<br /> Harry Houdini was born in Budapest, Hungary, on March 24th 1874. The name on his birth certificate was Erik Weisz, although he spelled his name Ehrich Weiss.<br /> At the age of four, his family moved to the United States and aged 10 he made his performing debut, doing a trapeze act billed as &#8220;Ehrich, the prince of the air&#8221; http://o2m-multi.shop