Ardashes Aykanian was an American engineer and inventor who created the modern flexible plastic straw. He was born on July 1, 1923, in Whitinsville, Massachusetts, and passed away on September 10, 2016. His patented design (US4216801A) from 1980 featured a straw capable of bending without significant elastic recovery. Aykanian held over 40 patents, including for a spoon straw presented at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and developed a special tool for cryosurgical treatment of skin cancer.
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Meaning of the name - Ardashes
lion, strong like a lion
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Place of Birth: Whitinsville
Educated At: University of Massachusetts Amherst | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Occupation: inventor | engineer
Employers: Monsanto
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Ephemeris for July 1, 1923
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on July 1, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for July 1, 2024 |
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| Sun | 8 Cancer 46 | 10 Cancer 18 | 16 Libra 19 |
| Moon | 18 Aquarius 28 | 16 Taurus 10 | 22 Libra 3 |
| Mercury | 18 Gemini 35 | 28 Cancer 29 | 29 Virgo 20 |
| Venus | 19 Gemini 37 | 17 Cancer 42 | 24 Libra 21 |
| Mars | 20 Cancer 43 | 16 Taurus 27 | 25 Virgo 13 |
| Jupiter | 8 Scorpio 49 | 8 Gemini 21 | 20 Scorpio 5 |
| Saturn | 14 Libra 11 | 19 Pisces 20 | 22 Libra 47 |
| Uranus | 17 Pisces 31 | 25 Taurus 46 | 14 Pisces 23 |
| Neptune | 16 Leo 28 | 29 Pisces 55 | 19 Leo 51 |
| Pluto | 10 Cancer 40 | 1 Aquarius 21 | 12 Cancer 22 |
| Rahu | 14 Virgo 43 | 11 Aries 12 | 9 Virgo 22 |
| Ketu | 14 Pisces 43 | 11 Libra 12 | 9 Pisces 22 |
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