Harry Houdini

Harry Houdini was born

Jun 12, 1874

Harry was born to Celic and Rabbi and his real name was Ehrich Weisz later changed to Weiss in Budapest Hungary and he was very poor when he was born

Harry moves to America

May 3, 1876

Harry moved to Appleton Wisconsin when he was only 2.

today was Harrys first apperance on stage

Oct 28, 1883

Harry was on stage being an accrobat and he was only 12 that day I bet he was so scared. He was an acrobat and after that preformence he called himself the Prince Of Air

Harry begins his career in magic

Dec 1, 1891

Harry quit his factory job and started performing as a magician.

Harry Gets Married

Jun 22, 1894

Harry got marry to Bess Rahner and they lived a very happy live together until Harry died. They worked together on many of their stunts but they did not have any children ;(

Harry goes to Europe

Mar 1, 1900

Houdini went to London where his shows were very popular. He then went to Germany and Russia where people also liked his shows.

Back to America

Aug 25, 1905

Houdini came back to America.

D.C. escape

Jan 1, 1906

Harry escaped from a jail cell in Washington D.C. and after that he got a ton of publicity

First Book

Feb 20, 1906

Harry's first book, The Right Way to Do Wrong: An Exposé of Successful Criminals, is published.

Harry's first Flight

Mar 18, 1910

Harry received an award for making the first airplane flight in Australia.

Harry Houdini did his famous trick the water toutre cell

Jul 2, 1912

This trick was one of Harry's most famous trick. He is locked into a glass cage upside down and he had to get out fast because nobody can hold their breath forever

Harry's vanishing elephant trick

Jan 7, 1918

This was another one of Harry's famous tricks. He was with an elephant and a cabient and then the elephant walks into the cabient alone and then the curtains close and then they open and the elephant was gone

Movie career begins

Nov 11, 1918

Harry Houdini starts to make moveis but he still continuies his magic career

Harry's Funeral

Apr 11, 1926

Over 20000 people came to Harry's funeral in Times Square

Harry died on and it was very sad

Oct 31, 1926

Harry died from an appendix break down and it made it worse when he got punched in the appendix by a highschool student named J. Gordon Whitehead