Harry was attempting an escape from a locked box filled with water. However, something went wrong, and he couldn't get out. He was in the box and died after five minutes. He died from drowning. (SUBMITED BY MIKAYLA ANDERSON)
Houdini died from peritonitis (abdominal infection) caused by a ruptured appendix.
Harry Houdini's real name was Erich Weiss.
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No he liked the name Harry Houdini. His real name is Enrich Weiss.
Harry Houdini's real name was Ehrich Weiss. His mother Celilia and father Mayer were from Budapest, Hungary.
As a boy he worked for a locksmith , so the intrest in locks and handcuffs started.
Harry Houdini was born on March 24, 1874
Harry houdidni's real name was Ehrich Weiss (ERIK WES)
Houdini's wife's real name was Bess Rahner.
No houdini was not real
According to James Randi , NO . Quote from this link, http://www.randi.org/library/cottingley/movie.html "Hollywood has remedied that for us. Bringing in Harry Houdini, though he was not at all involved in the matter, the film producers offer us Fairy Tale: A True Story. Tale, yes. Story, yes. Otherwise, no. The truth about the Cottingley Fairies myth is told in my book, Flim-Flam! "
The exact time is unknown, but his real birth date has been uncovered.
Harry Houdini's original name was Ehrich Weiss. He chose the surname Houdini, believing it to mean "like Houdin," in honor of Houdin, a magician whom he admired early in his life.