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Alphonse "Al Capone" Gabriel Capone

Chicago, IL

January 17, 1899 - January 25, 1947

Jan 17, 1899 - Jan 25, 1947

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Al Capone died of Cardiac Arrest. He was born on January 17, 1899, in Brooklyn, New York. He married Mae Capone and they had a child named Albert Francis Capone. His Parents were Gabriel and Teresina Capone. He had six brothers Frank Capone, Ralph Capone, Richard James Hart, Umberto Capone, Matthew Capone, and two sisters, Mafalda Capone, and Ermina Capone

Married on Monday, December 30, 1918, to Mae Capone
He went to Brooklyn Elementary School and then stopped going to school
Al Capone became Chicago's de facto crime czar
His greatest downfall was his tax evasion which got him sentenced to 11 years and a fine of $80,000
He was in a street gang as a kid
He played semi-pro baseball
“Be careful who you call your friends. I’d rather have four quarters than one hundred pennies.”

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