• 1933 – In Miami, Giuseppe Zangara attempts to assassinate US President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt, but instead shoots Chicago mayor Anton J. Cermak, who dies of his wounds on March 6.

Giuseppe Zangara


Mug shots of Giuseppe Zangara following his arrest

Born: September 7, 1900; Ferruzzano, Calabria, Kingdom of Italy
Died: March 20, 1933 (aged 32); Florida State Prison, Raiford, Florida, U.S.
Cause of death: Execution by electrocution
Occupation: Bricklayer
Criminal status: Executed
Conviction(s): First degree murder, Attempted murder (4 counts)
Criminal penalty: Death

Giuseppe Zangara (September 7, 1900 – March 20, 1933) was an Italian immigrant and naturalized United States citizen 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 injured five bystanders along with Anton Cermak, the Mayor of Chicago.

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Anton Cermak


Anton Cermak

Mayor of Chicago
In office: April 9, 1931 – March 6, 1933

Personal details
Born: Antonín Josef Čermák; May 9, 1873; Kladno, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
Died: March 6, 1933 (aged 59); Miami, Florida, U.S.
Manner of death: Assassination by gunshot
Resting place: Bohemian National Cemetery
Political party: Democratic

Anton Joseph Cermak (Czech: Antonín Josef Čermák, pronounced [ˈantoɲiːn ˈjozɛf ˈtʃɛrmaːk]; May 9, 1873 – March 6, 1933) was an American politician who served as the 44th mayor of Chicago, Illinois, from April 7, 1931, until his assassination in 1933. He was killed by an assassin, whose likely target was President Franklin D. Roosevelt, but Cermak was shot instead after a bystander hit the perpetrator with a purse.

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In popular culture

• A hastily produced movie about Cermak, The Man Who Dared, was released within months of his death.
• There was a made-for-TV movie, The Gun of Zangara, about Cermak's assassination. It was originally a two-part episode of The Untouchables, where it had the title "The Unhired Assassin." Cermak had a major role in the story as an honest man, and was played by Robert Middleton.

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The Assassination of Mayor Cermak | Scenes from The Untouchables

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The final few minutes of "The Unhired Assassin" features a few intense, mesmerizing, remarkably seamless moments that are as close as the series will ever get to non-fiction. The second installment maintains the high quality featured in the first and concludes the story with the predictable, but no less profound climax. Weak moments are few. The conclusion is the most powerful of any in the series.

PART 2 OF THE UNHIRED ASSASSIN
Teleplay by William Spier
Directed by Howard W. Koch
Produced by Joseph Shaftel
Director of Photography Charles Straumer
Special Guest Star Robert Middleton
Featuring Joe Mantel, Robert Gist, Bruce Gordon, Lee Van Cleef, Frank de Kova, Percy Helton, Sterling Holloway

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