17 May

John Roberts is born at Casnewydd Bach, Pembrokeshire.

Bartholomew Roberts Killed before trial

A Welsh mate forced into piracy took hundreds of ships in under three years. A broadside off Gabon in 1722 ended him, and 52 of his men were hanged.

Allied forces enter the Altaussee salt mine, where the painting is found among Göring's hoard.

Han van Meegeren Convicted

Arrested in 1945 for selling a Vermeer to Göring, a Dutch painter saved himself by proving he had painted it. Then he had to prove he had faked the rest.