Deaths
- Emmanuel Weiss, a syndicate hitman and member of the Luciano crime family
- Benjamin Zuckerman "Zookie the Bookie", Chicago syndicate mobster involved in illegal gambling
- March 4 - Louis Buchalter, Murder, Inc. leader
- March 4 - Louis Capone, Murder, Inc. hitman
- March 4 - Emanuel Weiss, Murder, Inc. hitman
- April 22 - Frank Abatte, Illinois mobster
- July 25 - Corrado Giacona, New Orleans crime family leader
- November 28 - Frank Todaro, New Orleans crime family leader
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