History & Culture. On the evening of March 1, 1932, famous aviator Charles Lindbergh and his wife put their 20-month-old baby, Charles (âCharlieâ) Augustus Lindbergh Jr., to bed in his upstairs nursery. However, when Charlieâs nurse went to check on him at 10 pm, he was gone; someone had kidnapped him. News of the kidnapping shocked the world.
For others, though, July 31 is not just a nod back to the beginning of the series but a way to continue celebrating Harry as if he, and his birthday, were real. âThe Boy Who Livedâ is the first chapter of the Potter series, wherein readers meet Harry as a newborn shortly after surviving a killing curse.
Harry Houdini, born Ehrich Weiss on April 6, 1874, in Budapest, Hungary, was the son of Dr. Mayer Samuel Weiss, a Jewish rabbi, and Cecilia Steiner Weiss. He legally changed his name in 1913. Houdini is said to be one of the most influential magicians of the 20th century.