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2002 Avery Schreiber, comic, Burns and Schreiber, dies at 66
1997 Betty Shabazz, widow of Malcolm X, suffering from burns, dies at 63 1996 Les Burns, local councillor, dies at 53 1996 George Burns, American Comedian 1994 Space probe Magellan burns up in atmosphere of Venus 1994 George Burns, undergoes surgery to drain fluid from his brain 1994 Barcelona opera theater "Gran Teatro del Liceo" burns down 1990 Stephen Burns, actor (Casey's Shadow), dies 1989 Kenneth "Jethro" Burns, country singer (Homer and Jethro), dies at 69 1987 Arthur Frank Burns, Ukrainian Economist 1983 Frank Link, actor (Burns and Schreiber Comedy Show), dies at 46 1982 Rolling Stone Keith Richard's house burns down 1982 Rolfe Sedan, actor (Mailman-George Burns Show), dies at 86 1981 Harry Von Zell, TV announcer (Burns and Allen), dies at 75 1980 Yankees Reggie Jackson hits his 400th home run off Chicago's Britt Burns 1980 Comedian Richard Pryor suffers burns from free basing cocaine 1980 Amanda Michelle Burns, Miss West Virginia Teen USA 1997 1978 Brooke Burns, American Actress 1976 Willy Burns elected chairman of Social International 1974 Lamont Burns, guard for the New York Jets 1973 74-year-old Hafnia Hotel burns, killing 35 (Copenhagen, Denmark) 1973 "Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour," TV Variety; debut on ABC 1972 Chris Burns, CFL tackle for the Calgary Stampeders 1972 Jason Burns, NFL running back for the Cincinnati Bengals 1972 Keith Burns, NFL linebacker, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32 1971 West German union chancellor W Burns receives Nobel prize of peace 1970 Discotheque in Grenoble France burns, all exits padlocked and 142 die 1970 Dolle Mina's burns her bra in Amsterdam 1969 Willy Burns elected chancellor of West Germany 1968 Lurleen Burns, wife of George Wallace/Governor of Alabama, dies at 41 1968 Robert David Burns, Mission Hills, California, PGA golfer, 1994 Buick-5th 1968 Eric Feldary, actor (16 Fathoms Deep), dies of burns at 55 1968 Ed Burns, director/actor, Brothers McMullen 1968 Edward Burns, American Actor 1967 Shortwave broadcaster Radio New York Worldwide's transmitter burns down 1967 1st time Jimi Hendrix burns his guitar (London) 1966 Julien Carette, dies of burns at 68 1965 "Yarmouth Castle" burns and sinks off Bahamas, killing 89 1965 Linda Darnell, dies from burns received in a fire at 41 1965 Lindsay H Burns, Big Timber Mont, rower, 1996 Olympics silver 1964 Gracie Allen, Mrs. George Burns/comedian (Burns and Allen), dies at 62 1964 Gracie Allen, actress (Burns and Allen), dies at 62 1963 Larry Keating, actor (George Burns Show, Roger-Mr Ed), dies at 67 1963 C and A Building in Amsterdam burns down 1959 Pete Burns, rocker, Dead or Alive-Spin Me Round 1958 Our Lady of Angels School burns, killing 92 students and 3 nuns (Chic) 1958 Bill Goodwin, TV announcer (Burns and Allen), dies at 47 1958 Sputnik 2 (with dog Laika) burns up in atmosphere 1958 Sputnik 1 reenters atmosphere and burns up 1956 Aircraft carrier "Bennington" burns off RI, killing 103 1954 Jere Burns, Cambridge MS, actor, Something So Right, Kirk-Dear John 1953 Ken Burns, epic documentary maker, Civil War, Baseball 1950 Mental health wing of Mercy Hospital burns, kills 41 (Davenport Ia) 1948 Max Burns, American Politician 1947 Michael Burns, Mineola LI, actor, Barnaby West-Wagon Train 1945 Catherine Burns, New York City, actress, Last Summer, One Life to Live, Catcher 1945 SS burns and shoots 1,100 at Gardelegen 1944 Heinz Burns, German, Gold Medal 1936 Olympics, dies in bombing 1944 Oriole Park (minor league baseball stadium) burns down in Baltimore 1943 John Burns, English minister of Local Government (1905-14), dies 1942 Les Burns, local councillor 1936 Mark Burns, British director, Juggernaut 1935 Ronnie Burns, born in Evanston, Illinois, adopted son of George Burns 1935 Conrad Burns, American Politician 1934 Luxury liner "Morro Castle" burns off NJ, killing 134 1933 Jack Burns, born in Boston, Massachusetts, comedian, Burns and Schreiber 1932 George Burns, British TV host 1932 George Burns and Gracie Allen debuted as regulars on "Guy Lombardo Show" 1929 WOWO-AM, Indiana returns to air, 1 day after transmitter burns down 1929 AM radio station WOWO, Indiana's transmitter burns down 1926 Forest fire burns 900 acres and kills 2 in San Luis Obispo, California 1926 George Burns marries Gracie Allen 1923 Red Sox 1st baseman George Burns pulls off an unassisted triple play 1923 Kenneth "Jethro" Burns, country singer, Homer and Jethro 1920 Chicago grand jury indicts Abe Attell, Hal Chase, and Bill Burns as go-betweens in Black Sox World Series scandal 1918 James MacGregor Burns, political writer, The Lion and the Fox 1918 New York Yankees purchase 1st baseman George Burns from Detroit Tigers and immediately trades him to Philadelphia A's 1918 NHL Montreal Wanderers disband after Westmount arena burns down 1917 Robert Burns Woodward, organic chemist, Nobel 1965 1916 Canada's original Parliament buildings, in Ottawa, burns down 1914 German army shoots Belgian priests/burns down village of Battice 1914 Fred Clark, born in Lincoln California, actor, Burns and Allen, Auntie Mame, Hazard 1910 Bill Goodwin, born in San Francisco, California, announcer, Jolson Story, Burns and Allen 1909 Bill Burns has no-hitter broken up with 2 outs in 9th 1908 Jack Johnson TKOs Tommy Burns in 14 for heavyweight boxing title 1908 Jack Johnson KO Tommy Burns and becomes 1st black heavyweight champ 1908 Ray Burns Green, composer 1908 Tommy Burns KOs Bill Lang in 6 for heavyweight boxing title 1908 Tommy Burns KOs Bill Squires in 13 for heavyweight boxing title 1908 Tommy Burns KOs Bill Squires in 8 for heavyweight boxing title 1908 Bill Burns has no-hitter broken up with 2 outs in 9th 1908 Tommy Burns KOs Jewy Smith in 5 for heavyweight boxing title 1908 Quickest world heavyweight title fight (Burns KOs Roche in 88 seconds) 1908 Tommy Burns KOs Jem Roche in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1908 Collingwood Elementary, Cleveland, burns, kills 173 kids and 2 teachers 1908 Tommy Burns KOs Jack Palmer in 4 for heavyweight boxing title 1908 Rhodes Opera House burns in Boyertown Pa, killing 170 1907 Tommy Burns KOs Gunner Moir in 10 for heavyweight boxing title 1907 Tommy Burns KOs Bill Squires in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1907 Tommy Burns beats Jack O'Brien in 20 for heavyweight boxing title 1906 Tommy Burns and Jack O'Brien fight to a draw in 20 for hw boxing title 1906 Tommy Burns KOs Jim Burns in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1906 Harry Von Zell, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, TV announcer, Burns and Allen 1906 Harry Von Zell, sidekick, George Burns Show 1906 Gracie Allen, Mrs. George Burns, comedienne, George Burns Show 1906 Tommy Burns beats Marvin Hart in 20 for heavyweight boxing title 1904 Side-wheeler "General Slocum" burns in New York's East River (1,031 die) 1904 Arthur F. Burns, economist/chairman, Federal Reserve Board 1904 Arthur Frank Burns, Ukrainian Economist 1902 Gracie Allen, born in San Francisco, California, Mrs. George Burns/comedian, Burns and Allen 1902 David Burns, actor, Music Man, Hello Dolly! 1896 George Burns, New York City, actor/comedian, Oh God 1896 Rolfe Sedan, New York City, actor, Mailman-George Burns Show 1890 Turkish frigate "Ertogrul" burns off of Japan, kills 540 1883 Cub's Burns (extra bases), Williamson and Pfeiffer get 3 hits in 1 inn 1870 Staten Island ferry "Westfield" burns, killing 100 1865 P. T. Barnum's museum burns down 1865 Columbia South Carolina burns down during Civil War 1864 Union Major General Sherman burns Atlanta 1862 Steamer "Golden Gate" burns and sinks off west coast of Mexico 1854 Anthony Burns, slave, arrested by U.S. Deputy marshals in Boston 1850 Paddle-wheeler "G P Griffith" burns off Mentor Ohio, 206 die 1842 City-wide fire burns for over 100 hours (Hamburg Germany) 1837 "Sherrod" burns in Mississippi River below Natchez Miss; 175 dies 1836 Patent Office burns in Wash, DC 1825 William Wallace Burns, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1818 Keats writes "In the Cottage Where Burns is Born," "Lines Written in the Highlands," and "Gadfly" 1804 Lt. Stephen Decatur raids Tripoli Harbor and burns Navy frigate "Philadelphia" after pirates seized it 1796 Robert Burns, Scottish poet (Auld Lang Syne), dies at 37 1781 British naval expedition led by Benedict Arnold burns Richmond, Va 1759 Robert Burns, Alloway Scotland, poet, Auld Lang Syne 1685 Geeraerdt Burns, theologist, poet and historian, dies at 59 1674 Susanna van Baerle, Dutch poet/wife of Geeraert Burns, dies at 52 1652 Fire on Dutch Dam, Amsterdam's city hall burns 1622 Susanna van Baerle, Dutch poet/wife of Geeraert Burns 1613 Shakespeare's Globe Theater burns down 1553 Michael Servetus, Spanish physician, burns at stake for heresy 1539 St. Jacobs Church burns after being hit by lightning |
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