Olof Nilsson NELSON

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18 August 1867 , Vånga, Östergötland, Sweden

Died

abt. 1939 , New Britain, Connecticut, USA

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Born: 18 August 1867 in Vånga, Östergötland, Sweden

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Olof Nilsson married Selma PETERSON abt. 1909 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Selma PETERSON was born 8 March 1873 in Vånga, Östergötland, Sweden. Selma died 10 October 1957 in Connecticut, USA.

Olof Nilsson NELSON died abt. 1939 in New Britain, Connecticut, USA.
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Olof Nilsson NELSON married

Selma PETERSON
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Evelyn Marion NELSON

Born: 3 October 1909, New Britain, Connecticut, USA
Died: 29 May 2003, , Connecticut, USA

Married: Paul Arvid OLANDER 3 June 1933 Place: New Britain, Connecticut, USA

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Birth — 1867
18 August 1867
Vånga, Östergötland, Sweden

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 Birth of Child
Evelyn Marion NELSON was born 3 October 1909, New Britain, Connecticut, USA

Olof Nilsson was 42 years old.