Magicpedia:Selected anniversaries/February 2: Difference between revisions

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1809 - Walnut Street Theatre opens.
1864 - Carl Brema was born Karl Brehmer in Germany, who would later start the magic manufacturer company "Carl Brema & Co." in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1899 - Oscar Paulsen, a semi-professional magician who did a comedy act, is born in South Africa.
1905 - George Alfred Cooke (1825- 1905), a partner of J.N. Maskelyne, dies.
1925 - Pyramid Magic Club was a founded in Baltimore.
1946 Abracadabra, a weekly magazine starts publishing.
1954 - John Petrie (1870-1954), a magic manufacturer and dealer, dies.
2011 - Tim Conover (1959-2011), a corporate entertainer for over thirty years, dies.

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+* 1809 - [[Walnut Street Theatre]] opens.
 * 1864 - [[Carl Brema]] was born Karl Brehmer in Germany, who would later start the magic manufacturer company "Carl Brema & Co." in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
 * 1899 - [[Oscar Paulsen]], a semi-professional magician who did a comedy act, is born in South Africa.
-* 1905 - [[George Alfred Cooke (1825- 1905), a partner of [[J.N. Maskelyne]], dies.
+* 1905 - [[George Alfred Cooke]] (1825- 1905), a partner of [[J.N. Maskelyne]], dies.
-* 1925 - [[Pyramid Magic Club]] was a founded by [[Ernest B. Marx]]  in Baltimore.
+* 1925 - [[Pyramid Magic Club]] was a founded  in Baltimore.
 * 1946 [[Abracadabra]], a weekly magazine starts publishing.
 * 1954 - [[John Petrie]] (1870-1954), a magic manufacturer and dealer, dies.
-* 2012 - [[Tim Conover]] (1959-2011), a corporate entertainer for over thirty years, dies.
+* 2011 - [[Tim Conover]] (1959-2011), a corporate entertainer for over thirty years, dies.