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Anton Cermak

Case from Miami, FL dated Mar 06, 1933

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Mayor Anton Joseph Cermak

Male

Miami

FL

1933-03-06

59

Anton

Cermak

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Mayor Anton Joseph Cermak, the 44th Mayor of Chicago, died on March 6, 1933, in Miami, Florida, at the age of 59. His death was the result of a gunshot wound inflicted by Giuseppe Zangara, an anarchist who was attempting to assassinate President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt. The incident occurred on February 15, 1933, at Bayfront Park in Miami, where Cermak was present to greet Roosevelt. As Roosevelt was delivering a speech, Zangara fired multiple shots, one of which struck Cermak in the lung. D ...
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  • Mayor Anton Joseph Cermak Biography | Chicago Public Library
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