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.
Arts and literature
Births
Jack Diamond "Legs", New York Prohibition gangster
John Lazia, Kansas City gang leader and enforcer for political boss Tom Pendergast Paul Ricca (Paolo deLucia) "The Waiter", Chicago Outfit leader Joseph Zerilli, Detroit crime family leader and former Eastside Gang and Pascuzzi Combine member February 6 – Louis Buchalter "Lepke", National Crime Syndicate member February 20 – Nick Licata, Boss of the Los Angeles crime family April 7 – Walter Winchell, New York organized crime journalist October 2 – Joseph Profaci "Olive Oil King", Profaci crime family founder and Cosa Nostra leader November 24, Charles "Lucky" Luciano (Salvatore Lucania), National Crime Syndicate founder and New York Mafia Don November 27 – Vito Genovese, Genovese crime family founder and Cosa Nostra leader.