Thomas Burke
(1875-1929)

Thomas Burke 1896 Volume 2, Page 23, Picture 5, Athletics, Track & Field, 1896 Olympic Games, Athens, Greece, An illustration of USA+s Thomas Burke who won two Gold Med... Foto: Unknown author / Public Domain

American sprinter – Thomas Burke was born in Boston (Capital and largest city of Massachusetts, United States) on January 15th, 1875 and died in Boston (Capital and largest city of Massachusetts, United States) on February 14th, 1929 at the age of 54. Today Thomas Burke would be 149 years old.

Age

how old was Thomas Burke when he died?

Thomas Burke died in 1929 at the age of 54.

Biographical data

Birthday	January 15th, 1875 (Friday)
Place of Birth	Boston Capital and largest city of Massachusetts, United States
Death Date	February 14th, 1929 (Thursday)
Death place	Boston Capital and largest city of Massachusetts, United States
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Capricorn (The Sea-Goat) ♑
Chinese Zodiac	Pig 豬

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Thomas Burke

Birthday

When was Thomas Burke born?

Thomas Burke was born on January 15th, 1875.

Death

When did Thomas Burke die?

Thomas Burke died on February 14th, 1929 at the age of 54 in Boston (Capital and largest city of Massachusetts, United States). Today Thomas Burke would be 149 years old.