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William John Burness 1904 - 1975

William John Burness of Collingwood Australia was born in 1904 in Collingwood to William Burness and Mary Ann (Matthews) Burness. He had siblings Nelly Burness, Mary Burness, Annie Burness, Emma Burness, James Edward Wil Burness, Alice Burness, Olive Irene Burness, Vera Elizabeth Burness, Ruby Pearl Burness, Edith May (Burness) Ross, and George Joseph Burness. William Burness died at age 71 years old in 1975 in Park.
William John Burness
Collingwood Australia
1904
Collingwood, Australia
1975
Park, Australia
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  • 1904

    Birthday

    1904
    Birthdate
    Collingwood Australia
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  • 1975

    Death

    1975
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Park Australia
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    William John Burness lived 5 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 71.
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In 1904, in the year that William John Burness was born, the Russo-Japanese war began. The Russian Empire and the Japanese Empire began fighting over the territories of Manchuria and Korea. Russia wanted a warm water port on the Pacific Ocean while Japan feared growing encroachment from Russia into Asia. So the Japan fleet launched a surprise attack on the Russian Navy and a one year war began. President Roosevelt of the United States brokered peace between the two nations. It was the first time in the modern era that an Asian power showed its dominance over a European power.
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In 1917, by the time he was merely 13 years old, the U.S. Virgin Islands were purchased from Denmark in January. While they are U.S. citizens, Virgin Islanders are ineligible to vote for the President of the United States.
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