Ragna OLSEN

(b. 14 March 1877 , Norway d. 23 November 1966 , Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA )

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Ragna OLSEN was born 14 March 1877 in Norway

Ragna OLSEN was the child of ? and ?

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Ragna married Johan Bernt Hansen HOISVE 26 February 1910 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Johan Bernt Hansen HOISVE was born 20 June 1872 in Høisvean, Leksvik, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. Johan Bernt Hansen died 20 December 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

Ragna OLSEN died 23 November 1966 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

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Ragna OLSEN married

Johan Bernt Hansen HOISVE-- Date: 26 February 1910 Place: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Zion Lutheran Church

Children of Johan Bernt Hansen HOISVE and Ragna OLSEN:

Harold Vernon HOISVE (b.19 November 1910, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA d. 18 November 1971, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA)
m. Elaine Fay THOMPSON 17 July 1945 in Chicago, Illinois, USA

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1877 Birth
14 March 1877
Norway

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)

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)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1910 Marriage / Partner
Ragna OLSEN and Johan Bernt Hansen HOISVE 26 February 1910, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

She was 32 years old.

1910 Birth of Child
Harold Vernon HOISVE was born 19 November 1910, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Ragna was 33 years old.

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))

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.

1945 Marriage of Child
Harold Vernon HOISVE married 17 July 1945, Chicago, Illinois, USA to Elaine Fay THOMPSON

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)