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Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Bewildered with the weirdness of the "List of Unusual Deaths", from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. From that list, I show you a maximum card with Harry Houdini, the escape artist, who died because of a few fists (that's punching, not fisting, I might specify)



"1926: Harry Houdini, a famous American escape artist, was punched in the stomach by an amateur boxer. Though this had been done with Houdini's permission, complications from this injury caused him to die days later, on October 31, 1926. It was later determined that Houdini died of a ruptured appendix.[63]"


"Harry Houdini (born Erik Weisz; March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926) was a Hungarian-born American magician and escapologiststunt performeractor and film producer noted for his sensational escape acts. He was also a skeptic who set out to expose frauds purporting to be supernatural phenomena.[1]"
Harry Houdini

Houdini in 1899
BornErik Weisz
March 24, 1874
BudapestHungary
DiedOctober 31, 1926 (aged 52)
Detroit, MichiganU.S.
OccupationMagician, escapologist, stunt performer, actor, historian, film producer, pilot, debunker
Years active1891–1926
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2 comments:

  1. Houdini was a fascinating character!

    ROG, ABC Wednesday team

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  2. Great Maxicard,
    I like the animals, but it's great to see a human every now and then too.

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