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Houdini's greatest mistake may have resulted in his death at the age of 52. In the fall of 1929, he suffered from appendicitis for several days but refused medical treatment despite serious pain.

He continued to travel without treatment, and died in Detroit on October 31, 1929 of peritonitis caused by a ruptured appendix.

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