– A meeting is held in Livingston, New Jersey, possibly in connection to the Apalachin Conference. November 14 – Over sixty organized crime figures including Vito Genovese, Carlo Gambino, Paul Castellano, Joseph Bonanno, Joseph Profaci, Joseph Magliocco and John Montana are arrested at the home of Joseph Barbara, Sr. during the Apalachin Conference. Following this incident, federal authorities are forced to admit the possibility of the existence of organized crime. Arts and literature Births Deaths David Berman, Las Vegas mobster June 17 – Frank Scalise, New York mobster September 19 – Joseph Scalise, brother of Frank Scalise October 25 – Albert Anastasia "Lord High Executioner"/"The Mad Hatter", Gambino crime family boss Notes Organized crime Years in organized crime