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Events
[edit]- April 13 – Gambino crime family soldier Bartholomew "Bobby" Boriello was gunned down outside his Bensonhurst, Brooklyn home.
- August 9 – Antonio Scopelliti, the prosecutor scheduled to argue the government’s case in the final appeal of the Maxi Trial before the Italian Supreme Court, is assassinated while on vacation in Calabria.
- August 29 – Libero Grassi, a Palermo businessman who publicly defied the Mafia’s extortion racket is murdered in Palermo.
Arts and literature
[edit]- Billy Bathgate (film) [1] starring Dustin Hoffman, Loren Dean, Bruce Willis, Steven Hill, Steve Buscemi and Stanley Tucci.
- Boyz n the Hood (film) [2] starring Laurence Fishburne, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Ice Cube.
- Mobsters (film) [3] starring Christian Slater, Patrick Dempsey, Richard Grieco, Costas Mandylor, F. Murray Abraham, Chris Penn and Anthony Quinn.
- Oscar (film) [4] starring Peter Riegert, Chazz Palminteri, Joey Travolta and Sylvester Stallone
- New Jack City (film)
Births
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Deaths
[edit]- June 24 – Philip Rastelli "Rusty", Bonanno crime family boss[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Narvaez, Alfonso (June 27, 1991). "Philip Rastelli, 73, A Reputed Leader Of a Crime Family". New York Times. Retrieved February 5, 2024.