Deaths
- February 15 - Edwin Helfant, lawyer and part-time municipal Judge
- April 23 - Salvatore Gingello "Sammy G", Rochester "A Team" mobster
- March 7 - Salvatore 'Ciaschiteddu' Greco, Sicilian mafioso and head of the Ciaculli crime family.
- March 21 - Salvatore Briguglio, Teamsters Union official and associate of Anthony Provenzano
- May 16 - Michael DiCarlo, Lucchese Family Associate
- June 28 - Joe Colombo - New York mobster and founder of the Colombo crime family
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