Sam Bass (outlaw)

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Sam Bass
Sam Bass
Born	(1851-07-21)July 21, 1851 Mitchell, Indiana, U.S.
Died	July 21, 1878(1878-07-21) (aged 27) Round Rock, Texas, U.S.
Cause of death	Gunshot wounds
Occupation	Outlaw

Born Samuel Bass (July 21, 1851 ‒ July 21, 1878) was a 19th-century American train robber, outlaw, and outlaw gang leader. Notably, he was a member of a gang of six that robbed a Union Pacific train in Nebraska of $60,000 in newly minted gold from San Francisco, California. To date, this is the biggest train robbery to have been committed in the USA. He died as a result of wounds sustained in a gun battle with law enforcement officers.