Barbara Mary RIVARD

(b. 20 February 1933 , Montréal, Québec, Canada d. 03 April 2002 , Naples, Pinellas Co, Florida, USA )
Age: 69

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Barbara Mary RIVARD was born 20 February 1933 in Montréal, Québec, Canada

Barbara Mary RIVARD was the child of Lucien Joseph Ulric Honore RIVARD and Sylvia Peggy PINK and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph-Ulrich-Achille RIVARD and

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Barbara Mary married Joseph-Harvey SULLIVAN 19 June 1954 in Montréal, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph-Harvey SULLIVAN was born 02 October 1931 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Joseph-Harvey died 01 April 2013 in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. Joseph-Harvey was the child of Joseph-Edmund-Andre SULLIVAN and Marie Jessie Antoinette BARON.

Barbara Mary RIVARD died 03 April 2002 in Naples, Pinellas Co, Florida, USA.
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Barbara Mary RIVARD married

Joseph-Harvey SULLIVAN-- Date: 19 June 1954 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada
Joseph-Harvey SULLIVAN was the child of Joseph-Edmund-Andre SULLIVAN and Marie Jessie Antoinette BARON

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1933 Birth
20 February 1933
Montréal, Québec, Canada

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)

1954 Marriage / Partner
Barbara Mary RIVARD and Joseph-Harvey SULLIVAN 19 June 1954, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

She was 21 years old.

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

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.

1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)