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Colonel Sanders
American entrepreneur (1890-1980) who founded KFC / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Colonel" Harland David Sanders (September 9, 1890 ā December 16, 1980) was an American entrepreneur. He started the company Kentucky Fried Chicken.
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Sanders was born in Henryville, Indiana[1] on September 9, 1890. He studied at Southern University. He was married to Josephine King until they divorced. He later married Claudia Price. Sanders had 3 children. Sanders died at age 90 on December 16, 1980 in Louisville, Kentucky from leukemia and pneumonia.