Joseph Hillard
HARRIS
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Born: 15 February 1831 in Stalbridge, Dorset, England
Joseph Hillard HARRIS died 8 October 1900 in Omadi Twp.,Dakota,Nebraska,USA.
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Birth — 183115 February 1831
Stalbridge, Dorset, England
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)
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
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
Death — 19008 October 1900
Omadi Twp.,Dakota,Nebraska,USA
He died at the age of 69.
Record added: 7/14/2026 4:11:14 PM
Last updated: 7/14/2026 4:11:14 PM
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