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Death Summary: He died of peritonitis caused by a ruptured appendix. He died at Grace Hospital in Michigan, Detroit. There are 2 major legends surrounding Houdinis death. The first one is that he died because of a blow in his abdomen, caused by a college student. The second one is that he died during an underwater escape. Ehrich Weiss was Houdini's real name. Who was Harry Houdini: Magician and escape artist.
The real story of how Houdini died is very different. When Harry Houdini and his entourage arrived at The Garrick Theatre in Detroit, Michigan on October 24, 1926, the Hungarian-born magician and escape artist was running a fever of about 102-104 degrees Fahrenheit.