Lauren Burns
Lauren Burns, Australian taekwondo practitioner
In context
- When
- Saturday, June 8 197452 years ago
- Category
- BirthA notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Era
- 20th century · 1970s
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- Person
- Lauren Burns
Who they were
Lauren Burns, Australian taekwondo practitioner
Why this date
Lauren Burns appears on our June 8 calendar for 1974 as a birth entry.
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When did Lauren Burns happen?
June 8 1974 — 52 years ago, on a Saturday.
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