1897 in organized crime

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

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Contents 1 Events 2 Arts and literature 3 Births 4 Deaths

[edit] 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.

[edit] Arts and literature

[edit] 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.

[edit] Deaths

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