Arnold Victor "Harold" HANDSPIKER

Born

16 July 1911 , Mount Pleasant, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada

Died

3 October 1980 , Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Ainsley Stailing HANDSPIKER Dora Ethel HANDSPIKER

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Born: 16 July 1911 in Mount Pleasant, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Ainsley Stailing HANDSPIKER

Mother: Dora Ethel HANDSPIKER

Paternal grandparents: Charles Henry HANDSPIKER , Margaret THIBODEAU

Maternal grandparents: James Alfred HANDSPIKER , Lizzie May MILBURY

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Arnold Victor "Harold" married Mildred May "Millie" THIBAULT 31 December 1931 in Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mildred May "Millie" THIBAULT was born 10 April 1914 in Sissiboo Falls, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada. Mildred May "Millie" died abt. 1980 in Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada. Mildred May "Millie" was the child of George Winfred THIBAULT and Mary Melinda COMEAU.

Arnold Victor "Harold" HANDSPIKER died 3 October 1980 in Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Arnold Victor "Harold" HANDSPIKER married

Mildred May "Millie" THIBAULT
Marriage date: 31 December 1931
Marriage place: Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
Mildred May "Millie" THIBAULT was the child of George Winfred THIBAULT and Mary Melinda COMEAU

Children of Arnold Victor "Harold" HANDSPIKER and Mildred May "Millie" THIBAULT

Dolores Maureen HANDSPIKER

Born: 22 March 1937, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 19 December 2021, Belliveaus Cove, Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: Camille Benjamin Joseph ROBICHAUD 1957

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Birth — 1911
16 July 1911
Mount Pleasant, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

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)

1931 Marriage / Partner
Arnold Victor "Harold" HANDSPIKER and Mildred May "Millie" THIBAULT 31 December 1931, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada

He was 20 years old.

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

1937 Birth of Child
Dolores Maureen HANDSPIKER was born 22 March 1937, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada

Arnold Victor "Harold" was 25 years old.

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