James Herbert BYE

(b. abt. 1914 , St Catharines, Ontario, Canada d. October 19, 1995 , St Catharines, Ontario, Canada )
Age: 80
Cause of Death: Cancer

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James Herbert BYE was born abt. 1914 in St Catharines, Ontario, Canada

James Herbert BYE was the child of James BYE and Maude Jessie SMITH and the grandchild of: (maternal) John SMITH and Elizabeth Frances BURTCH

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James Herbert married Helen Leitch HAMILTON 15 April 1938 in Grantham, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Helen Leitch HAMILTON was born April 17, 1913 in Bellshill, Scotland. Helen Leitch died January 9, 2000 in St Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Helen Leitch was the child of James Turner HAMILTON and Jean (Jane) Rodger BRADY.

James Herbert BYE died October 19, 1995 in St Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
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James Herbert BYE married

Helen Leitch HAMILTON-- Date: 15 April 1938 Place: Grantham, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada
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Helen Leitch HAMILTON was the child of James Turner HAMILTON and Jean (Jane) Rodger BRADY

Name: James Herbert Bye
Age: 24
Birth Year: abt 1914
Birth Place: St. Catharines, Ontario
Marriage Date: 15 Apr 1938
Marriage Place: Grantham, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada
Father: James Bye
Mother: Jessie Maud Bye
Spouse: Helen Leitch Hamilton

Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada). Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

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1920 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1921 - December 29 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1926 - June 29 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1926 - September 25 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1930 - August 7 - R. B. Bennett becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - October 23 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1936 - January 20 - Edward VIII becomes King of England

1936 - December 11 - George VI becomes King of England

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 Marriage / Partner
James Herbert BYE and Helen Leitch HAMILTON 15 April 1938, Grantham, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1948 - November 15 - Louis St. Laurent becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1952 - February 6 - Elizabeth II becomes Queen of England

1957 - June 21 - John Diefenbaker becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1963 - April 22 - Lester B. Pearson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

1968 - April 20 - Pierre Trudeau becomes Prime Minister of Canada

The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.

1979 - June 4 - Joe Clark becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1980 - March 3 - Pierre Trudeau becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)