Who committed the robbery of the century?

It so happens that all TV channels broadcast about the "loudest" robbery of the century, and after a while you read already about another robbery, just as loud ...

Often we hear or read about the most high-profile robbery of the century. Moreover, many of them claiming it was the title of "most-himself." It so happens that all TV channels broadcast about the "loudest" robbery of the century, and after a while you read already about another robbery, just as loud. So, where's happened and who committed "the loudest" robbery of the century?

The first robbery of the century. Fair to mention about the biggest and the first bank robbery. Of course, such an event occurred in the United States. In New York, 19 March 1831 from the City Bank of New York was stolen 245,000 dollars. By that time, a truly astronomical sum. However, some time later, the robber was arrested and a large portion of the abducted were returned. History has preserved the name of that gentleman - Edvart Smith, an English immigrant.

Mail train robbery. In England, August 8, 1963 occurred one of the most sensational robbery of the twentieth century. Maybe because it was the royal mail train. Were stolen 2.6 million pounds ($ 60 million by today's standards). Robbery immediately dubbed as "The Great Train Robbery." To commit robbery criminals took advantage of an elementary technique, simply by changing the signal semaphore. In the robbery involved 15 people and it lasted just 20 minutes. Criminals are uncoupled two cars and drove to a safe distance, revealed postal bags. Crime was widely publicized. Was at stake the reputation of Scotland Yard, and at the same time and throughout the UK. Solve the crime and apprehend the robbers was a matter of pride the British police. Soon it was done. All offenders were each sentenced. After some time the most famous member of the gang Ronnie Biggs escaped. Only 36 years later he was arrested on his return to England.

Case of three hundred million. In the United States in 1990 occurred one of the largest museum robberies. Criminals have used one of the most banal devices, disguised as policemen. Under the pretext of checking the alarm, they entered the building of the museum and made a few masterpieces. Among the stolen masterpieces like Rembrandt's painting "Man and Woman in Black", "Storm in the Galilee," Howard Flink landscape, portrait by Manet, Degas watercolors, and the treasure of the museum - picture by Vermeer Delft "Concert." Taken together, the amount stolen is equivalent to 300 million dollars! Currently, searches have not yielded results.

Robbery in Zurich. Most recently, on February 10, 2008, there was a robbery, claiming the title of "robbing the century." Again, from the private collection of Emil Byurle, stolen paintings, which are estimated at 164 million dollars. Were stolen Monet painting "Poppies near Veta," Cezanne, "Boy in a red waistcoat", Degas' Count Lepic and his daughters "and Van Gogh's" Blooming chestnut branches ". The most expensive painting of the kidnapped is considered to be "The Boy in the red waistcoat" Cezanne. For any information about the stolen paintings was declared a reward of 100,000 Swiss francs. 

This robbery is a happy sequel. Two days later the stolen paintings were found in the car next to a psychiatric clinic, located near the museum. However, in the car were not all the paintings. According to assumptions of the four in the car found two pictures