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Merrill F Burns 1911 - 1989

Merrill F Burns was born on October 5, 1911, and died at age 77 years old on July 31, 1989. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Merrill F Burns.
Merrill F Burns
October 5, 1911
July 31, 1989
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Merrill F Burns' History: 1911 - 1989

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  • 10/5
    1911

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    October 5, 1911
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  • 07/31
    1989

    Death

    July 31, 1989
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    Cause of death
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    Merrill F Burns lived 5 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 77.
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In 1911, in the year that Merrill F Burns was born, the United States Supreme Court broke up Standard Oil in May. John D. Rockefeller established Standard Oil in 1870 and it was the largest oil refinery at the time. The Supreme Court found that Standard Oil of New Jersey (one of the many iterations of Standard Oil) was guilty of "monopolizing the petroleum industry through a series of abusive and anticompetitive actions". The Court broke up the several entities that comprised Standard Oil and they eventually became competing firms.
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In 1934, Merrill was 23 years old when on July 22nd, gangster John Dillinger was killed in Chicago. His gang had robbed banks and police stations, among other charges, and he was being hunted by J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI - although many in the public saw him as a "Robin Hood". A madam from a brothel in which he was hiding became an informer for the FBI and, after a shootout with FBI agents, Dillinger was shot and died.
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