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John Bretherton 1866 - 1943

John Bretherton of Fairfield, VIC Australia was born on December 18, 1866 in Rochford, Macedon Ranges Shire County to Anne Agnes Robertson and Joseph Bretherton. He had siblings Peter Bretherton, Elizabeth Ellen Bretherton, James Bretherton, Joseph Bretherton, and George Henry Bretherton. John Bretherton died at age 76 years old on July 14, 1943 in Fairfield.
John Bretherton
Fairfield, VIC 3078, Australia
December 18, 1866
Rochford, Macedon Ranges Shire County, VIC, 3442, Australia
July 14, 1943
Fairfield, VIC, 3078, Australia
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  • 12/18
    1866

    Birthday

    December 18, 1866
    Birthdate
    Rochford, Macedon Ranges Shire County, VIC 3442, Australia
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  • 07/14
    1943

    Death

    July 14, 1943
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Fairfield, VIC 3078, Australia
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In 1866, in the year that John Bretherton was born, Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, businessman, and philanthropist Alfred Nobel invented dynamite in Germany. During his lifetime he held 355 patents, of which dynamite was the most famous. He also established the Nobel Prizes in his will.
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In 1888, John was 22 years old when on July 25th, a court stenographer from Salt Lake City - Frank Edward McGurrin - decisively beat the competition in a typing contest in Ohio. He was supposedly the only person who used touch typing and is believed to have invented the method. Touch typing is ubiquitous now - but Frank's win is what convinced everyone that the method was good!
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