Ummm, I forgot

December -

Dec 1, 1899 - Gaetano "Tommy Brown" Lucchese was born in Palermo, Sicily

Dec 2, 1985 - Aniello Dellacroce died from cancer

Dec 13, 1950 - Willie Moretti testifies at the Kefauver Committeee's hearings into organized crime

Dec 16, 1985 - Paul Castellano and his driver, Tommy Bilotti, were shot to death outside Sparks Steakhouse, NYC

Dec 22, 1946 - Crime syndicate convention was held at Havana's Hotel Nacional. Lucky Luciano headed the meeting , breaking his exile to Sicily. It was agreed that Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel would have to die

Dec 28, 1963 - Joe Magliocco, successor to Joe Profaci as Family boss, died from a heart attack

Since we're so close to January, I'll add that month now:

January

Jan 1, 1959 - The Mob's casino operations in Havana, Cuba are lost as Batista is forced into exile after Fidel Castro took over

Jan 3, 1946 - NYS Governor Thomas Dewey announced Lucky Luciano would soon be freed from jail for his help with the war effort.

Jan 3, 1956 - Joe Adonis deported

Jan 15, 1983 - Meyer Lansky dies at home, Miami, Florida

Jan 17, 1920 - The Volstead Act, the enforcement arm of the 18th Amendment (Prohibition) was put into law

Jan 18, 1905 - Joe Bonanno born in Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily

Jan 24, 1925 - Johnny Torrio shot outside his home in Chicago. He survived and decided to retire.

Jan 24, 1974 - Carmine Galante released from prison after serving 12 years of a 20 year sentence

Jan 25, 1947 - Al Capone dies

Jan 26, 1962 - Lucky Luciano died @ 5:26 p.m., Naples, Italy


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