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Ben v Besant 1906 - 1987

Ben V Besant of Centralia, Marion County, IL was born on August 27, 1906, and died at age 81 years old on November 18, 1987.
Ben V Besant
Centralia, Marion County, IL 62801
August 27, 1906
November 18, 1987
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  • 08/27
    1906

    Birthday

    August 27, 1906
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  • 11/18
    1987

    Death

    November 18, 1987
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    Ben v Besant lived 9 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 81.
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In 1906, in the year that Ben v Besant was born, English biochemist Frederick Hopkins concluded that vitamins are essential to the human body and that a lack of vitamins caused scurvy and rickets. Scurvy and rickets were both huge problems in sailors that were at sea for extended time and the addition of vitamin C, vitamin D, and calcium in their diets helped eradicate the problem.
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In 1942, he was 36 years old when due to World War II, automobile production in the United States was stopped on February 1st. A tire rationing program had begun the month before. Detroit - the main hub of car manufacturing - was ordered to free up assembly lines for military production. The president of the Automobile Manufacturers Association said “The automotive industry is in this war all the way". Some dealerships had to close and others expanded their repair shops. The used car market boomed (as did a black market in used cars).
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