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Bessie M Smith 1906 - 1992

Bessie M Smith of Roanoke, Roanoke City County, VA was born on April 20, 1906, and died at age 86 years old on August 30, 1992.
Bessie M Smith
Roanoke, Roanoke City County, VA 24013
April 20, 1906
August 30, 1992
Female
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Bessie M Smith's History: 1906 - 1992

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  • 04/20
    1906

    Birthday

    April 20, 1906
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  • 08/30
    1992

    Death

    August 30, 1992
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    Bessie M Smith lived 14 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 86.
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In 1906, in the year that Bessie M Smith 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 1961, Bessie was 55 years old when on August 13th, East Germany began erection of what would become the Berlin Wall between East and West Berlin. In one day, they installed barbed wire entanglements and fences (called Barbed Wire Sunday in Germany). On August 17th, the first concrete elements and large blocks were put in place.
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