Wilhelm Heinrich STEINBRECHER

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7 August 1830 , Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany

Died

16 March 1912 , Detroit, Michigan, USA

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Born: 7 August 1830 in Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany

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Wilhelm Heinrich married Mary CROSSLEY 18 May 1854 in Detroit, Michigan, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary CROSSLEY was born 17 October 1833 in Todmorden, Palatine, Lancashire, England. Mary died 10 January 1912 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

Wilhelm Heinrich STEINBRECHER died 16 March 1912 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

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Wilhelm Heinrich STEINBRECHER married

Mary CROSSLEY
Marriage date: 18 May 1854
Marriage place: Detroit, Michigan, USA

Children of Wilhelm Heinrich STEINBRECHER and Mary CROSSLEY

Albert R STEINBRECHER

Born: 15 May 1878, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Died: 22 February 1961, Flint, Michigan, USA

Married: Clara PRAGERT 18 May 1904 Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA

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Birth — 1830
7 August 1830
Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1854 Marriage / Partner
Wilhelm Heinrich STEINBRECHER and Mary CROSSLEY 18 May 1854, Detroit, Michigan, USA

He was 23 years old.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

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.

1878 Birth of Child
Albert R STEINBRECHER was born 15 May 1878, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Wilhelm Heinrich was 47 years old.

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)

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)

1904 Marriage of Child
Albert R STEINBRECHER married 18 May 1904, Detroit, Michigan, USA to Clara PRAGERT

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)