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Eileen Constance (Tasker) Benning (1908 - 1987)
Eileen Constance (Tasker) Benning was born on February 2, 1908 in Southampton, England United Kingdom. She was born into the Tasker family and married into the Benning family. She was born to Mary Ann (Jones) Tasker and William Tasker, with siblings Ethel and Bill. Eileen married George Lawrence Benning in 1928 and they were together until death separated them in 1946. She would also marry Charles Henry Barrett Sr. in 1948 and Charles died in 1950. She would also marry Dewey David D'Albert in Santa Cruz, California and Dewey died in 1961 in Soquel, California. Eileen died on January 28, 1987 at She died at her home in the mountains, Santa Cruz, California at 78 years of age.
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Eileen Constance (Tasker) Benning
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First nameEileen
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Constance
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Eileen Benning was born on in Southampton, Southampton County, England United Kingdom
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Eileen Benning died on at She died at her home in the mountains, in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California United States
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Cause of death
Breast cancer. Unfortunately breast cancer was often terminal before the 2000s.
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GG was born in Southern England (near Southampton) but her heritage was in Wales. She lived the majority of her life in California, Washington State and Alaska after her parents emigrated from the UK.
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Church of England
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Mobile home in the mountains, in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California United States
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Eileen Constance (Tasker) Benning lived
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Eileen Constance (Tasker) Benning & George Lawrence Benning
1928 - 1946Cause of Separation: Death
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Eileen Constance (Tasker) Benning & Charles Henry Barrett Sr.
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Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, CA, United States
Eileen Constance (Tasker) Benning & Dewey David D'Albert
1961Cause of Separation: Death
Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, CA, United States
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Eileen Constance (Tasker) Benning died on January 28, 1987 at She died at her home in the mountains, Santa Cruz, California at 78 years of age. She was born on February 2, 1908 in Southampton, England United Kingdom. She was born to Mary Ann (Jones) Tasker and William Tasker, with siblings Ethel and Bill. She married George Lawrence Benning in 1928 and they were together until death separated them in 1946. Eileen would also marry Charles Henry Barrett Sr. in 1948 and Charles died in 1950. She also married Dewey David D'Albert in Santa Cruz, California and Dewey died in 1961 in Soquel, California.
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In 1908, in the year that Eileen Constance (Tasker) Benning was born, a 7.1 earthquake and the resulting tsunami killed 70,000 to 100,000 people in southern Italy and Sicily. The earthquake, lasting 30 to 40 seconds, occurred in the Strait of Messina which was between the region of Calabria (at the "toe" of Italy) and the island of Sicily and destruction from it occurred in a 186 mile radius. It was the most destructive earthquake ever to hit Europe.
In 1938, Eileen was 30 years old when on October 30th, a Sunday, The Mercury Theatre on the Air broadcast Orson Welles' special Halloween show The War of the World's. A clever take on H.G. Wells' novel, the show began with simulated "breaking news" of an invasion by Martians. Because of the realistic nature of the "news," there was a public outcry the next day, calling for regulation by the FCC. Although the current story is that many were fooled and panicked, in reality very few people were fooled. But the show made Orson Welles' career.
In 1944, Eileen was 36 years old when on December 16th, The Battle of the Bulge began in the Ardennes forest on the Western Front. Lasting for a little over a month, the battle began with a surprise attack by Germany on the Allied forces The U.S. suffered their highest casualties of any operation in World War II - 89,000 were casualties, around 8,600 killed - but Germany also severely depleted their resources and they couldn't be replaced.
In 1978, she was 70 years old when on July 25th, Louise Brown, the first "test-tube baby", was born at Oldham Hospital in London. Louise was conceived through IVF (in vitro fertilization), a controversial and experimental procedure at the time.
In 1987, in the year of Eileen Constance (Tasker) Benning's passing, was the first time that a criminal in the United States - a serial rapist - was convicted through the use of DNA evidence.
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