Mildred Wirt Benson Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at November 4, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Mildred Wirt Benson Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Mildred Wirt Benson Facts

Full Name	Mildred Wirt Benson
Birthdate	July 10, 1905
Birth Place	Iowa
Age (in 2024)	119 Years Old
Zodiac	Cancer
Occupation	Children's Author

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Mildred Wirt Benson Age & Birthday

Mildred Wirt Benson is best known as Children's Author who has born on July 10, 1905 in Iowa. Currently, Mildred Wirt Benson is 119 years, 3 months and 25 days old. Mildred Wirt Benson will celebrate 120th birthday on Thursday, 10th of July 2025. Below the countdown to Mildred Wirt Benson upcoming birthday.

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Mildred Wirt Benson Biography

About

Children's author known for her work on the early Nancy Drew books. Writing under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene, she penned twenty-three Nancy Drew mysteries during the late 1920s, '30s, and '40s.

Before Fame

She studied English and journalism at the University of Iowa and subsequently began a six-decade-long career as a columnist for the Toledo Blade.

Trivia

Under her own name, she wrote the popular Penny Parker series, which consisted of eighteen books published between 1939 and 1948.

Family Life

Her first husband, Asa Wirt, was an employee of the Associated Press. Her second husband, George A. Benson, also had a journalistic career, though his was with a Toledo, Ohio newspaper.

Associated With

Author Edward Stratemeyer published the popular Nancy Drew series written by Benson and other authors.

Top Asked Questions about Mildred Wirt Benson

How old is Mildred Wirt Benson in 2024?

Mildred Wirt Benson is 119 years old today.

When was Mildred Wirt Benson born?

Mildred Wirt Benson was born on July 10, 1905 in Iowa.

What is Mildred Wirt Benson zodiac sign?

Mildred Wirt Benson zodiac sign is Cancer.

What was Mildred Wirt Benson best known for?

Mildred Wirt Benson was best known as Children's Author.

Fun Facts about Mildred Wirt Benson's Birthday

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

Mildred Wirt Benson was born on Monday, 191^st day / 28^th week of 1905
Mildred Wirt Benson has Cancer zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Mildred Wirt Benson birthday is X.VII.MCMV
Mildred Wirt Benson's birthstone is Ruby
Mildred Wirt Benson's birth flower is Water Lily that symbolize joyful, fickleness, sweet & magic
Mildred Wirt Benson age in year is 119 years old
Mildred Wirt Benson age in month is 1431 months old
Mildred Wirt Benson age in day is 43582 days old
Mildred Wirt Benson age in hour is 1045968 hours old
Mildred Wirt Benson age in minute is 62758080 minutes old
Mildred Wirt Benson age in second is 3765484800 seconds old
Next Mildred Wirt Benson birthday is on Thursday, July 10th 2025
Mildred Wirt Benson age in next birthday (2025) is 120 years old

Historical Events on Mildred Wirt Benson Birthday (July 10)

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

Year	Event
1997	In London, scientists report the findings of the DNA analysis of a Neanderthal skeleton which supports the "out of Africa theory" of human evolution, placing an "African Eve" at 100,000 to 200,000 years ago.
1997	Miguel Ángel Blanco, a member of Partido Popular (Spain), is kidnapped (and later murdered) in the Basque city of Ermua by ETA members, sparking widespread protests.
1998	Catholic Church sexual abuse cases: The Diocese of Dallas agrees to pay $23.4 million to nine former altar boys who claimed they were sexually abused by Rudolph Kos, a former priest.
1999	In women's association football, the United States defeated China in a penalty shoot-out at the Rose Bowl near Los Angeles to win the final match of the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. The final was watched by 90,185 spectators, which set a new world record for attendance at a women's sporting event.
2000	EADS, the world's second-largest aerospace group is formed by the merger of Aérospatiale-Matra, DASA, and CASA.
2000	Bashar al-Assad succeeds his father Hafez al-Assad as President of Syria.
2002	At a Sotheby's auction, Peter Paul Rubens's painting The Massacre of the Innocents is sold for £49.5 million (US$76.2 million) to Lord Thomson.
2006	A Pakistan International Airlines Fokker F27 Friendship crashes near Multan International Airport, killing all 45 people on board.
2007	Erden Eruç begins the first solo human-powered circumnavigation of the world.
2008	Former Macedonian Interior Minister Ljube Boškoski is acquitted of all war-crimes charges by a United Nations Tribunal.
2011	Russian cruise ship Bulgaria sinks in Volga near Syukeyevo, Tatarstan, causing 122 deaths.
2012	The Episcopal Church USA allows same-sex marriage.
2016	Portugal defeats France in the UEFA Euro 2016 Final to win their first European title.
2017	Iraqi Civil War: Mosul is declared fully liberated from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant by the government of Iraq.
2019	The last Volkswagen Beetle rolls off the line in Puebla, Mexico. The last of 5,961 "Special Edition" cars will be exhibited in a museum.
1983	The birth of Anthony Watmough, Australian rugby league player
1984	The birth of Nikolaos Mitrou, Greek footballer
1985	The birth of Park Chu-young, South Korean footballer
1985	The birth of B. J. Crombeen, American ice hockey player
1985	The birth of Mario Gómez, German footballer
1988	The birth of Antonio Brown, American football player
1988	The birth of Heather Hemmens, American actress, director, and producer
1988	The birth of Sarah Walker, New Zealand BMX rider
1990	The birth of Adam Reynolds, Australian rugby league player
1990	The birth of Trent Richardson, American footballer
1990	The birth of Chiyonokuni Toshiki, Japanese sumo wrestler
1991	The birth of Daishōmaru Shōgo, Japanese sumo wrestler
1999	The birth of April Ivy, Portuguese composer and singer
2001	The birth of Isabela Merced, American actress
2002	The birth of Reece Walsh, Australian rugby league player
2013	The death of Ku Ok-hee, South Korean golfer (b. 1956)
2013	The death of Gokulananda Mahapatra, Indian author and academic (b. 1922)
2014	The death of Robert C. Broomfield, American lawyer and judge (b. 1933)
2014	The death of Juozas Kazickas, Lithuanian-American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1918)
2014	The death of Paul G. Risser, American ecologist and academic (b. 1939)
2014	The death of Zohra Sehgal, Indian actress, dancer, and choreographer (b. 1912)
2014	The death of Gloria Schweigerdt, American baseball player (b. 1934)
2015	The death of Roger Rees, Welsh-American actor and director (b. 1944)
2015	The death of Omar Sharif, Egyptian actor (b. 1932)
2015	The death of Jon Vickers, Canadian tenor (b. 1926)
2016	The death of Katharina Focke, German politician (b. 1922)
2018	The death of Henry Morgenthau III, American author and television producer (b. 1917)
2020	The death of Lara van Ruijven, Dutch short track speed skater (b. 1992)
2020	The death of Jack Charlton, English footballer and manager (b. 1935)
2022	The death of Maurice Boucher, Canadian outlaw biker (b. 1953)

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