1897 in organized crime

1897 in organized crime

"See also:"
1896 in organized crime,
other events of 1897,
1898 in organized crime and the
list of 'years in Organized Crime'.

----

Events

*January 23 - Sum Yop Tong leader Fung Jing Toy, known as "Little Pete", is killed by Le-Lum Jung and Chew Tin Gop in San Francisco, California.

Arts and literature

Births

*Jack Diamond, New York Prohibition gangster
*John Lazia, Tom Pendergast gang leader and enforcer
*Paul Ricca (Paolo deLucia), Chicago Outfit leader
*Joseph Zerilli, Detroit crime family leader and former Eastside Gang and Pascuzzi Combine member
*February 6 - Louis Buchalter, National Crime Syndicate member
*April 7 - Walter Winchell, New York organized crime journalist
*October 2 - Joe Profaci (Joseph Profaci), Profaci Crime Family founder and Cosa Nostra leader
*November 24, Charles Luciano (Salvatore Lucania), National Crime Syndicate founder and New York Mafia Don
*November 27 - Vito Genovese, Genovese crime family founder and Cosa Nostra leader.

Deaths

*January 23 - Little Pete (Fung Jing Toy), Sum Yop Tong leader


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • 1898 in organized crime — See also: 1897 in organized crime, other events of 1898, 1899 in organized crime and the list of years in Organized Crime . Events*Antonio Morello, a member of the Morello Terranova crime family, is killed by rival gang members using a trowel. *… …   Wikipedia

  • 1896 in organized crime — See also: 1895 in organized crime , other events of 1896 , 1897 in organized crime and the list of years in organized crime .Events*Jack Zelig joins Crazy Butch s juvenile street gang as a pickpocket. *Frank Costello immigrates to the United… …   Wikipedia

  • Timeline of organized crime — This is a timeline of the history of organized crime. see also : Organized crime in Chicago Note: Sources included are Carl Sifakis s The Mafia Encyclopedia, Herbert Asbury s The Gangs of New York and others. Online references also include Thomas …   Wikipedia

  • Corporate crime — Criminology and penology Theories Causes and correlates of crime Anomie Differential association theory Deviance …   Wikipedia

  • Mount Hebron Cemetery (New York City) — Coordinates: 40°44′03″N 73°49′50″W / 40.73417°N 73.83056°W / 40.73417; 73.83056 …   Wikipedia

  • United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …   Universalium

  • Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …   Universalium

  • Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …   Universalium

  • Lucky Luciano — Charles Luciano 1936 New York Police Department mugshot of Lucky Luciano Born Salvatore Lucania November 24, 1897(1897 11 24) Lercara Friddi, Sicily, Italy …   Wikipedia

  • performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”