The Man From Beyond
1922
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Mar 22, 2024 · Published March 22, 2024. Legend has it that Harry Houdini died on Halloween in 1926 after an overeager fan punched him in the gut and caused his appendix to rupture — but the two events may not have been linked. Harry Houdini defied the impossible throughout a mystifying career that still makes him a household name today.
Mar 24, 2019 · Dr. Howard Markel. Leave a comment. What caused Harry Houdini’s mysterious death? Health Mar 24, 2019 9:00 AM EDT. The name Harry Houdini still conjures up images of great escapes from...
Feb 9, 2010 · Harry Houdini, the most celebrated magician and escape artist of the 20th century, dies of peritonitis in a Detroit hospital. Twelve days before, Houdini had been talking to a group of...
1 day ago · The man who laughed at locks, chains, straitjackets, and sealed chambers. Houdini‘s acts were the stuff of legend, his ability to defy death time and again earning him worldwide fame and fortune in the early 20th century. But Houdini‘s untimely demise at age 52 on Halloween 1926 has become nearly as legendary and mysterious as his life and ...
Oct 31, 2014 · The cause of Houdini’s death — on this day, Halloween, in 1926 — was officially a combination of appendicitis and peritonitis, an infection of the abdominal lining.
Apr 3, 2014 · What is known is that he died of peritonitis from a ruptured appendix on October 31, 1926, at the age of 52, in Detroit, Michigan. After his death, Houdini's props and effects were used by his ...
Oct 30, 2003 · The great magician Harry Houdini left this life nearly 80 years ago on Halloween. Some say Houdini's premature death was caused in part by his reputation for bravado and superhuman strength.
