Joe Byrne, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJoe Byrne
Australian bank robber
Date of Birth: 01-Jan-0001
Place of Birth: Beechworth, Victoria, Australia
Date of Death: 28-Jun-1880
Profession: bushranger
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Joe Byrne
- Joseph Byrne (21 November 1856 – 28 June 1880) was an Australian bushranger born in Victoria to an Irish immigrant.
- A friend of Ned Kelly, he was a member of the "Kelly Gang" who were declared outlaws after the murder of three policemen at Stringybark Creek.
- Despite wearing the improvised body armour for which Ned Kelly and his gang are now famous (and which he is reputed to have designed), Byrne received a fatal gunshot during the gang's final violent confrontation with police at Glenrowan, in June 1880.
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