Calvin-Earl MACWHIRTER

(b. 23 November 1933 , Montréal, Québec, Canada d. 19 January 2009 , Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada )

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Calvin-Earl MACWHIRTER was born 23 November 1933 in Montréal, Québec, Canada

Calvin-Earl MACWHIRTER was the child of Weeden-Gilbert MACWHIRTER and Eva-Pearl VAINCOURT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gilbert-James MACWHIRTER and Henritta-Eva MCGEE (maternal) Joseph VAINCOURT and Marie Rosalie TREMBLAY

Calvin-Earl MACWHIRTER died 19 January 2009 in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.

photo from obituary

Information about this person thanks to Bob MacWhirter

"My uncle Calvin, who recently passed away, married my aunt Bev (I don't know her last name) and had four children:

Brian MacWhirter born in 1956 (?)

Wayne MacWhirter born in 1958

Richard MacWhirter born in 1961

Pamela MacWhirter born in 1964"

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1933 Birth
23 November 1933
Montréal, Québec, Canada

Birth

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1934 Baptism

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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

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)

1948 - November 15 - Louis St. Laurent becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1952 - February 6 - Elizabeth II becomes Queen of England

1957 - June 21 - John Diefenbaker becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1963 - April 22 - Lester B. Pearson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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

1968 - 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 Canada

1980 - March 3 - Pierre Trudeau becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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

1982 - The camcorder is invented (Sony Corp., Japan)

1983 - The laptop computer is invented (Radio Shack Corp., United States)

1984 - June 30 - John Turner becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1984 - 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 Canada

1993 - November 4 - Jean Chrétien becomes Prime Minister of Canada

2003 - December 12 - Paul Martin becomes Prime Minister of Canada

2006 - February 6 - Stephen Harper becomes Prime Minister of Canada

Obituary
Niagara Falls Review

MacWHIRTER, Calvin E. - Passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Monday, January 19, 2009 at the Greater Niagara General Hospital at the age of 75. Beloved husband of Beverley for 52 years. Dear father of Brian (Marelene), Wayne (Deborah), Richard (Antonietta) and Pamela Granger (Joe). Step-father of Cheryl (Mark) Shanahan. Cherished grandfather of Christopher (Michelle), Danielle, Robert, Matthew, Tyler, Michelle, Cody, Shane, Jesse, Ryan, Kylie, Jason and Evan and great-grandfather of Makenna. Brother of Shirley McGuire and Gerald (Jackie) MacWhirter. Brother-in-law of Elwyn McGuire, May Turcotte (the late Gill) the late Garnet Dunseith (Betty), Herbert Dunseith (Sandra), Richard Dunseith (Carol) and Irene Sumbler (Roy). Predeceased by his parents Weeden and Eva MacWhirter. Calvin was retired from General Motors after 30 years of service. A special thanks to the staff of GNGH, Unit C and Trillium and especially charge nurse Solveigh. Cremation...Read MORE...

Calvin-Earl MACWHIRTER - Grave Fairview Cemetery, Niagara Falls, ON, Canada Section:12 Plot:1026 Grave:1 Date of Burial:6/19/2009

Grave
Fairview Cemetery, Niagara Falls, ON, Canada

Section:12
Plot:1026
Grave:1
Date of Burial:6/ 19/ 2009

Fairview Cemetery, Niagara Falls, ON, Canada

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