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Magicpedia:Selected anniversaries/January

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  • 1889 - Bert Allerton, who worked as a successful close-up magician in top nightclubs and hotels across the United States, was born Bert Allen Gustafson.
  • 1919 - The first issue of Wayne Wizard, the official publication of the Wayne Wizards Association of Lyons, New York with Gene Gordon was its editor, was published.
  • 1961 - Hen Fetsch died at the age of 48 in Baltimore, Maryland.
  • 1973 - Clarence T. Hubbard, a writer and magician in the Hartford area, dies.

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  • 1907 - Jack Chanin was born.
  • 1907 - Australian Society of Magicians, one of the oldest magical society in the world, was founded.
  • 1965 - Roger Barkann will send absolutly free, a regular $1.00 Diamon King nail file to any Genii subscriber writing him resquesting one. This offer expires January 15, so hurry...
  • 1991 - World renowned magician Slydini passes away.
  • 1992 - Caesar's Palace house magician Jimmy Grippo dies.

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  • 1848 - Samri Baldwin was born.
  • 1945 - The live magic shows, "Mystery Time" was brought to Broadway by the Magician's Guild.
  • 1928 - Bill Woodfield, an Emmy-nominated movie and television producer and amateur magician, was born.
  • 1974 - Wilfrid Jonson, who wrote the " London Notes" column in Sphinx for over twenty-five years died.

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  • 1898 - Jimmy Grippo, long time house magician at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, was born.
  • 1931 - Theodore DeLand, creator of packet tricks phenomenon between 1906 and 1915, died.
  • 1987 - Rodolfo, one of the best known Hungarian magicians, died.

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  • 1983 - After six years and with a reported budget of $4 million, Doug Henning's show Merlin unofficially opens at the Mark Hellinger Theatre.
  • 1928 - Karrell Fox was born in East Rainelle, West Virginia
  • 1995 - Francis Haxton, a building engineer by trade and an amateur card magician, died.
  • 1994 - Tony Kardyro, originator of the Dove Bag, died.

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