Erik Weisz, known better by his stage name Harry Houdini, is remembered as one of the greatest magicians and escapists of all time.
On October 31, 1926, Houdini was killed by a college student's punch. The student had seen Houdini’s act where he received multiple blows to the torso without reacting and attempted to replicate the trick by viciously punching Houdini.
Unfortunately, he did not give the magician time to brace for the attack and his punches ruptured Houdini’s appendix, killing him.