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==Selected Magic Events By Year==
 
==Selected Magic Events By Year==
 
(click on date to see all magic events in that year)
 
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* [[1800]] - [[Library of Congress]], is established and goes on to contain all magic books formally copyrighted in the US
 
* [[1800]] - [[Library of Congress]], is established and goes on to contain all magic books formally copyrighted in the US
  
[[1801]] - [[Ludwig Leopold Doebler]], who toured England, Austria, Germany, Russia and France with his magic, is born, Oct 4
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* [[1801]] - [[Ludwig Leopold Doebler]], who toured England, Austria, Germany, Russia and France with his magic, is born,  
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* [[1802]] - ''[[Rational Recreations]]'' Vol 4, by Dr. W. Hooper, is published
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* [[1805]] - [[Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin]], often credited as the 'father of modern magic', is born
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* [[1806]] - [[Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser]], who specialized in card magic and manipulations, is born
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* [[1808]] - ''The [[New Art of Hocus Pocus Revived]]'' is published
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* [[1809]] - The magician ''Torrini'', some sources believe, performs the first version of [[Sawing a woman in half]] in front of Pope Pius VII. This, however, is greatly debated.
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* [[1810]] - [[P. T. Barnum]], an American showman famous for founding the circuses that would later become the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, in born
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* [[1811]] - [[Richard Potter]] performs an An Evening's Brush to Sweep Away Care, or a Medley to Please, at the Columbian Museum in Boston
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* [[1812]] - [[Bartolomeo Bosco]], is taken prisoner and finds his extraordinary talent for performing
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* [[1813]] -  Alfred Sylvester, the [[Fakir of Oolu]], is born
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* [[1814]] - The first recorded performence of pulling a white rabbit from a top hat is performed by [[Louis Apollinaire Christian Emmanuel Comte|Louis Comte]]
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* [[1815]] - [[St. John Bosco]], who taught spiritual values through magic, making him an early, if not the first, performer of modern [[Gospel Magic]], is born
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* [[1816]] - [[Compars Herrmann]], who pursued a career as a magician and served as a role model and inspiration for [[Alexander Herrmann]], is born
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* [[1817]] - [[Wiljalba Frikell]], a German magician who developed an act without the usual equipment on stage, is born
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* [[1818]] - [[Kia Khan Khruse]] is shot by a spectator during a performance of the [[Bullet Catch]]
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* [[1820]] - Dennis Hendrick, performs a blindfold walk, a predecessor to the [[Blindfold Drive]]
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* [[1821]] - [[John Henry Pepper]], a chemical engineer who developed the [[Pepper's Ghost illusion]], is born
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* [[1822]] - ''Diagrammes chimiques'' (chemical diagrams), a book by [[Henri Decremps]], is published
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* [[1823]] - [[Eugene Bosco]], credited with the invention of the [[Sand Frame]], is born
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* [[1824]] - ''Chemische Belustigungen Nürnberg'' (ie Nuremberg Chemical Amusements), a reprint of [[Chemical Amusement]], is published
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* [[1825]] - George Alfred Cooke, partner of [[J.N. Maskelyne]], is born
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* [[1826]] - "[[Torrini]]" De Grisy, is killed when he is accidentally shot by his son, Giovanni, during a performance of the [[bullet catch]]
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* [[1827]] -  [[Manuel de chimie amusante]] - A French translation of [[Chemical Amusement]], by J. Riffault, is published.
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* [[1828]] - [[Samuel Bellachini]], one of the most popular conjurerers in Germany in his time, is born.
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* [[1829]] - [[George Heubeck]], who played 8 straight years at his theater in Vienna, is born.
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* [[1830]] - [[John Henry Anderson]] starts his career appearing on the stage with a traveling dramatic company.
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* [[1831]] - The "Double-sighted Phenomenon", an eight-year-old Scottish boy, performs [[Second Sight]].
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* [[1832]] - [[Thomas W. Yost]], a magic dealer and one of the early pioneers in the manufacturing magical apparatus, is born.
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* [[1833]] - Founding of [[Chicago]], a hub of magic.
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* [[1834]] - [[Ching Lau Lauro]], who started out as a juggler, adds magic and ventriloquism to his act
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* [[1835]] - The [[National Theatre (Washington, D.C.)|National Theatre]], a venue for a variety of live stage productions in [[Washington, D.C.]], opens
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* [[1836]] - [[Joseph Michael Hartz]], a pioneer Vaudeville performer, is born
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* [[1837]] - [[Henry Hatton]], who wrote the "Lessons in Magic" series, is born
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* [[1838]] - The Royal Polytechnic, a permanent science-related fair, opens
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* [[1839]] - [[Louis Haselmayer]], the "Prince of Prestidigitators, Magician, Necromancer, Musician, and Educator of Birds, is born
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* [[1840]] - [[John Henry Anderson]] settles in London and opens the New Strand Theatre
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* [[1841]] - The words 'hypnosis' and 'hypnotism' are coined by James Braid, circa. 1841
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* [[1842]] - The term psychometry was coined by Joseph Rodes Buchanan
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* [[1843]] - [[Charles De Vere]], who ran a magic shop in London, is born
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* [[1844]] - [[Alexander Herrmann]], better known as "The Great Herrmann" and "Herrman the Great", is born
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* [[1845]] - [[Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin]] makes his debut as a magician
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* [[1846]] - [[Richard Van Dien]], who went on to become a President of the [[Society of American Magicians]], is born
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* [[1847]] - [[Oscar Teale]], an architect, researcher and illustrator, is born
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* [[1848]] - [[Ludwig Leopold Doebler]] retires from stage
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* [[1849]] - The [[Aerial Suspension]] is first performed, as a feature of [[Robert-Houdin]]
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* [[1850]] - [[G. W. Hunter]], noted for his close-up magic and inventions, is born

Latest revision as of 15:57, 16 October 2010

The century of the 1800s.


Selected Magic Events By Year

(click on date to see all magic events in that year)

  • 1809 - The magician Torrini, some sources believe, performs the first version of Sawing a woman in half in front of Pope Pius VII. This, however, is greatly debated.
  • 1810 - P. T. Barnum, an American showman famous for founding the circuses that would later become the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, in born
  • 1811 - Richard Potter performs an An Evening's Brush to Sweep Away Care, or a Medley to Please, at the Columbian Museum in Boston
  • 1814 - The first recorded performence of pulling a white rabbit from a top hat is performed by Louis Comte
  • 1817 - Wiljalba Frikell, a German magician who developed an act without the usual equipment on stage, is born
  • 1824 - Chemische Belustigungen Nürnberg (ie Nuremberg Chemical Amusements), a reprint of Chemical Amusement, is published
  • 1826 - "Torrini" De Grisy, is killed when he is accidentally shot by his son, Giovanni, during a performance of the bullet catch
  • 1831 - The "Double-sighted Phenomenon", an eight-year-old Scottish boy, performs Second Sight.
  • 1832 - Thomas W. Yost, a magic dealer and one of the early pioneers in the manufacturing magical apparatus, is born.
  • 1838 - The Royal Polytechnic, a permanent science-related fair, opens
  • 1839 - Louis Haselmayer, the "Prince of Prestidigitators, Magician, Necromancer, Musician, and Educator of Birds, is born
  • 1841 - The words 'hypnosis' and 'hypnotism' are coined by James Braid, circa. 1841
  • 1842 - The term psychometry was coined by Joseph Rodes Buchanan