Giuseppe Zangara

Assassin of Anton Cermak

Giuseppe Zangara - Assassin of Anton Cermak
Born

September 7th, 1900
124 years ago

Died

March 20th, 1933
91 years ago — 32 years old

Category

Activists & Humanitarians

Country

United States

Links & References

An Italian-American attempted to assassinate the future president Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 15, 1933, but instead shot Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak. Following the assassination attempt, Zangara was apprehended, tried, and sentenced to death. He was executed in the electric chair on March 10, 1933. His assassination attempt marked a significant moment in American political history.

Assassinated Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak

Attempted to assassinate Franklin D. Roosevelt

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