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Robert Houdin, born December 8, 1805, In Blios, France
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At 18 years old, Houdin graduates from The University of Orleans, and returns to Blios to follow his father in watchmaking.
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Houdin Buys books of magic called Scientific Amusements. Began to get lost in he art of conjuring. These books taught him the fundementals of Magic, which he praciced religiously.
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Houdin falls in love and marries Josephe Cecil Houdin, who's name he adopts and becomes Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin, hyphenating her name to his. They have eight children, and three survive, and they move to Paris.
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On October 19, 1843, Robert-Houdin's beloved wife died, having been sick for months; she died at the age of thirty-two.
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Houdin started creating Automatons in his father's shop, things like a singing bird, a dancer, and his writing and drawing figure. he also began selling these.
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Houdin debuts in his 200 seat theatre, which he calls "Soirées Fantastiques." Despite his inventions, it was scarcely attended.
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On August 6, 1870, Robert-Houdin heard news of his son being wounded at the Battle of Worth. He later died from these wounds
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Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin dies of Pneumonia.
