Jan. 17: On Al Capone's birthday, here's the mansion where the gangster lived and died

One of the nation's most notorious criminals, Al Capone, was born on this day 115 years ago. He lived and died -- of a heart attack, not violence -- in a lovely Miami mansion that served as his alibi for the St. Valentine's Day Massacre. (He made sure he was seen there while the slaughters happened.)

The house sold last year for almost $7.5 million, according to a fascinating Zillow story on the house.

Click here or on a photo to go to a slideshow of the house.

On This Day, previously:

• The house where the horse-head scene from "The Godfather" was shot • Investigating the Overlook Hotel on the day 'The Shining' sequel is released
• Great Chicago Fire extinguished; 1871 calamity remade the city