August Johann DETTLOFF

(b. 23 August 1859 , Telistrau, Danzig, Germany d. 5 February 1946 , Alpena, Michigan, USA )

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August Johann DETTLOFF was born 23 August 1859 in Telistrau, Danzig, Germany

August Johann DETTLOFF was the child of ? and ?

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August Johann married Anna ROSZYNSKI 12 May 1884 in Posen, Presque Isle, Michigan, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Anna ROSZYNSKI was born 6 March 1868 in Ostrowicz, Poland, Germany. Anna died 20 June 1943 in Alpena, Michigan, USA.

August Johann DETTLOFF died 5 February 1946 in Alpena, Michigan, USA.
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August Johann DETTLOFF married

Anna ROSZYNSKI-- Date: 12 May 1884 Place: Posen, Presque Isle, Michigan, USA

Children of August Johann DETTLOFF and Anna ROSZYNSKI:

Anna B DETTLOFF (b.10 June 1892, Alpena, Michigan, USA d. 17 August 1977, Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, USA)
m. Joseph Misaël BÉLAND 28 August 1911 in Alpena, Michigan, USA

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1859 Birth
23 August 1859
Telistrau, Danzig, Germany

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)

1884 Marriage / Partner
August Johann DETTLOFF and Anna ROSZYNSKI 12 May 1884, Posen, Presque Isle, Michigan, USA

He was 24 years old.

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

1892 Birth of Child
Anna B DETTLOFF was born 10 June 1892, Alpena, Michigan, USA

August Johann was 32 years old.

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)

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)

1911 Marriage of Child
Anna B DETTLOFF married 28 August 1911, Alpena, Michigan, USA to Joseph Misaël BÉLAND

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

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)

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

1943 Death of Spouse/Partner
Anna ROSZYNSKI died 20 June 1943, Alpena, Michigan, 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.

1946 Death
5 February 1946
Alpena, Michigan, USA

He died at the age of 86.

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