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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.
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.
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]
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]
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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.
Hollywood, also known as The Burrus House, is an antebellum Greek Revival plantation house near Benoit, Mississippi that was constructed for John C. Burrus between 1858 and 1861. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
Ernest Joseph Burrus: St. Louis University: Documents in Italian archives bearing on Latin American history [16] [44] [17] [18] Joseph Newman [76] Watt Stewart: New York State College for Teachers: Business activities of Minor Cooper Keith in Costa Rica [44] Intellectual and Cultural History: Walter M. Simon: Cornell University