1980 Event Allen, most powerful hurricane in Caribbean hits Brownsville, Texas 1971 Event Race riot in Brownsville section of Brooklyn (New York City) 1965 Birthday Michael Charles Brisky, Brownsville, Texas, PGA golfer, 1995 Buick-2nd 1951 Event World's largest gas pipeline opens (Brownsville Tx, to 134th St, New York City) 1949 Birthday Michael Lutz, bassist, Brownsville Station 1948 Birthday Cub Koda, rocker, Brownsville Station 1938 Birthday Tina Turner, Brownsville, Texas, singer, Proud Mary 1936 Birthday Kris Kristofferson, born in Brownsville, Texas, singer and actor, Amerika, Millenium 1935 Birthday Bobby Joe Morrow, Brownsville, Texas, sprinter, Olympic-3 gold-1956 1929 Birthday Paul Burlison, born in Brownsville, Tennessee, guitarist, rockabilly, founding member of The Rock and Roll Trio, performed with Johnny and Dorsey Burnette 1906 Event Black soldiers raid Brownsville Texas 1865 Event S Brownsville, Texas (Palmito Ranch) Final engagement of Civil War PVT John J Williams of 34th Indiana is last man killed
