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October 23: Houdini and Magic

On 23 October 1926, Harry Houdini was backstage at McGill University when, with Houdini’s permission, a student hit him in the stomach. Unfortunately, Houdini had not been able to properly tense his muscles before being hit. As a result of a burst appendix, Houdini would die a week later. The following day, Harry Houdini gave […]