Birthdate: April 16, 1786
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Spilsby, England
Died: June 11, 1847
John Franklin was a notable British Royal Navy officer, explorer, and colonial administrator. He led expeditions into the Canadian Arctic in 1819 and 1825 after his military service in the Napoleonic Wars and War of 1812. Franklin also held the position of Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen’s Land. His last expedition in 1845 sought to cross the Northwest Passage, but it ended in tragedy when his ships became trapped in ice, leading to the deaths of the entire crew due to starvation, hypothermia, and scurvy.
