Bess Truman

Elizabeth Virginia Truman was the wife of President Harry S. Truman and the First Lady of the United States from 1945 to 1953. She also served as the second lady of the United States from January to April 1945. At 97 years, 247 days, she remains the longest-lived first and second lady.

13 February 1885

Born on the same birth day (13 February): Bogdan Tanjević • Francis Pym • Gaston Gingras • Janet Finch • Kendall Fuller • Leopold Godowsky • Marc Emery • Stephen Bowen (astronaut)

Born in the same month (February 1885): Alban Berg • Aleksandras Stulginskis • Chester W. Nimitz • Clarence H. Haring • Henri Laurens • Hugo Sperrle • James Scott (composer) • Julius Streicher • Mikhail Frunze • Princess Alice of Battenberg • Sacha Guitry • Sinclair Lewis • Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz