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This Halloween marks the 100th anniversary of the death of the legendary magician Harry Houdini. Houdini, who died on October 31, 1926, in Detroit, was famous for his death-defying escapes from handcuffs, straitjackets, and locked boxes. His death, reportedly from peritonitis following a ruptured appendix, has been the subject of much speculation and debate. A new book, 'Houdini: The Man Who Died Twice,' challenges the official cause and date of his death. Houdini's legacy continues to be celebrated with various events and publications, including a rare essay by Houdini himself about past magicians, published for the first time in The Strand Magazine.
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