Arnold Rothstein
Full Name: Arnold Rothstein
Nationality:
Profession: Businessman, Gambler, and Mobster
Why Famous: Widely reputed to have organized corruption in professional athletics, conspiring in the fixing of the 1919 World Series. Also took advantage of Prohibition by turning it into a profitable business, and he transformed organized crime into a business run like a corporation.
Born: January 17, 1882
Star Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Died: November 6, 1928 (aged 46)
Cause of Death: Shot to death
Historical Events in the Life of Arnold Rothstein
- 1928-11-04 US gangster Arnold Rothstein is shot at a business meeting for reputedly refusing to pay gambling debts (dies 6th November)
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