Magic in history - Part 2
1873 - Maskelyne and Cooke first perform at the Egyptian Hall., England’s Home of Mystery, in London
1874 - Ehrich Weiss born in Budapest. As Harry Houdini he performed aall over the world.
1905 - The Magic Circle formed in London. It is the world’s most famous magical society.
1911 - The Great Lafayette dies in afire at the Empire Theater, Edinburg. His body was cremated but then a second body was found and also identified as the Great Lafayette - the first body had been that a double who featured in some of the illusions.
1926 - Harry Houdini dies, the date of his death, October 31, is marked as National Magic Day in the USA .
1936 - The British magician Fred Culprit becomes the first magician to perform on television.
1961 - Main street in Colon, Michigan, USA, is renamed Blackstone Avenue in honour of the illusionist Harry Blackstone.
1963 - The Magic Castle in Hollywood, California, USA is opened.
