Ernest
PHILIP
Born
4/9/1930
,
Tappen, British Columbia, Canada
Died
10/1/2023
,
Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada
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Born: 4/9/1930 in Tappen, British Columbia, Canada
Father:
Daniel PHILIP
Mother:
Sarah ARNOUSE
Ernest PHILIP died 10/1/2023 in Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada.
Member of the Little Shuswap Lake Band, Kamloops Indian Residencial School survivor(1938-1945 years attended. Overcame many adversities. 58 years of sobriety. His image is on the 1978 Heritage Series II coin "Shuswap Dollar" grand champion powwow fancy dancer, performed and lectured at 1,260 schools from 1972-74. May 1970 he founded the Vancouver War Dance Club and BCs first International competition powwow in Sept 1970. He has traveled the world to create a better understanding of Indigenous people to all nations. Happy go lucky, always smiling and love to laugh and joke around!
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Birth — 19304/9/1930
Tappen, British Columbia, Canada
1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
1935 - October 23 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1936 - January 20 - Edward VIII becomes King of England1936 - December 11 - George VI becomes King of England 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 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 - November 15 - Louis St. Laurent becomes Prime Minister of Canada1952 - February 6 - Elizabeth II becomes Queen of England1957 - June 21 - John Diefenbaker becomes Prime Minister of Canada1963 - April 22 - Lester B. Pearson becomes Prime Minister of Canada1968 - 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 Canada1980 - March 3 - Pierre Trudeau becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)1984 - June 30 - John Turner becomes Prime Minister of Canada1984 - September 17 - Brian Mulroney becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)1993 - June 25 - Kim Campbell becomes Prime Minister of Canada1993 - November 4 - Jean Chrétien becomes Prime Minister of Canada2003 - December 12 - Paul Martin becomes Prime Minister of Canada2006 - February 6 - Stephen Harper becomes Prime Minister of Canada2015 - November 4 - Justin Trudeau becomes Prime Minister of Canada2020 - The first COVID-19 case in Canada was reported on January 25, 2020. (cihi.ca)
Death — 202310/1/2023
Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada
He died at the age of 93.
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