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    Harry Houdini

    Hungarian-born American illusionist, escapologist, and stunt performer

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  1. Oct 31, 2016 · Master escape artist Harry Houdini died on Halloween of 1926 from a ruptured appendix. But details of his demise remain mysterious to this day. By: Evan Andrews. Updated: August 2, 2023 |...

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  2. 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.

  3. 19 hours ago · Harry Houdini. The name conjures up the quintessential image of the master magician and escape artist. The "Handcuff King." 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.

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  5. In 1918, he registered for selective service as Harry Handcuff Houdini. Death. Houdini died on October 31, 1926 at the age of 52 from peritonitis (swelling of the abdomen), possibly related to appendicitis and possibly related to punches to his stomach he had received about a week and a half earlier. Houdini and his wife Bess

  6. Jul 4, 2022 · On 31 October 1926, world-renowned escape artist Harry Houdini collapsed on stage in Michigan after performing the final show of his life in agony. He died that evening, and four days later his solemn funeral procession wound its way through New York City, attended by over 2,000 mourners.

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  7. Mar 24, 2019 · Health Mar 24, 2019 9:00 AM EDT. The name Harry Houdini still conjures up images of great escapes from impossible situations, 93 years after his death in Detroit, Michigan. But his real...

  8. Oct 31, 2014 · Photos: Houdini Being Houdini. Contact us at letters@time.com. Oct. 31, 1926: Harry Houdini dies from complications of a ruptured appendix.

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