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
1995 Tom Burns, editor, dies at 89
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 Yanks Reggie Jackson hits his 400th HR 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/gov 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
1954 Captain Sensible, [Ray Burns], UK, rock bassist, Women and Capts 1st
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 1936 Olympics gold, 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 (Cleve) 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 Tom Burns, editor
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, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1892
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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