https://history.info/on-this-day/1695-the-biggest-robbery-in-the-history-of-piracy Anyone who has seen the movie Goodfellas is familiar with the Lufthansa heist, which is believed to have been the biggest cash robbery in United States history. Francois l'Olonnais (French, 1635-1668) l'Olonnais humbly began as a poor man, working on a plantation in America as an indentured servant. Russia Plans Largest Pirate Heist In History Of World ... Council Members response to this outrage being their wholehearted support of a new law that would make Russia the largest pirate state the world has ever known—and whose target will be the 81 collective ... , and eradicating the entire history … While the richest and most popular pirate of today is surely the “Pirates of the Caribbean” movie franchise (worldwide gross: $3.7 billion), the pirates of the old days were no slouches–and they probably weren’t as weird as Johnny Depp, either. 1. Argentine flag in the Falkland Islands Confirmed 1982 After he turned to piracy, the Frenchman was known for the viciousness he showed to his vanquished, as well as his success in raiding many towns (he was one of the most successful pirates on land attacks) and capturing many ships. In the height of her power, former prostitute controlled more than 1,500 ships and had the manpower of 80,000 sailors which was one of the biggest naval armies in the history of the world. With a value of about $5 million, it was the largest cash robbery in the United States at the time. This female pirate captain used her super large army for robbing and taxing towns and plundering ships throughout the coast of the South China Sea. In the ancient world, a talent was a unit of weight equivalent to 26 kilograms, or about 836 troy ounces. Lufthansa heist: Confirmed 1978 — Cash and jewels from a robbery at Lufthansa's cargo terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport in December 1978. When the pirates arrived, they robbed the island of 100 talents of gold, an unfathomable sum at the time. Not only did we start by first pirating one of EIC's most valuable commodities; CMDR Vivid Velleity himself, henceforth known as DREAD PIRATE VIVID, but we managed to steal greater than 60% of their total accessible purchasable inventory in one go. [BREAKING NEWS] Largest Heist In Galactic History Takes Place: EIC Robbed by The Code. They were often go-getter British brigands living mostly in the 1500s-1700s, when European countries were […] Here's a look at six of the more famous pirate ships in history. Adventure Galley. It happened on December 11, 1978 at JFK International Airport, where an estimated five … Captain Henry Avery, also known as Henry Every, Benjamin Bridgeman and Long Ben was an English pirate, famous for the largest heist in the 1600s and become a wanted man to the world. ... a small force of Code pirate ships successfully pillaged three T9 EIC trade ships (destroying one for “the joy of it”) of nearly 500M credits worth of void opals, painite, and rare goods. https://www.history.com/news/henry-everys-bloody-pirate-raid-320-years-ago He's searching for the entrance to a stone vault that he believes contains a pirate hoard—part of what many consider the largest high-seas heist in history—stashed nearly 300 years ago. "This heist has been a long time coming.