Reginald Paul DUMAIS

Born

6/27/1937 , Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Died

2/16/1996 , Lanark, Ontario, Canada

Age: 58
Cause of Death: Cancer

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Joseph Leopold DUMAIS Jeanette Beatrice POTVIN

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Born: 6/27/1937 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Father: Joseph Leopold DUMAIS

Mother: Jeanette Beatrice POTVIN

Paternal grandparents: Joseph-David DUMAIS , Emma FLEURY

Maternal grandparents: Joseph Louis POTVIN , Marie-Jeanne BARBEAU

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Reginald Paul married Carol Yvette LANOUETTE . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Carol Yvette LANOUETTE was born 4/20/1937 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Carol Yvette died 12/2/2024 in Kingston, Ontario. Canada. Carol Yvette was the child of Joseph Andre POTVIN and Marie-Dora-Celina-Alice LANOUETTE.

Reginald Paul DUMAIS died 2/16/1996 in Lanark, Ontario, Canada.
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Recorded occupation: Truck driver

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Carol Yvette LANOUETTE
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Carol Yvette LANOUETTE was the child of Joseph Andre POTVIN and Marie-Dora-Celina-Alice LANOUETTE

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Birth — 1937
6/27/1937
Ottawa, Ontario, 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)

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)