Ezra Taft Benson Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at May 7, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Ezra Taft Benson Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Ezra Taft Benson Facts

Full Name	Ezra Taft Benson
Birthdate	August 04, 1899
Birth Place	Idaho
Age (in 2024)	124 Years Old
Zodiac	Leo
Occupation	Politician

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Ezra Taft Benson Age & Birthday

Ezra Taft Benson is best known as Politician who has born on August 04, 1899 in Idaho. Currently, Ezra Taft Benson is 124 years, 9 months and 3 days old. Ezra Taft Benson will celebrate 125th birthday on Sunday, 4th of August 2024. Below the countdown to Ezra Taft Benson upcoming birthday.

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Ezra Taft Benson Biography

About

Perhaps best remembered as the United States Secretary of Agriculture during the presidential administration of Dwight D. Eisenhower, this Idaho-born Republican also served for nearly a decade as President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormon church).

Before Fame

After completing his undergraduate education at Brigham Young University, he earned a graduate degree from Iowa State University. In the late 1930s, he served as the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives' Executive Secretary.

Trivia

An advocate of the Boy Scouts of America, he served on the organization's National Executive Board.

Family Life

He and his ten younger siblings grew up on an Idaho farm. His nearly seven-decade marriage to Flora Smith Amussen Benson resulted in two sons and four daughters.

Associated With

In 1989, then-President George H.W. Bush awarded Benson the Presidential Citizens Medal.

Top Asked Questions about Ezra Taft Benson

How old is Ezra Taft Benson in 2024?

Ezra Taft Benson is 124 years old today.

When was Ezra Taft Benson born?

Ezra Taft Benson was born on August 04, 1899 in Idaho.

What is Ezra Taft Benson zodiac sign?

Ezra Taft Benson zodiac sign is Leo.

What was Ezra Taft Benson best known for?

Ezra Taft Benson was best known as Politician.

Fun Facts about Ezra Taft Benson's Birthday

Here's quick list of some fun facts about Ezra Taft Benson's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.

Ezra Taft Benson was born on Friday, 216^th day / 31^st week of 1899
Ezra Taft Benson has Leo zodiac sign and Fire element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Ezra Taft Benson birthday is IV.VIII.MDCCCXCIX
Ezra Taft Benson's birthstone is Peridot
Ezra Taft Benson's birth flower is Gladiolus that symbolize moral integrity, remembrance, infatuation & honor
Ezra Taft Benson age in year is 124 years old
Ezra Taft Benson age in month is 1497 months old
Ezra Taft Benson age in day is 45567 days old
Ezra Taft Benson age in hour is 1093608 hours old
Ezra Taft Benson age in minute is 65616480 minutes old
Ezra Taft Benson age in second is 3936988800 seconds old
Next Ezra Taft Benson birthday is on Monday, August 4th 2025
Ezra Taft Benson age in next birthday (2025) is 125 years old

Historical Events on Ezra Taft Benson Birthday (August 04)

Below are historical events that coincided with Ezra Taft Benson's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.

Year	Event
1965	The Constitution of the Cook Islands comes into force, giving the Cook Islands self-governing status within New Zealand.
1969	Vietnam War: At the apartment of French intermediary Jean Sainteny in Paris, American representative Henry Kissinger and North Vietnamese representative Xuân Thuỷ begin secret peace negotiations. The negotiations will eventually fail.
1972	Ugandan President Idi Amin announces that Uganda is no longer responsible for the care of British subjects of Asian origin, beginning the expulsions of Ugandan Asians.
1974	A bomb explodes in the Italicus Express train at San Benedetto Val di Sambro, Italy, killing 12 people and wounding 22.
1975	The Japanese Red Army takes more than 50 hostages at the AIA Building housing several embassies in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The hostages include the U.S. consul and the Swedish Chargé d'affaires. The gunmen win the release of five imprisoned comrades and fly with them to Libya.
1977	U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs legislation creating the United States Department of Energy.
1983	Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo, president of the military government of Upper Volta, is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by Captain Thomas Sankara.
1984	The Republic of Upper Volta changes its name to Burkina Faso.
1987	The Federal Communications Commission rescinds the Fairness Doctrine which had required radio and television stations to present controversial issues "fairly".
1995	Operation Storm begins in Croatia.
2006	A massacre is carried out by Sri Lankan government forces, killing 17 employees of the French INGO Action Against Hunger (known internationally as Action Contre la Faim, or ACF).
2007	NASA's Phoenix spacecraft is launched.
2018	Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) expel the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) from the Iraq-Syria border, concluding the second phase of the Deir ez-Zor campaign.
2019	Nine people are killed and 26 injured in a shooting in Dayton, Ohio. This comes only 12 hours after another mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, where 23 people were killed.
2020	At least 220 people are killed and over 5,000 are wounded when 2,700 tons of ammonium nitrate explodes in Beirut, Lebanon.
1987	The birth of Marreese Speights American basketball player
1987	The birth of Tomoya Warabino, Japanese actor
1988	The birth of Carly Foulkes, Canadian model and actress
1988	The birth of Kelley O'Hara, American soccer player
1989	The birth of Tomasz Kaczor, Polish sprint canoeist
1989	The birth of Jessica Mauboy, Australian singer-songwriter and actress
1989	The birth of Wang Hao, Chinese chess player
1990	The birth of Hikmet Balioğlu, Turkish footballer
1990	The birth of Siim Tenno, Estonian footballer
1991	The birth of Thiago Cardoso, Brazilian footballer
1991	The birth of Izet Hajrović, Bosnian footballer
1992	The birth of Daniele Garozzo, Italian fencer
1992	The birth of Cole Sprouse, American actor
1992	The birth of Dylan Sprouse, American actor
1995	The birth of Bruna Marquezine, Brazilian actress
2012	The death of Bud Riley, American football player and coach (b. 1925)
2013	The death of Keith H. Basso, American anthropologist and academic (b. 1940)
2013	The death of Art Donovan, American football player and radio host (b. 1925)
2013	The death of Olavi J. Mattila, Finnish engineer and politician, Finnish Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1918)
2013	The death of Renato Ruggiero, Italian lawyer and politician, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1930)
2013	The death of Tony Snell, English lieutenant and pilot (b. 1922)
2013	The death of Sandy Woodward, English admiral (b. 1932)
2014	The death of James Brady, American activist and politician, 15th White House Press Secretary (b. 1940)
2014	The death of Chester Crandell, American lawyer and politician (b. 1946)
2014	The death of Jake Hooker, Israeli-American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1953)
2015	The death of Elsie Hillman, American philanthropist and politician (b. 1925)
2015	The death of Les Munro, New Zealand soldier and pilot (b. 1919)
2015	The death of John Rudometkin, American basketball player (b. 1940)
2015	The death of Billy Sherrill, American songwriter and producer (b. 1936)
2019	The death of Nuon Chea, Cambodian politician and theorist for the Khmer Rouge (b. 1926)

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