HARRY HOUDINI

EARLY LIFE

• Erik Weisz
• Born on March 24, 1874
• From a Jewish family

FEATS AND TRICKS

• Was an actor, historian, pilot, and debunker
• Locks and handcuffs
• Chains; Ropes
• Straightjackets
• Buried alive

THE DEATH OF HARRY

• Was punched in his gut by a student before a play
• Died on October 31, 1926
• Death was caused by peritonitis (disease from ruptured appendix)

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