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1990: Escape artist Joseph W. "Amazing Joe" Burrus died on Halloween when the glass 'coffin' he was attempting to escape from collapsed under the weight of wet cement poured on top of it. Burrus died on the 64th anniversary of the death of Harry Houdini, who was Burrus' inspiration for the performance.
Death by Magic is an American reality television show. [1] The eight-episode first season premiered on Netflix on November 30, 2018. [2] The series stars and was created by British magician Drummond Money-Coutts. [3]
Ernest Joseph Burrus (1907–1991) was a Jesuit and a leading historian of northwestern New Spain, particularly the Baja California peninsula and Sonora. He made notable contributions by editing many accounts of the Jesuit period from European archives. Burrus was born in El Paso, Texas, on April 20, 1907.
Parisienne was launched in 1887 by François-Joseph Burrus and the first filtered cigarettes were produced in 1947. [2] Rothmans buys the brand and factory in 1996, before merging with British American Tobacco in 1999. [3] Parisienne is one of the most popular cigarette brands in Switzerland. [4]
While playing a major role in Indianapolis radio during the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s and early 2000s, Shirk was also making his mark in the escape artist industry. [4]Between 1976 and 1980, Shirk set eight world records, including the fastest time to escape from a strait jacket (4.53 seconds) and worlds fastest jail break.
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Joseph H. Burrows (October 5, 1953 – October 15, 2009 [1]) was an American man who was wrongfully convicted of the murder of farmer William E. Dulan at his home in Iroquois County, Illinois, in 1988. After his conviction and sentence to death in 1989, Burrows was held for nearly five years on death row.
The couple had three mixed-race sons: James Dallas Burrus, John Houston Burrus, and Preston Robert Burrus. William C. J. Burrus (WCJ Burrus) (18 December 1815 – 25 May 1859) was a white planter, lawyer, and politician. He had a sister Elizabeth Burrus (1802–1850). Their parents were Joseph Burrus (1762–1821) and Sophia Rucker (1775–1835 ...