Almanac of Absurdities for 10/31

Harry Houdini (Born Erich Weiss) died on this day in 1926 of Gangrene and Peritonitis resulting from a burst appendix. He had been the worlds greatest escape artist, a magician, early filmmaker and a daring pioneer aviator. He was 52. Birthdays for Dale Evans, David Ogden Stiers, Jane Pauley and Kinky Friedman. And, needless to say, it's Halloween.