Willis
FURLONG
(b.
02/25/1944
,
Blackville, New Brunswick, Canada
d.
11/15/2005
,
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
)
Age: 61
Cause of Death: lung cancer
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Willis FURLONG was born 02/25/1944 in Blackville, New Brunswick, Canada
Willis FURLONG was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Willis married Marilyn CHRISTIE . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marilyn CHRISTIE was born 10/27/1951 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
Willis FURLONG died 11/15/2005 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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Willis FURLONG was a labourer.
Willis FURLONG was a labourer.
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1944 Birth 02/25/1944
Blackville, New Brunswick, Canada
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 - November 15 - Louis St. Laurent becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1952 - February 6 - Elizabeth II becomes Queen of England1957 - June 21 - John Diefenbaker becomes Prime Minister of Canada1963 - April 22 - Lester B. Pearson becomes Prime Minister of Canada1968 - 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 Canada1980 - March 3 - Pierre Trudeau becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)1984 - June 30 - John Turner becomes Prime Minister of Canada1984 - September 17 - Brian Mulroney becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)1993 - June 25 - Kim Campbell becomes Prime Minister of Canada1993 - November 4 - Jean Chrétien becomes Prime Minister of Canada2003 - December 12 - Paul Martin becomes Prime Minister of Canada
2005 Death 11/15/2005
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
He died at the age of 61.
Added: 1/19/2023 1:27:07 AM
- Updated: 1/19/2023 4:55:54 PM
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