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Harry Houdini was born Ehrich Weiss March 24, 1874 in Budapest, Hungary. During infancy, he and his parents relocated to the United States, settling in Appleton, Wisconsin. In later years, ashamed of his birthplace, Houdini claimed to have been born in Wisconsin.
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Houdini was born Erik Weisz in Budapest, Hungary (see Houdini). Before taking up magic he was a trapeze artist. Houdini began performing in the 1890s. His worldwide fame came from his amazing escapes. He started his escape routines by getting out of straitjackets and handcuffs.
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Houdini was born in Budapest, Hungary on March 24, 1874 but grew up as Erich Weiss in the small Wisconsin town of Appleton. Later, his father, Rabbi Meyer Samuel Weiss, moved the family to Milwaukee and he took over a Jewish congregation there. At about this same time, Erich became interested in magic and stage performing. Legend has it that he was apprenticed to a locksmith, where he learned to assemble and take apart locks with his eyes closed. It was a skill that would serve him well later in life.
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Houdini was born Erich Weiss on March 24, 1874. Though he claimed throughout his life that Appleton, Wisconsin was his birthplace, he was really born in Budapest, Hungary. He was four years old when his family moved to America.
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