Despite being born in the 1800s, Harry Houdini remains one of the most famous magicians and illusionists of all time. This is the history of Harry Houdini. Houdini was born Erik Weisz on March 24th 1874 in Budapest, Hungry. He was one of seven children in the family. Four years after his birth, his family immigrated to the United States and settled in Appleton, Wisconsin. His father worked for a period as a Rabbi but after losing his job the family moved to Milwaukee and fel