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When and where was Samuel Johnson born?
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Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson, oil on canvas by Sir Joshua Reynolds, c. 1756; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Samuel Johnson was born on September 18, 1709, in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England.1