Robert URBEN

Born

October 11, 1862 , Bern, Switzerland

Died

January 28, 1936 , Worthing, South Dakota, USA

Age: 73
Cause of Death: Pneumonia

Robert married Elvena August NEUMAN . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elvena August NEUMAN was born December 14, 1873 Elvena August died December 28, 1950 in Worthing, South Dakota, USA.

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Robert was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1881.

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Recorded occupation: Farmer

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Robert URBEN

Robert URBEN married

Elvena August NEUMAN
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Children of Robert URBEN and Elvena August NEUMAN

John Clyde URBEN

Born: February 6, 1901, Worthing, South Dakota, USA
Died: April 3, 1984, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA

Married: Josepha Sophia URBEN

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Birth — 1862
October 11, 1862
Bern, Switzerland

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 Birth of Child
John Clyde URBEN was born February 6, 1901, Worthing, South Dakota, USA

Robert was 38 years old.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)