It is clear from Magician Harry Houdini birth records and early family records located at the Harry Houdini Museum in Scranton, Pennsylvania in the Pocono region, that Magician Harry Houdini was in actually born in Budapest, on March 24, 1874. To this day many connected with the small town of Appleton still claim in their biography of Magician Harry Houdini that he was born there, to attract tourists. Magician Harry Houdini often claimed by many to be born in Appleton, Wisconsin, actually came to the United States when he was four years old. After his death his wife held seances as a test, to no avail.

The Magician known world wide as Harry Houdini was born on Main Budapest (not in Appleton as claimed by people there) and died in Detroit in 1926. Magician Harry Houdini's actual birthplace and date. bio BIOGRAPHICAL Houdini Biography: Born 1874 Harry Houdini Magician-Escape Artist Harry Houdini Biography: The most famous magician of all time.Įhrich Weiss was Magician Harry Houdini's actual name. Houdini Biography Born 1874 Harry Houdini Magician-Escape Artist.

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