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[[File: RoyBenson2.png |left|thumb|100px|[[ Roy Benson ]]]] | |||
* 1852 - [[Saram Ellison]], co-founder of The [[Society of American Magicians]], was born. | * 1852 - [[Saram Ellison]], co-founder of The [[Society of American Magicians]], was born. | ||
* 1881 - [[Harry Price]], psychic researcher and author, was born. | * 1881 - [[Harry Price]], psychic researcher and author, was born. | ||
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* 1921 - [[P. T. Selbit]] performs his illusion of [[sawing a woman in half]] at the Finsbury Park Empire. | * 1921 - [[P. T. Selbit]] performs his illusion of [[sawing a woman in half]] at the Finsbury Park Empire. | ||
* 1933 - Sonia Phyllis Hurwitz, better known as [[Shari Lewis]], was born. | * 1933 - Sonia Phyllis Hurwitz, better known as [[Shari Lewis]], was born. | ||
* 1942 - Champion boxer and amateur magician, [[Mohamed Ali]], was born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. | |||
Latest revision as of 08:18, 11 September 2023
- 1852 - Saram Ellison, co-founder of The Society of American Magicians, was born.
- 1881 - Harry Price, psychic researcher and author, was born.
- 1914 - Edward Emerson Ford McQuaid, known as Roy Benson, was born in Courbevoie, France.
- 1921 - P. T. Selbit performs his illusion of sawing a woman in half at the Finsbury Park Empire.
- 1933 - Sonia Phyllis Hurwitz, better known as Shari Lewis, was born.
- 1942 - Champion boxer and amateur magician, Mohamed Ali, was born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr.