Charles-Omer BIRON

(b. 18 June 1876 , Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada d. 17 March 1958 , Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada )

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Charles-Omer BIRON was born 18 June 1876 in Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

Charles-Omer BIRON was the child of Raphael-Alfred BIRON and Marie-Olivine-Herméline CLERMONT dite DUBORD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Augustin BIRON and Julie CHASSE (maternal) François-Xavier CLERMONT dit DUBORD and Lucie GARAULT dite ST ONGE

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

Charles-Omer married Marie Louise BORDELEAU 21 August 1905 in Princeville, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Louise BORDELEAU was born 28 January 1883 in Princeville, Quebec, Canada. Marie Louise died 6 May 1947 in Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada. Marie Louise was the child of Alphonse BORDELEAU and Marie Anna Rose MORIN.

Charles-Omer BIRON died 17 March 1958 in Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada.

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Charles-Omer BIRON married

Marie Louise BORDELEAU-- Date: 21 August 1905 Place: Princeville, Quebec, Canada
Marie Louise BORDELEAU was the child of Alphonse BORDELEAU and Marie Anna Rose MORIN

Children of Charles-Omer BIRON and Marie Louise BORDELEAU:

Pauline BIRON (b.September 14 1914, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada d. 28 April 2003, Montréal, Québec, Canada )
m. Hector-Denis SAINT-PIERRE September 7 1940 in Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

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1876 Birth
18 June 1876
Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

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

1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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)

1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)

1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.

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

1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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)

1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England

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)

1905 Marriage / Partner
Charles-Omer BIRON and Marie Louise BORDELEAU 21 August 1905, Princeville, Quebec, Canada

He was 29 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)

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)

1914 Birth of Child
Pauline BIRON was born September 14 1914, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

Charles-Omer was 38 years old.

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)

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

1940 Marriage of Child
Pauline BIRON married September 7 1940, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada to Hector-Denis SAINT-PIERRE

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.