2013 Event In one of the largest jewelry heists in recent years, nearly 103 million euros in diamonds and other jewels were stolen from the Carlton Intercontinental Hotel diamond show in Cannes, France 2010 Event The Wittelsback-Graff Diamond, a 31.06-carat Fancy Deep Blue diamond, once part of the Austrian and Bavarian Crown jewels, is placed on display at the Smithsonian 1989 Death Milton Frome, actor (Family Jewels), dies 1987 Event Duchess of Windsors jewels auctioned for 31,380,197 pounds 1964 Event Star of India and other jewels are stolen in New York 1944 Birthday Hans van Eijk, Dutch rock guitarist, Jumping Jewels 1914 Event Construction begins on Tower of Jewels for the Exposition (San Francisco) 1671 Event Col Thomas Blood attempts to steal Crown Jewels
