William HAMMERSTEIN

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26 September 1875 , Manhattan, New York, USA

Died

10 June 1914 , Manhattan, New York, USA

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Oscar HAMMERSTEIN Rose BLAU

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Born: 26 September 1875 in Manhattan, New York, USA

Father: Oscar HAMMERSTEIN

Mother: Rose BLAU

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William married Alice Vivian "Allie" NIMMO . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Alice Vivian "Allie" NIMMO was born abt. 1874 in New York, USA. Alice Vivian "Allie" died 23 August 1910 in Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights).

William HAMMERSTEIN died 10 June 1914 in Manhattan, New York, USA .
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Recorded occupation: Theater manager, ran Victoria Theater in Times Square

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Alice Vivian "Allie" NIMMO
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Children of William HAMMERSTEIN and Alice Vivian "Allie" NIMMO

Oscar Greeley Clendenning HAMMERSTEIN

Born: 12 July 1895, Manhattan, New York, USA
Died: 23 August 1960, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA

Married: Myra FINN 22 August 1917 Place: Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)

Married: Dorothy Marian Kiaora BLANCHARD 14 May 1929 Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Reginald Kent HAMMERSTEIN

Born: 9 September 1896, Manhattan, New York, USA
Died: 9 August 1958, Manhattan, New York, USA

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Birth — 1875
26 September 1875
Manhattan, New York, USA

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

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)

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

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

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1895 Birth of Child
Oscar Greeley Clendenning HAMMERSTEIN was born 12 July 1895, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)

William was 19 years old.

1896 Birth of Child
Reginald Kent HAMMERSTEIN was born 9 September 1896, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)

William was 20 years old.

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

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 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

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)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Death of Spouse/Partner
Alice Vivian "Allie" NIMMO died 23 August 1910, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)

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)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

Death — 1914
10 June 1914
Manhattan, New York, USA
He died at the age of 38.

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