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Dean died of pneumonia on the morning of 31 May 2009, aged 97 at a care home in Ashurst, Hampshire; [2] [20] her death coincided with the 98th anniversary of the Titanic's launch on 31 May 1911. She was cremated, and on 24 October 2009, her ashes were scattered from a launch at the docks in Southampton where the Titanic set sail. [21]
Lillian Gertrud Asplund (October 21, 1906 – May 6, 2006) was an American secretarial worker who was one of the last three living survivors of the sinking of RMS Titanic on April 15, 1912, and the last living survivor with memories of the disaster. [1]
Edith Eileen Haisman (née Brown; 27 October 1896 – 20 January 1997) was a South African-British woman who was one of the last remaining and oldest survivors of the sinking of RMS Titanic in April 1912. She was the last survivor born in the 19th century, and therefore the last survivor who was a teenager at the time of the sinking, although ...
Shine boarded the RMS Titanic at Queenstown as a third-class passenger, to cross to the United States in order to live with her brother. There is confusion over the age of Shine when she boarded the Titanic, as sources have her being aged 20, [2] but in a 1959 article, her husband John Callaghan was quoted as stating she was 19. [1]
Agnes Charlotta Sandström (née Bengtsson, 8 November 1887 – 1 December 1985) was a Swedish woman who was one of the last remaining survivors of the sinking of the Titanic on April 15, 1912. [1] She was the last survivor who was born in Sweden.
Given that Titanic has practically been her life’s dedication, Ms Rojas’ reaction is unsurprising, but she also understands why the ship’s legacy holds such a special place in other people ...
President of Titanic society questions if trips to wreckage should end. 13:45, Holly Evans. In a statement published online, Charles Haas, president of the Titanic International Society, an ...
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