Peter DEVINE

(b. 25 April 1909 , Ottawa, Ontario, Canada d. 12 May 1981 , Ottawa, Ontario, Canada )

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Peter DEVINE was born 25 April 1909 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Peter DEVINE was the child of William DEVINE and Marie Georgina HIGGINS

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Peter married Gleama Joyce SPLANE 28 August 1934 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Gleama Joyce SPLANE was born 2 October 1909 in Kemptville, Ontario, Canada. Gleama Joyce died 3 March 1998 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Gleama Joyce was the child of James SPLANE and Mary Jane TROKE.

Peter DEVINE died 12 May 1981 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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Peter DEVINE married

Gleama Joyce SPLANE-- Date: 28 August 1934 Place: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Gleama Joyce SPLANE was the child of James SPLANE and Mary Jane TROKE

Children of Peter DEVINE and Gleama Joyce SPLANE:

Ronald DEVINE (b.24 December 1946, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada d. 3 November 2009, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
m. Heather MOLSON

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1909 Birth
25 April 1909
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England

1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of 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)

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

1934 Marriage / Partner
Peter DEVINE and Gleama Joyce SPLANE 28 August 1934, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

He was 25 years old.

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

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.

1946 Birth of Child
Ronald DEVINE was born 24 December 1946, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Peter was 37 years old.

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

1980 - March 3 - Pierre Trudeau becomes Prime Minister of Canada