HAPPY "OTHER" BIRTHDAY HOUDINI
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at 11:48AM
Dodd Vickers

Thanks to Kevin Connolly from HoudiniHimself.com and John Cox from WldAboutHoudini.com for reminding us that today is Houdini's "Other" birthday.  Houdini was actually born on March 24th, 1874 but always claimed April 6th as his birthday. It will be fun to see how many news outlets make this mistake other than the Associated Press.  In celebration of this date, enjoy the following time lapse video of a Houdini in Chains photo restoration by artist M.A. Ludwig:

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