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==Deaths== * February 5 β [[William Cullen]], Scottish [[physician]] and chemist (born [[1710 in science|1710]])<ref>{{cite web |title=William Cullen {{!}} Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh |url=https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/heritage/college-history/william-cullen |website=www.rcpe.ac.uk |access-date=3 December 2020}}</ref> * March 22 β [[Anthony Addington]], English physician (born [[1713 in science|1713]]) * April 17 β [[Benjamin Franklin]], [[Americans|American]] statesman and polymath, known for his experiments with [[electricity]] (born [[1706 in science|1706]]) * July 17 β [[Johann II Bernoulli]], Swiss mathematician (born 1710)
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