Santo Trafficante Sr.

Santo Trafficante, Sr., Italian-American mobster (died 1954)

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Born: May 28, 1886
Died: August 11, 1954
Zodiac sign: Gemini
Birth year: 1886

About Santo Trafficante Sr.

Santo Trafficante Sr. was a Sicilian-born mobster, and father of the powerful mobster Santo Trafficante Jr. Treasury Department records of Santo Trafficante Sr. Santo Trafficante Sr. (May 28, 1886 – August 11, 1954) was a Sicilian-born mobster, and father of the powerful mobster Santo Trafficante Jr. His son, Santo Trafficante Jr. subsequently took over the crime family. Creative Loafing: The Mob -- A Drive-By Historical Tour of Tampa's Notorious Wise Guys by Scott Deitche "Santo Trafficante Sr".

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The world when Santo Trafficante Sr. was born

Santo Trafficante Sr. was born in 1886. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentFirst professional baseball game under electric lights
Top headlineStatue of Liberty dedicated in New York Harbor
Technology milestoneCoca-Cola invented in Atlanta
Notable inventionCoca-Cola (originally contained cocaine)
World population~1.46B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderGrover Cleveland
U.S. population55.6M

1886 versus 2026

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Measure	1886	2026
Population	55.6M	341 million

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