Franklin Clarence Mars

Franklin Clarence Mars, American businessman, founded Mars, Incorporated (died 1934)

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Born: September 24, 1883
Died: April 8, 1934
Zodiac sign: Libra
Birth year: 1883

About Franklin Clarence Mars

Franklin Clarence Mars was an American business magnate who founded the food company Mars Inc., which mostly makes chocolate candy. Mars' son Forrest Mars developed M&M's and the Mars bar and founded the Ethel M Chocolate Factory. Franklin Clarence Mars (; September 24, 1883 – April 8, 1934) was an American business magnate who founded the food company Mars Inc., which mostly makes chocolate candy.

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The world when Franklin Clarence Mars was born

Franklin Clarence Mars was born in 1883. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

Top headlineBrooklyn Bridge opens after 14 years of construction
Technology milestoneFirst standardized time zones adopted
World population~1.43B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderChester A. Arthur
U.S. population52.8M

1883 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Franklin Clarence Mars's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1883	2026
Population	52.8M	341 million

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