Gustav Robert MILLER

(b. 7 June 1875 , Wollsbruch, Schwetz, Prussia d. 8 November 1958 , Moline, Rock Island, Illiniois, USA )

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Gustav Robert MILLER was born 7 June 1875 in Wollsbruch, Schwetz, Prussia

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Gustav Robert married Dorothea "Dora" Eva GULDENPFENNIG 9 December 1896 in Hampton, Rock Island, Illinois, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Dorothea "Dora" Eva GULDENPFENNIG was born 23 July 1875 in Hampton Twp, Rock Island Co, Illinois, USA. Dorothea "Dora" Eva died 29 January 1959 in Moline, Rock Island, Illinois, USA.

Gustav Robert MILLER died 8 November 1958 in Moline, Rock Island, Illiniois, USA.

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Dorothea "Dora" Eva GULDENPFENNIG-- Date: 9 December 1896 Place: Hampton, Rock Island, Illinois, USA

Children of Gustav Robert MILLER and Dorothea "Dora" Eva GULDENPFENNIG:

Dorothea Louise MILLER (b.February 5 1907, Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA d. June 3 1968, Winfield, DuPage County, Illinois, USA)
m. Fritz Wilhelm ZARBOK 3 July 1922 in Sioux City, Iowa, USA

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1875 Birth
7 June 1875
Wollsbruch, Schwetz, Prussia

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

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

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

1896 Marriage / Partner
Gustav Robert MILLER and Dorothea "Dora" Eva GULDENPFENNIG 9 December 1896, Hampton, Rock Island, Illinois, USA

He was 21 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Dorothea Louise MILLER was born February 5 1907, Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA

Gustav Robert was 31 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.

1922 Marriage of Child
Dorothea Louise MILLER married 3 July 1922, Sioux City, Iowa, USA to Fritz Wilhelm ZARBOK

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.

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