The Man From Beyond
1922
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Oct 31, 2016 · The official cause of Houdini’s death was listed as peritonitis caused by a ruptured appendix.
Witnesses to an incident at Houdini's dressing room in the Princess Theatre in Montreal on October 22, 1926, speculated that Houdini's death was caused by Jocelyn Gordon Whitehead (1895–1954), who repeatedly struck Houdini's abdomen.
Mar 24, 2019 · The poor medical student probably went to his grave thinking he had deprived the world of the great Harry Houdini. Fans still concoct conspiracy theories of Whitehead’s intentions of causing harm.
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.
Mar 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.
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 students...
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.
