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100 Years Since Harry Houdini's Death: the Mystery Remains

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On October 31, 1926, Harry Houdini died in Detroit at the age of 52. A century later, his name is once again the focus of events, exhibitions and memorials in the United States, but the question of what exactly caused his death continues to divide researchers. Houdini was born Erich Weiss on March 24, 1874, in Budapest. Four years later, his family settled in the United States, and the future illusionist grew up in Appleton, Wisconsin. He was fa…

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On October 31, 1926, Harry Houdini died in Detroit at the age of 52. A century later, his name is once again the focus of events, exhibitions and memorials in the United States, but the question of what exactly caused his death continues to divide researchers. Houdini was born Erich Weiss on March 24, 1874, in Budapest. Four years later, his family settled in the United States, and the future illusionist grew up in Appleton, Wisconsin. He was fa…

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Illusionist, escapist, co-existed reality and fiction and was one of the most celebrated artists of all time. A century later, doubts about the life and death of the king of handcuffs persist.

·Lisboa, Portugal
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He escaped from handcuffs, cells and coffins, but could not defeat death. 100 years after his disappearance, on October 31, 1926, even from Halloween, Harry Houdini remains a legend of illusionism, famous for his spectacular numbers.

·Romania
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Detroit, on the night of Halloween in 1926, the world wizard Harry Houdini's last breath inside a hospital in Detroit a few days after presenting his last play a hundred years ago. Hedini, born of a Jewish family in the Hungarian capital, Budapest, on 24 March 1874, is the most famous magician in modern history, and his name has always been associated with the excitement and superpower of [...] The post Harry Houdini... the most famous magician …

·Dearborn, United States
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One night of witches, 100 years ago, the most famous illusionist died because of a peritonitis. Details of the news then published in El Comercio still surprise us.

·Lima, Peru
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Emigrated to America from Budapest, he became the king of escape: he burglarized handcuffs and locks, freed himself from water cages with hands and feet tied. And exposed the fake mediums

·New York, United States
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Observador broke the news in Lisboa, Portugal on Saturday, October 31, 2026.
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