Roosevelt in 1931 | |
Date | February 15, 1933 |
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Location | Bayfront Park, Miami, Florida |
Type | Assassination |
Motive | Unknown |
Target | Franklin Roosevelt |
Deaths | 2, (including Roosevelt) |
Non-fatal injuries | 1, (perpetrator) |
Convicted | Giuseppe Zangara |
Sentence | Death |
On February 15, 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt, the president-elect, was assassinated by Giuseppe Zangara while giving a speech at Bayfront Park in Miami, Florida. Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak was also shot, but died days later on March 6, 1933.