Harry Howard BAKER

Born

8 September 1912 , Piapot, Saskatchewan, Canada

Died

1 January 1985 , North Kamloops, Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia, Canada

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Rolland Benjamin BAKER Elva Josephine ROY

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Born: 8 September 1912 in Piapot, Saskatchewan, Canada

Father: Rolland Benjamin BAKER

Mother: Elva Josephine ROY

Paternal grandparents: Benjamin Bradley BAKER , Mary Jane IBEY

Maternal grandparents: Edward ROY , Elva-Josephine HAUVER

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Harry Howard married Bessie Ruth HENDREN 21 April 1937 in Kelvington, Saskatchewan, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Bessie Ruth HENDREN was born 28 June 1915 in Kelvington, Saskatchewan, Canada. Bessie Ruth died 22 April 2006 in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. Bessie Ruth was the child of Reginald Williston HENDREN and Florence Luela LATHROP.

Harry Howard BAKER died 1 January 1985 in North Kamloops, Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.

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Harry Howard BAKER married

Bessie Ruth HENDREN
Marriage date: 21 April 1937
Marriage place: Kelvington, Saskatchewan, Canada
Bessie Ruth HENDREN was the child of Reginald Williston HENDREN and Florence Luela LATHROP

Children of Harry Howard BAKER and Bessie Ruth HENDREN

Nelda Ruth BAKER

Born: 23 April 1939, Kelvington, Saskatchewan, Canada
Died: 24 January 2018, Mazatlan, Mexico

Married: Rowland Ralston SYMONDS 19 December 1959

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Birth — 1912
8 September 1912
Piapot, Saskatchewan, Canada

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

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

1920 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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

1921 - December 29 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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

1926 - June 29 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1926 - September 25 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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.

1930 - August 7 - R. B. Bennett becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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)

1935 - October 23 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1936 - January 20 - Edward VIII becomes King of England

1936 - December 11 - George VI becomes King of England

1937 Marriage / Partner
Harry Howard BAKER and Bessie Ruth HENDREN 21 April 1937, Kelvington, Saskatchewan, Canada

He was 24 years old.

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.

1939 Birth of Child
Nelda Ruth BAKER was born 23 April 1939, Kelvington, Saskatchewan, Canada

Harry Howard was 26 years old.

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)