Joseph LEBLANC

Born

24 August 1914 , Cap aux Meules, Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada

Died

1 May 1963 , Cap aux Meules, Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada

Age: 48
Cause of Death: Cancer

Joseph married Régina LAPIERRE . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Régina LAPIERRE was born 23 November 1915 in Cap aux Meules, Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada. Régina died 2 November 2010 in Cap aux Meules, Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada.

Parents & Family of Joseph LEBLANC

Parents of Joseph LEBLANC

Father

Arsène LEBLANC

Mother

Suzanne RICHARD

Grandparents of Joseph LEBLANC

Paternal grandparents

Joseph LEBLANC Edelire VIGNEAULT

Maternal grandparents

Gilbert RICHARD Marie-Anne FOREST

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph LEBLANC

Joseph LEBLANC married

Régina LAPIERRE
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Children of Joseph LEBLANC and Régina LAPIERRE

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Birth — 1914
24 August 1914
Cap aux Meules, Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada

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

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