Irma Hellevi LINDBERG

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20 September 1915 , Ängelholm Ängelholms kommun Skåne län, Sweden

Died

2 January 2010 , Wilmington, North Carolina, USA

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Frits Idof LINDBERG Hedvig Ingeborg ANDERSSON

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Born: 20 September 1915 in Ängelholm Ängelholms kommun Skåne län, Sweden

Father: Frits Idof LINDBERG

Mother: Hedvig Ingeborg ANDERSSON

Maternal grandparents: Peter Olof ANDERSSON , Charlotta Maria STRANDBERG

Irma Hellevi was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1923.

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Irma Hellevi LINDBERG died 2 January 2010 in Wilmington, North Carolina, USA.

Born at Barkåkra, Skåne, Sweden

Spouse:
John Bertil Benson (1912 - 1998)

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Birth — 1915
20 September 1915
Ängelholm Ängelholms kommun Skåne län, Sweden

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

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

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)

1930 North Arlington, Bergen, New Jersey
name: Irma H Lindberg
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: North Arlington, Bergen, New Jersey
gender: Female
age: 14
marital status: Single
race: White
birthplace: Sweden
estimated birth year: 1916
immigration year: 1923
relationship to head of household: Daughter
father's birthplace: Sweden
mother's birthplace: Sweden
enumeration district number: 0173
family number: 273
sheet number and letter: 11B
line number: 79
nara publication: T626, roll 1315
film number: 2341050
digital folder number: 4660852
image number: 00217
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Irdof F Lindberg M 43 Sweden
wife Hedevig I Lindberg F 32 Sweden
daughter Irma H Lindberg F 14 Sweden
daughter Signe M Lindberg F 13 Sweden
daughter Dagmar A Lindberg F 10 Sweden
daughter Elise I Lindberg F 9 Sweden
daughter May L Lindberg F 7 Sweden
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

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)

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

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

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)

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

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.

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