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Legs Diamond

Legs Diamond, American gangster (died 1931)

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Born
July 10, 1897
Died
December 18, 1931
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1897

About Legs Diamond

Jack "Legs" Diamond, also known as John Nolan and Gentleman Jack, was an Irish-American gangster in Philadelphia and New York City during the Prohibition era. A bootlegger and close associate of gambler Arnold Rothstein, Diamond survived a number of attempts on his life between 1916 and 1931, causing him to be known as the "clay pigeon of the underworld". In 1930, Diamond's nemesis Dutch Schultz remarked to his own gang, "Ain't there nobody that can shoot this guy so he don't bounce back?" Diamond was known for leading a rather flamboyant lifestyle. Diamond spent much of the voyage in the ship's smoking room playing poker; one report claimed that he won thousands of dollars in this game. His first arrest for burglary occurred when he broke into a jewelry store on February 4, 1914.

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Career and life highlights

Legs Diamond timeline

  1. His first arrest for burglary occurred when he broke into a jewelry store on February 4, 1914.
  2. A bootlegger and close associate of gambler Arnold Rothstein, Diamond survived a number of attempts on his life between 1916 and 1931, causing him to be known as the "clay pigeon of the underworld".
  3. In 1930, Diamond's nemesis Dutch Schultz remarked to his own gang, "Ain't there nobody that can shoot this guy so he don't bounce back?".

The world when Legs Diamond was born

Legs Diamond was born in 1897. 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

  • Top headlineKlondike Gold Rush begins in Canada
  • Technology milestoneFirst practical diesel engine built
  • Defining fadKlondike Gold Rush fever
  • World population~1.57B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam McKinley
  • U.S. population70.0M

1897 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Legs Diamond's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18972026
Population70.0M341 million

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