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Titanic History
Monday, April 21, 2025 | | 1862 - 1st class passenger Mr John Borland Thayer was born in Haverford, Pennsylvania, USA.
1861 - 1st class passenger Mr Walter Donald Douglas was born to George Douglas (founder of Quaker Oats) in Iowa, USA.
1945 - 1st class survivor Mrs Mahala Douglas died of heart failure / disease in Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota, USA at the age of 81.
1958 - 1st class survivor Mrs Olive Earnshaw died of cancer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA at the age of 69.
1909 - 3rd class passenger Mr William Arthur Lobb married Cordelia K. Stanlick, who was also on the Titanic, in Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA.
1947 - 3rd class survivor Mrs Shawneene George/Joseph died in Sharon, Pennsylvania, USA at the age of 73.
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