** The Franklin Institute, a science museum in Philadelphia, which presents the Benjamin Franklin Medal

** For a list of persons with the given name Benjamin see

** Walter Benjamin –

** Benjamin

** Benjamin Guggenheim, American businessman ( b. 1865 ).

** Benjamin Britten, English composer ( d. 1976 )

** The Likud Party, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, wins a narrow victory in the Israeli general election.

** Proposed budget cuts by Benjamin Netanyahu spark protests from 250, 000 workers, who shut down services across Israel.

** Benjamin Spock, American athlete, pediatrician, and author ( b. 1903 )

** Benjamin Bratt, American actor

** Metropolitan Benjamin ( Fedchenkov ), Orthodox missionary and writer, Exarch of Russian Church in North America ( b. 1880 )

** Shelton Benjamin, American professional wrestler

** Benjamin Britten, English composer ( b. 1913 )

** Benjamin Libet, American pioneering scientist in the field of human consciousness ( d. 2007 )

** Benjamin Foulois, American Brigadier General ( USAF ), first rated US military pilot, trained by the Wright Brothers ( b. 1879 )

** Benjamin Raich, Austrian Olympic skier

** Metropolitan Benjamin ( Fedchenkov ), Orthodox missionary and writer, Exarch of Russian Church in North America ( d. 1961 )

** Benjamin Prins, Dutch artist ( d. 1934 )

** Benjamin B. Gunn, Canadian politician ( d. 1907 )

** U. S. presidential election, 1892: Grover Cleveland is elected over Benjamin Harrison and James B. Weaver to win the second of his non-consecutive terms.

** Elizabeth Harrison, daughter of President Benjamin Harrison and Mary Dimmick Harrison ( b. 1897 )

** Benjamin Thompson, American physicist and inventor ( b. 1753 )

** English composer Benjamin Britten ’ s chamber opera version of The Turn of the Screw receives its world premiere at the Teatro La Fenice, Venice.

** Benjamin O. Davis Jr., American general ( b. 1912 )

** Franklin and Marshall College in nearby Lancaster

** Franklin Field, a football field once home to the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League and the home field of the University of Pennsylvania Quakers since 1895

** " Franklin as Printer and Publisher " in The Century ( April 1899 ) v. 57 pp. 803 – 18.

** " Franklin as Scientist " in The Century ( September 1899 ) v. 57 pp. 750 – 63.

** " Franklin as Politician and Diplomatist " in The Century ( October 1899 ) v. 57 pp. 881 – 899.

** Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake, the reservoir created by the Grand Coulee Dam

** Franklin Delano Roosevelt III ( b. 1938 ), American economist

** Franklin D. Roosevelt East River Drive in New York City

** Yalta Conference, wartime meeting from 4 February 1945 to 11 February 1945 among the heads of government of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union — President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Premier Joseph Stalin, respectively — for the purpose of discussing Europe's postwar reorganization, intended to discuss the re-establishment of the nations of war-torn Europe.

** President Franklin Delano Roosevelt advocates neutrality in a Nation-wide radio address.

** Franklin D. Roosevelt is inaugurated to an unprecedented fourth term as President of the United States.

** Off the coast of Japan, bombers hit the aircraft carrier USS Franklin, killing about 800 of her crewmen and crippling the ship.

** President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs executive order 9066 allowing the United States military to define areas as exclusionary zones.

** Aretha Franklin, American singer

** Melvin Franklin, American musician ( The Temptations ) ( d. 1995 )

** WWII: War in the Pacific: U. S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and ROC leader Chiang Kai-Shek meet at the Cairo Conference to discuss ways to defeat Japan.

** The Great Depression officially ends in the United States: With unemployment figures falling fast due to WWII-related employment, U. S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt closes the Works Progress Administration

** In Washington, D. C., the National Gallery of Art is officially opened by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

** WWII: In response to the Japanese occupation of French Indo-China, U. S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders the seizure of all Japanese assets in the United States.

** President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt's " Infamy " Address to a Joint Session of Congress at 12: 30 p. m. EST ( 17. 30 GMT ) and transmitted live over all four major national networks attracts the largest audience ever for an American radio broadcast, over 81 % of homes.

** Vernon Jordan is shot and critically injured in an assassination attempt in Fort Wayne, Indiana by Joseph Paul Franklin ( the first major news story for CNN ).

** Franklin J. Drake, American admiral ( b. 1846 )