![US First Lady Bess Truman](https://www.onthisday.com/images/people/elizabeth-truman.jpg?w=360)
Full Name: Elizabeth Virginia Wallace
Profession: US First Lady
Nationality: ![United States of America](https://www.onthisday.com/images/flags/united-states.svg)
American
Biography: The wife of Harry S. Truman and First Lady of the United States from 1945 to 1953.
Born: February 13, 1885
Birthplace: Independence, Missouri, USA
Generation: Lost Generation
Star Sign: Aquarius
Died: October 18, 1982 (aged 97)
Cause of Death: Congestive heart failure
Married Life
- 1919-06-28 Future US President Harry Truman (35) weds (Elizabeth) " Bess" Wallace (34) in Independence. Missouri, until his death in 1972
Historical Events
- 1982-10-21 Private funeral service held for Bess Truman, former First Lady of the United States