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* [[1801]] - [[Ludwig Leopold Doebler]], who toured England, Austria, Germany, Russia and France with his magic, is born,  
* [[1801]] - [[Ludwig Leopold Doebler]], who toured England, Austria, Germany, Russia and France with his magic, is born,  


* [[1802]] - [[Rational Recreations]] Vol 4, by Dr. W. Hooper, is published
* [[1802]] - ''[[Rational Recreations]]'' Vol 4, by Dr. W. Hooper, is published


* [[1805]] - [[Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin]], often credited as the 'father of modern magic', is born
* [[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
* [[1806]] - [[Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser]], who specialized in card magic and manipulations, is born


* [[1808]] - The [[New Art of Hocus Pocus Revived]] is published
* [[1808]] - ''The [[New Art of Hocus Pocus Revived]]'' is published


* [[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.
* [[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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* [[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
* [[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


* [[1816]] - [[Compars Herrmann]], who pursued a career as a magician and served as a role model and inspiration for [[Alexander Herrmann]], is born, Jan 23
* [[1816]] - [[Compars Herrmann]], who pursued a career as a magician and served as a role model and inspiration for [[Alexander Herrmann]], is born
 
* [[1817]] - [[Wiljalba Frikell]], a German magician who developed an act without the usual equipment on stage, is born

Revision as of 13:26, 12 June 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