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2003 Burke Marshall, American Lawyer

1996 James "Jimmy the Gent" Burke, criminal, dies at 64

1996 Arleigh Burke, admiral, U.S. Navy, Chief of Naval Operations during President Eisenhower administration, served admirably in World War II and the Korean War, dies at 94

1994 Rosalind Laura Burke, aviatrix, dies at 86

1993 Kenneth Burke, philosopher, literary theorist, Agnostic, awarded Guggenheim Fellowship 1935, music critic for 'The Nation', editor, 'The Dial' literary magazine, attended Columbia University, dies of heart failure at his home in Andover, New Jersey

1992 Joe Burke, president (Kansas City Royals), dies at 68, dies

1991 Regis Toomey, actor (You're in the Army Now, Burke's Law), dies at 93

1989 Delta Burke (Designing Women) weds Gerald McRaney (Major Dad)

1984 Walter Burke, actor (Jack the Giant Killer), dies at 75 of emphysema

1982 Warren Oates, actor (East of Eden, Stoney Burke), dies at 53

1980 Kathleen Burke, dies

1973 Mike Burke, President (New York Yankees)/dir (Madison Square Garden), dies

1973 Steinbrenner replaces Mike Burke with Gabe Paul as Yankee president

1973 Carl Benton Reid, actor (Burke's Law), dies at 82

1972 Yvonne Braitwaite Burke becomes 1st black chair in Dem convention

1971 Brooke Burke, American Model

1971 John Burke, NFL tight end for the New England Patriots

1970 Patrick Burke, CFL cornerback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders

1970 Billie Burke, comedienne (Glinda-Wizard of Oz), dies at 84

1968 Scott Schorer, Burke, Virginia, rower 1996 Olympics

1968 James Burke, actor (Ellery Queen, Army Surgeon), dies at 81

1967 Sean Burke, Windsor, NHL goalie, Hartford Whalers

1965 Chris Burke, actor with down syndrome, Corky-Life Goes On

1965 Jerry Burke, pianist (Lawrence Welk Show), dies

1962 Patrick Thomas Burke, born in Hollywood, Florida, PGA golfer, 1992 BellSouth-6th

1962 Bishop Burke of Buffalo Catholic dioceses declares Chubby Checker's

1959 Burke Moses, New York City, actor, Sean Baxter-As the World Turns

1956 Delta Burke, born in Orlando, Florida, actress, Suzanne-Designing Women

1956 38th PGA Championship: Jack Burke at Blue Hill CC Boston

1956 20th Golf Masters Championship: Jack Burke, Jr. wins, shooting a 289

1955 Clement Burke, rock drummer, Blondie

1940 Solomon Burke, American Musician

1937 Pat Burke, rocker, Foundations

1936 Gary Conway, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Burke's Law, Land of the Giants

1934 David J Burke, Liverpool England, writer

1934 Sydney Burke, cricketer, South Africa quick, 11 wkts on Test debut vs. New Zealand 1961

1932 Yvonne Braitwaite Burke, lawyer, Rep

1931 Washington Senator Bob Burke no-hits Boston Red Sox, 5-0

1931 35th U.S. Golf Open: Billy Burke shoots a 292 at Inverness Club Ohio

1930 Jim Burke, cricketer, Australian opener of 50s

1928 Warren Oates, born in Depoy, Kentucky, actor, East of Eden, Stoney Burke

1925 James E. Burke, American Businessman

1922 Burke Marshall, American Lawyer

1921 Gene Barry, born in New York City, actor, Bat Masterson, Name of the Game, Burke's Law

1918 Alfred Burke, born in London, England, actor, Backfire

1917 Patricia Burke, born in Milan, Italy, actress, Forbidden

1916 Michael Burke, sports executive, New York Yankees, New York Knicks

1914 Cec Burke, cricketer, New Zealand leg-spinner vs. Australia 1946, 1 and 3, 2 - 30

1908 Rosalind Laura Burke, aviatrix

1902 Regis Toomey, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Burke's Law, Petticoat Junction

1901 Arleigh Burke, born in Boulder, Colorado, admiral, U.S. Navy, Chief of Naval Operations during President Eisenhower administration, served admirably in World War II and the Korean War

1897 Kenneth Burke, born in America, philosopher, literary theorist, Agnostic, awarded Guggenheim Fellowship 1935, music critic for 'The Nation', editor, 'The Dial' literary magazine, attended Columbia University

1893 Andy Bowen and Jack Burke box 7 hours 19 minutes to no decision (111 rounds)

1886 James Burke, New York City, actor, Mystery Theater, Great Guy

1885 Billie Burke, born in Washington D.C., actress, Glinda-Wizard of Oz

1882 Thomas Henry Burke, assassinated by Fenian Invincibles, in Dublin

1852 Calamity [Martha] Jane [Burke], frontier adventurer/indian fighter

1829 William Burke, murderer/body snatcher, executed in Edinburgh

1797 Edmund Burke, British author/parliament leader (Reflections), dies at 68

1787 John Burke, Irish genealogist, Burke's Peerage

1775 Edmund Burke presents his 13 articles to the English parliament

1729 Edmund Burke, British author, Philosophy and Inquiry

1729 Edmund Burke, British author, Philosophy and Inquiry


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