[post_page_title]Harry Houdini’s Death[/post_page_title]
It is a popular belief that Harry Houdini, the master escape artist dying while attempting one of his legendary escapes. And people really clearly remember seeing him. However, in reality, Houdini died from a ruptured appendix after one of his student’s punched him. But perhaps this false memory is due to the 1953 movie with Tony Curtis, which includes a great deal of incorrect information. The one that may have made the greatest impact is where Houdini’s death is dramatized, he nearly drowns in the torture tank trick and dies right there on stage.
