Robert "Rocket"  STEPHENSON

Born

16 October 1803 ,  Willington Quay, Northumberland, England

Died

12 October 1859 ,  London, England

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George STEPHENSONFrances HENDERSON

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Born: 16 October 1803 in Willington Quay, Northumberland, England

Father: George STEPHENSON

Mother: Frances HENDERSON

Paternal grandparents: Robert STEPHENSON , Mabel CARR

Robert "Rocket" STEPHENSON died 12 October 1859 in London, England.
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Birth — 1803
16 October 1803
Willington Quay, Northumberland, England

 1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

 1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

 1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

 1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

 1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

 1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

 1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

 1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

 1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

 1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

Death — 1859
12 October 1859
London, England
He died at the age of 56.

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