Giuseppe zangara in the encyclopedia of witchcraft
Giuseppe zangara in the encyclopedia of witchcraft
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Giuseppe Zangara
Attempted assassin of Franklin D. Roosevelt (1900–1933)
Giuseppe Zangara | |
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Zangara in 1933 | |
| Born | (1900-09-07)September 7, 1900 Ferruzzano, Calabria, Italy |
| Died | March 20, 1933(1933-03-20) (aged 32) Florida State Prison, Raiford, Florida, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Execution by electrocution |
| Conviction(s) | First degree murder Attempted murder (4 counts) |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Date | February 15, 1933 |
| Location(s) | 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 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