Today in Mafia History
Criminal Topics: Drug Lords - Gangsters
Historical Events
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1923-02-24 - Mass arrests in US of mafia
1957-11-14 - The Apalachin Meeting outside Binghamton, New York is raided by law enforcement, and many high level Mafia figures are arrested.
1963-06-30 - Ciaculli massacre: A car bomb, intended for Mafia boss Salvatore Greco, kills seven police and military officers near Palermo.
1987-01-13 - 7 top NY Mafia bosses sentenced to 100 years in prison each
1989-12-06 - Mafia drug kingpin bombs security force at Bogota, kills 52
1993-01-15 - Top mafia leader Salvatore "Toto" Riina arrested in Palermo
1993-02-15 - Bomb strike on mafia drug lords in Bogot , Colombia; kills 14
1993-02-15 - Bombings by mafia drug lords kill 14 in Bogota Colombia
1993-05-18 - Italian police arrest Mafia boss Benedetto "Nitto" Santapaola
1993-05-27 - Mafia bombs Uffizi-museum in Florence, kills 6
1993-05-28 - 200,000 demonstrate against mafia terror
1993-07-27 - Mafia bombs historical buildings in Rome/Milan/Vatican City, 5 killed
Famous Birthdays
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1877-07-24 - Calogero Vizzini, Sicilian mafioso (d. 1954)
1893-01-26 - Giuseppe Genco Russo, Sicilian mafioso (d. 1976)
1896-11-11 - Charles "Lucky" Luciano, Sicily, NYC Mafia gangster
1897-11-27 - Vito Genovese, American mafioso (d. 1969)
1902-08-24 - Carlo Gambino, Sicilian-born American mafioso (d. 1976)
1908-06-15 - Sam Giancana, American mafioso (d. 1975)
1915-06-26 - Paul Castellano, American mafia boss (d. 1985)
1928-03-29 - Vincent Gigante, American mafioso (d. 2005)
1928-07-13 - Tommaso Buscetta, Sicilian mafioso and pentito (d. 2000)
1930-11-16 - Salvatore Riina, Sicilian mafioso
1933-01-31 - Bernardo Provenzano , Mafia Boss
1935-04-11 - Richard Kuklinski, American mafia hitman (d. 2006)
1940-10-29 - John Gotti, mafia head
1946-02-21 - Vito Rizzuto, Sicilian-born alleged mafia boss
1948-12-23 - Susan Lucci, Scarsdale NY, actress (All My Children, Mafia Princess)
Famous Deaths
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1954-07-10 - Calogero Vizzini, Sicilian mafioso (b. 1877)
1962-01-26 - Charles "Lucky" Luciano, NYC Mafia gangster, dies at 65
1969-02-14 - Vito Genovese, US mafia chief, dies at 71
1971-05-05 - Petro Scaglione, Italian procureur-general, killed by Mafia
1976-03-18 - Giuseppe Genco Russo, Sicilian mafioso (b. 1893)
1982-09-03 - Della Chiesa, Italian general/mafia fighter, murdered
1985-12-16 - Thomas Bilotti, American mafioso (b. 1940)
1988-11-22 - Paul Vario, U.S. Italian Mafia of the Lucchese Family (b. 1914)
1988-12-12 - Anthony "Tony Pro" Provenzano, American Mafia figure (b. 1917)
1991-08-29 - Libero Grassi, Italian underwear manufacturer/anti mafia, dies
1992-05-23 - Giovanni Falcone, anti-mafia judge (Palermo), murdered
1992-07-19 - Paolo Borsellino, Italian anti-mafia judge, murdered by mafia
1993-11-15 - Luciano Liggio, Italian mafia leader/painter, dies
1994-03-19 - Giuseppe Diana, Italian anti-mafia priest, murdered
2000-04-02 - Tommaso Buscetta, Sicilian mafioso and pentito (b. 1928)
2005-12-19 - Vincent Gigante, American mafioso (b. 1927)
2006-03-05 - Richard Kuklinski, American Mafia hit man (b. 1935)
