Denzil Richard
VAN EVERY
Born
14 November 1940
,
Powassan, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
Died
April 29, 2011
,
Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada
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Born: 14 November 1940 in Powassan, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
Father:
Owen Herbert VAN EVERY
Mother:
Grace Lucille KEOWN
Paternal grandparents:
John VAN EVERY
, Mary Louise STONEHOUSE
Maternal grandparents:
Robert John KEOWN
, Annie Amelia LAWRENCE
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Denzil Richard married Living MAYHEW abt. 1960 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Living MAYHEW was born 07 December 1938
Denzil Richard VAN EVERY died April 29, 2011 in Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada.
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Birth — 194014 November 1940
Powassan, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
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1948 - November 15 - Louis St. Laurent becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1952 - February 6 - Elizabeth II becomes Queen of England1957 - June 21 - John Diefenbaker becomes Prime Minister of Canada1963 - April 22 - Lester B. Pearson becomes Prime Minister of Canada1968 - 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 Canada1980 - March 3 - Pierre Trudeau becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)1984 - June 30 - John Turner becomes Prime Minister of Canada1984 - September 17 - Brian Mulroney becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)1993 - June 25 - Kim Campbell becomes Prime Minister of Canada1993 - November 4 - Jean Chrétien becomes Prime Minister of Canada2003 - December 12 - Paul Martin becomes Prime Minister of Canada2006 - February 6 - Stephen Harper becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Death — 2011April 29, 2011
Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada
He died at the age of 70.
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Iron Bridge
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Last updated: 7/26/2025 7:21:29 PM
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