Olive BEHNKE

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18 January 1933 , Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Died

28 December 2006 , Espanol, Ontario, Canada

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Robert Borden MCDONALD Ethel Mary BEHNKE

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Born: 18 January 1933 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Father: Robert Borden MCDONALD

Mother: Ethel Mary BEHNKE

Paternal grandparents: John MACDONALD , Rhoda Sophia BOWSER

Maternal grandparents: Charles BEHNKE , Sarah Anne CANNON

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Olive married Magloire ST. MICHEL 2 February 1951 in Blind River, Algoma, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Magloire ST. MICHEL was born 30 October 1929 in Webbwood, Ontario, Canada. Magloire died 05 June 1983 in Webbwood, Ontario, Canada. Magloire was the child of Mose ST. MICHEL and Ethel HEATON.

Olive BEHNKE died 28 December 2006 in Espanol, Ontario, Canada.
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Olive BEHNKE married

Magloire ST. MICHEL
Marriage date: 2 February 1951
Marriage place: Blind River, Algoma, Ontario, Canada
Magloire ST. MICHEL was the child of Mose ST. MICHEL and Ethel HEATON

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Birth — 1933
18 January 1933
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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

1951 Marriage / Partner
Olive BEHNKE and Magloire ST. MICHEL 2 February 1951, Blind River, Algoma, Ontario, Canada

She was 18 years old.

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)