Matilda HILTUNEN

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21 January 1883 , Kuusamo, Oulu, Finland

Died

13 August 1957 , Vancouver, Washington, USA

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Born: 21 January 1883 in Kuusamo, Oulu, Finland

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Matilda married Johannes Emil Michelss WIKMAN 19 June 1900 in Kuusamo, Pohjois-Pohjanmaa, Finland . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Johannes Emil Michelss WIKMAN was born 1 September 1864 in Oulu, Oulu, Finland. Johannes Emil Michelss died 28 December 1940 in La Center, Clark, Washington, USA.

Matilda HILTUNEN died 13 August 1957 in Vancouver, Washington, USA.
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Matilda HILTUNEN married

Johannes Emil Michelss WIKMAN
Marriage date: 19 June 1900
Marriage place: Kuusamo, Pohjois-Pohjanmaa, Finland

Children of Johannes Emil Michelss WIKMAN and Matilda HILTUNEN

Hilja Marie WIKMAN

Born: 8 December 1904, San Francisco, California, USA
Died: 25 October 1987, Portland, Oregon, USA

Married: Freeman Moses MCKAY 30 August 1924 Place: Vancouver, Washington, USA

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Birth — 1883
21 January 1883
Kuusamo, Oulu, Finland

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)

1900 Marriage / Partner
Matilda HILTUNEN and Johannes Emil Michelss WIKMAN 19 June 1900, Kuusamo, Pohjois-Pohjanmaa, Finland

She was 17 years old.

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)

1904 Birth of Child
Hilja Marie WIKMAN was born 8 December 1904, San Francisco, California, USA

Matilda was 21 years old.

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)

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)

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1924 Marriage of Child
Hilja Marie WIKMAN married 30 August 1924, Vancouver, Washington, USA to Freeman Moses MCKAY

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.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

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

1940 Death of Spouse/Partner
Johannes Emil Michelss WIKMAN died 28 December 1940, La Center, Clark, Washington, 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)

Death — 1957
13 August 1957
Vancouver, Washington, USA
She died at the age of 74.

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