Harry Houdini By mvls1 Mar 24, 1874 Born in Hungary (celebrated April 6) Jan 21, 1878 Erich Wiess arrives in the U.S. Jan 21, 1888 Erich Wiess becomes Harry Houdini Jan 21, 1891 Harry becomes a professional magician Jan 21, 1892 Harry's father Rabbi, on his death bed, tells Harry to take care of his mother Jan 21, 1894 Harry marries Bess Rahner Jan 21, 1900 Harry becomes The King of Handcuffs Jan 21, 1913 Harry's mother dies Jan 21, 1926 Harry takes a punch unprepared and dies of a ruptured appendix