This Day in Magic

On April 12, 1777, magician Cagliostro, at age 44, became a freemason. He was later imprisoned for life for promoting freemasonry, which conflicted with church doctrine. On April 12, 1872, magic performer and writer Jean Hugard, co-author of “Royal Road to Card Magic” and author of “Encyclopedia of Card Tricks,” was born. (Thanks to www.magictricks.com for the Hugard date.)