Giuseppe Zangara
Giuseppe Zangara | |
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Zangara in 1933 | |
| Born | September 7, 1900 Ferruzzano, Calabria, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | March 20, 1933 (aged 32) Florida State Prison, Raiford, Florida, U.S. |
| Criminal status | Executed by electrocution |
| Convictions | First degree murder Attempted murder (4 counts) |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Details | |
| Date | February 15, 1933 |
| Locations | Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Killed | 1 (Anton Cermak) |
| Injured | 4 |
| Weapon | .32-caliber revolver |
Giuseppe Zangara (September 7, 1900 – March 20, 1933) was an Italian-born American who attempted to assassinate the President-elect of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt, on February 15, 1933, 17 days before Roosevelt's inauguration. During a night speech by Roosevelt in Miami, Florida, Zangara fired five shots with a handgun he had purchased a couple of days before. He missed his target and instead killed Anton Cermak, the Mayor of Chicago, and injured four bystanders.
Zangara, who pled guilty and refused to appeal, was executed in Florida's electric chair slightly over a month later.