Olivier PLASSE

(b. 2 October 1884 , Yamaska, Québec, Canada d. May 1968 , Worcester, Massachusetts, USA )

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Olivier PLASSE was born 2 October 1884 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada

Olivier PLASSE was the child of Zephirin PLASSE and Mary PLANTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) André PLASSE and Adelaide GAGNON

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Olivier married Amanda ETHIER 9 April 1907 in Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Amanda ETHIER was born abt. 1881 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Amanda died abt. 1967 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA. Amanda was the child of François-Xavier ETHIER and Mary Anne CRITES.

Olivier PLASSE died May 1968 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
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Olivier PLASSE married

Amanda ETHIER-- Date: 9 April 1907 Place: Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada
Amanda ETHIER was the child of François-Xavier ETHIER and Mary Anne CRITES

Children of Olivier PLASSE and Amanda ETHIER:

Emile S PLASSE (b.20 September 1924, Webster, Massachusetts, USA d. 10 August 2002, Webster, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Madeleine Dolorea CHOINIERE 1967 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA

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1884 Birth
2 October 1884
Yamaska, Québec, Canada

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)

1907 Marriage / Partner
Olivier PLASSE and Amanda ETHIER 9 April 1907, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

He was 22 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Emile S PLASSE was born 20 September 1924, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Olivier was 39 years old.

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

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)