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Joseph Banks

Born on February 2, 1743

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The 284th anniversary falls on February 2, 2027, in 100 days.

Sir Joseph Banks, 1st Baronet (24 February 1743 – 19 June 1820) was an English naturalist, botanist, and patron of the natural sciences. Banks made his name on the 1766 natural-history expedition to Newfoundland and Labrador.

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