Clara SAYERS

Born

13 July 1938 , Milby, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada

Died

23 September 1997 , Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

Age: 59
Cause of Death: Emphysma and heart

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John Charles SAYERS Elsie LASENBA (LAZENBA)

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Born: 13 July 1938 in Milby, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada

Father: John Charles SAYERS

Mother: Elsie LASENBA (LAZENBA)

Paternal grandparents: Simon SAYERS , Elizabeth THOMPSON

Maternal grandparents: John LASENBA , Adelaide Victoria JOYCE

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Clara married Living WHITEHEAD . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Living WHITEHEAD was born 24 July 1933

Clara SAYERS died 23 September 1997 in Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada.

died at CHU hospital

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Birth — 1938
13 July 1938
Milby, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada

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)