2014 Event Brazilian police distribute pamphlets to World Cup visitors with instructions on how to behave in the event of a robbery; the advice is meant to protect victims from injury or death during crime 1992 Death Reginald Beck, English film editor (Robbery, Accident, Boom), dies 1991 Death Jason Christmas, dies of gunshot wound during robbery in New York at 49 1990 Event Largest Art robbery in the history (Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston), where 12 paintings valued at $100 million are stolen 1983 Event World's greatest robbery 25,000,000 pounds of gold, Heathrow, England 1981 Event 3 members of Weather underground arrested for armored truck robbery 1981 Event Largest U.S. bank robbery in Tucson, Arizona, more than $33 million stolen 1979 Event Patricia Hearst is released from a San Francisco prison for bank robbery 1976 Event Newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst sentenced to 7 years for her part in a 1974 bank robbery. Released after 22 months by President Carter 1976 Event Patricia Hearst convicted of armed robbery 1976 Event Bank robbery in Beirut nets a record $20-50 million 1964 Event 9 men sentenced 25-30 years for Britain's 1963 "Great Train Robbery" 1963 Event Great Train Robbery - 2.5 M pounds ($3.25 M) robbed 1938 Event German law on "Entartete Art" legalizes art robbery 1933 Birthday James Booth, born in London, England, actor and writer, Zulu, Robbery, Revenge 1926 Birthday Frank Finlay, Farnworth Lancashire England, actor, Robbery, Lifeforce 1903 Event "The Great Train Robbery," the 1st Western film, released 1891 Event 1st great train robbery by Dalton Gang (Southern Pacific #17) 1876 Event Bank robbery by James/Younger fails (Cole/Bob/Jim Younger arrested) 1873 Event Jesse James and James Younger gang's 1st train robbery (Adair Iowa) 1866 Event 1st train robbery in U.S. (Reno Brothers take $13,000) 1865 Event 1st U.S. train robbery (North Bend Ohio) 1831 Event 1st U.S. bank robbery (City Bank, New York/$245,000) 1721 Death Nathaniel Hawes, tortured and executed in England for robbery
