VIDEO: These Magicians Died on Stage While Performing!

It is an artist’s job to entertain the public. Especially the job of a magician. Most magic numbers are successful, but how many of us know those who ended up tragically? These 10 magicians died on stage, in the middle of their tricks and they deserve to be mentioned, in honor of their work.
There a lot of magicians that try their hardest to perform to the maximum of their skill and impress the audience. The more dangerous a trick the more interesting it will be for the public and the people will always come back for more. But while this is true, the fact that is dangerous can sometimes come back and bite you and these wonderful magicians felt this on their own skin.
They risked big to win big and ended up dying on stage during their performances. These are some of the greatest magicians of all time, but they were taken away too quickly.
According to top10for.com, Janaka Basnayake died while performing a magic trick. He was a resident of Sri Lanka but went to America in 2010 to become an expert magician. During 2013, he died in an accident while performing a magical trick. The trick was actually that he had to bury himself in soil and wood. Unfortunately, Janaka couldn’t manage to get out of the soil and wood in due time and he couldn’t breathe anymore.
Born John Miller in Helsingborg, Sweden, Balabrega went to America in 1868 with his family. He was a famous magician, known for his unique and impressive magical tricks. In January 1900, Balabrega went on tour to Brazil for showing off his magical skills to the audience there. He bought “The Moth and the Flame” illusion from one of his fellow performers, Harry Rouclere. For this pyrotechnic vanishing trick, Balabrega had to be very careful because it needed gas-bags of acetylene. During that act, a gas-bag exploded and Balabrega and his assistant, Lew Bartlett died on the spot.
Tommy Cooper is still the pride of Britain as he was a famous magician. Tommy was known for his unique magic tricks. He used to perform on television and did various stage shows. In one of his acts, Tommy Cooper had a sudden heart attack. He died while performing the magical trick and the whole death incident was aired on national television.
William Robinson was a famous magician from the USA who garnered international repute for his stage character, Chung Ling Soo. He used to play the role of a Chinese conjurer on and off the stage. Chung’s life came to an end during the performance of his aptly titled act, “Condemned to Death by the Boxers”. This was a bullet-catch trick. He fired a real bullet which got lodged in his chest.
Gun trick is one of the best and most famous magical tricks in which the performers pretend to have been killed with the shot of a gun. This is what actually happened with Madame DeLinksy in 1820. She was busy performing a trick in Arnstadt Germany with a gun. The bullets were directed towards her breast. She didn’t even get the chance to pretend to die because she actually lost her life instantly.

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