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John Avena
August 17, 1936
Sicilian-American mobster
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John "Nazzone" Avena, also known as John DiNatale, was a Sicilian-American mobster of the American Cosa Nostra and boss of the Philadelphia crime family during the 1930s, which later became known as the Bruno family. He got his nickname because of his long nose.
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- Anniversary · August 17
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