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Famous People Who Died on April 17
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Benjamin Franklin
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Benjamin Franklin
Inventor, Political Leader, Scientist, Writer / 1706 - 1790
Benjamin Franklin is best known as one of the Founding Fathers who drafted the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States.
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Linda McCartney
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Linda McCartney
Animal Rights Activist, Photographer / 1941 - 1998
Linda McCartney was a photographer who became widely known as the wife of Beatle Paul McCartney.
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Ralph D. Abernathy
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Ralph D. Abernathy
Civil Rights Activist, Pastor / 1926 - 1990
Ralph D. Abernathy was a Baptist minister who co-founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and was a close adviser to Martin Luther King Jr.
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Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
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Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
Women's Rights Activist, Nun, Writer / 1651 - 1695
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz was a 17th century nun, self-taught scholar and acclaimed writer of the Latin American colonial period and the Hispanic Baroque. She was also a staunch advocate for women's rights.
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Kitty Carlisle
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Kitty Carlisle
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Singer, Television Personality / 1910 - 2007
Actress, singer, television personality and arts advocate Kitty Carlisle is best known for her long run as a panelist on the television show To Tell The Truth.
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Louise Nevelson
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Louise Nevelson
Sculptor / 1899 - 1988
Louise Nevelson was an iconoclast artist known for her monochromatic abstract expressionist sculptures. She rose to be an internationally known artist and worked into her 80s.
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profile name: Ralph D. Abernathy profile occupation: Civil Rights Activist, Pastor
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profile name: Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz profile occupation: Women's Rights Activist, Nun, Writer
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profile name: Linda McCartney profile occupation: Animal Rights Activist, Photographer
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profile name: Kitty Carlisle profile occupation: Film Actress, Theater Actress, Singer, Television Personality
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profile name: Louise Nevelson profile occupation: Sculptor
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