjamin Franklin was born on 17 January 1706 and died on 17 April 1790, aged 84 years and 90 days. That is 30,771 days in all.
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- Jaroslav SeifertCzechoslovak poet, Nobel prize laureate · 1901–198684 yrs
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Others who died at 84
- Isaac NewtonEnglish mathematician and physicist · 1643–172784 yrs
- Thomas EdisonAmerican inventor and businessman · 1847–193184 yrs
- Salvador DalíSpanish artist · 1904–198984 yrs
- John Paul IIPope, cardinal, bishop, priest, author · 1920–200584 yrs
- Henri MatisseFrench artist · 1869–195484 yrs
- Umberto EcoItalian semiotician, essayist, philosopher, literary critic, and novelist · 1932–201684 yrs
- Kurt VonnegutAmerican author · 1922–200784 yrs
- Octavio PazMexican writer, poet an diplomat · 1914–199884 yrs
Everyone famous who died at 84
Also born on 17 January
- Muhammad AliAmerican boxer · 1942–201674 yrs
- David Lloyd GeorgePrime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922 · 1863–194582 yrs
- Al CaponeAmerican gangster · 1899–194748 yrs
- Pedro Calderón de la BarcaSpanish dramatist · 1600–168181 yrs
- Constantine StanislavskyRussian actor and theatre director · 1863–193875 yrs
- Betty WhiteAmerican actress and comedian · 1922–202199 yrs
Famous people born on 17 January
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