It was 87 years ago today -- On Oct. 31, 1926, magician Harry Houdini died in Detroit of gangrene and peritonitis resulting from a ruptured appendix. Also on this day in entertainment, sports and literature, Oct. 31: • 1795, English poet John Keats was born in London. • 1938, the day after his War of the Worlds broadcast had panicked radio listeners, Orson Welles expressed deep regret but also bewilderment that anyone had thought the simulated Martian invasion was real. • 2008, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Studs Terkel died in Chicago at age 96.
Posted on: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 15:23:54 +0000
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