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Leon Nash 1925 - 1992

Leon Nash of Chicago, Cook County, IL was born on July 22, 1925, and died at age 67 years old on September 20, 1992.
Leon Nash
Chicago, Cook County, IL 60620
July 22, 1925
September 20, 1992
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Leon Nash's History: 1925 - 1992

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  • 07/22
    1925

    Birthday

    July 22, 1925
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    Unknown
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  • 09/20
    1992

    Death

    September 20, 1992
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Leon Nash lived 5 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 67.
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In 1925, in the year that Leon Nash was born, gangster Al "Scarface" Capone took over the Chicago bootlegging racket at age 26. Previously right hand man to boss Johnny Torrio, Capone took over when Torrio was shot and severely injured and decided to resign. The bootlegging and brothel organization was massive and when asked what he did, Capone often replied "I am just a businessman, giving the people what they want".
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In 1943, Leon was 18 years old when on June 20th through June 22nd, the Detroit Race Riot erupted at Belle Isle Park. The rioting spread throughout the city (made worse by false rumors of attacks on blacks and whites) and resulted in the deployment of 6,000 Federal troops. 34 people were killed, (25 of them black) - mostly by white police or National Guardsmen, 433 were wounded (75 percent of them black) and an estimated $2 million of property was destroyed. The same summer, there were riots in Beaumont, Texas and Harlem, New York.
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