Arzilla DEGRANDIS

Born

December 18, 1903 , Corfinio, L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy

Died

October 31, 1993 , North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Age: 89

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Pietro DEGRANDIS Francesca NAVAROLI

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Born: December 18, 1903 in Corfinio, L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy

Father: Pietro DEGRANDIS

Mother: Francesca NAVAROLI

Paternal grandparents: Carmillo DEGRANDIS , Camilla Rosa DIGIACOMA

Maternal grandparents: Michele NAVAROLI , Domenica Rachele DI COLA

Arzilla was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1921.

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Arzilla married Umberto ALFIERI . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Umberto ALFIERI was born January 2, 1895 in Sessa Aurunca, Caserta, Campania, Italy. Umberto died May 8, 1981 in Reseda, Los Angeles, California, USA. Umberto was the child of Antonio ALFIERI and Maria Antoinetta CASALE.

Arzilla DEGRANDIS died October 31, 1993 in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Year: 1938; Naturalized on May 19, 1938 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records; Certificate: 4424537.
Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. Roll: T627-00972; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 103-1606.
Year: 1950; United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 2148; Sheet Number: 17; Enumeration District: 66-164.
Find a Grave, database and images memorial page for Arzilla Alfieri (1903-1993), Find a Grave Memorial no. 208523287, citing San Fernando Mission Cemetery, Mission Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA ; Maintained by Annemarie Gerace (contributor 48313032) .

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Arzilla DEGRANDIS married

Umberto ALFIERI
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Umberto ALFIERI was the child of Antonio ALFIERI and Maria Antoinetta CASALE

Children of Umberto ALFIERI and Arzilla DEGRANDIS

Louis Carmen ALFIERI

Born: July 16, 1930, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: October 17, 2022, Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana, USA

Married: Lillian Nadine SASO 1951

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Birth — 1903
December 18, 1903
Corfinio, L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy

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)

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.

1930 Birth of Child
Louis Carmen ALFIERI was born July 16, 1930, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Arzilla was 26 years old.

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

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)

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

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.