November 5, 1695 - Olivier Levasseur
Operating during the final years of the Golden Age of Piracy, La Buse built his reputation on aggressive tactics and swift strikes that earned him a nickname reflecting his predatory style. His most consequential act was the seizure of the Nossa Senhora do Cabo, a Portuguese vessel carrying one of the richest hauls of the era — gold, jewels, and sacred objects valued at figures that remain disputed but were extraordinary by any measure. He was captured and hanged in 1730, but the legend of his buried treasure and an unsolved cryptogram he allegedly threw into the crowd at his execution has kept his name circulating well beyond the historical record.
From Wikipedia
Olivier Levasseur (1688, 1689, or 1690 – 7 July 1730), was a French pirate, nicknamed La Buse ("The Buzzard") or La Bouche ("The Mouth") or (Portuguese: O Falcão) in his early days for the speed and ruthlessness with which he always attacked his enemies as well as his ability to verbally attack his opponents. He is known for his involvement in the Nossa Senhora Do Cabo heist, among the richest plunders in the Golden Age of Piracy, and for a myth concerning buried treasure and a cryptogram.
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