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Today in Titanic History Thursday, October 16, 2025 | 1840 - 1st class passenger Mr George B. Goldschmidt was born in New York, USA.
1975 - 1st class survivor Mrs Mary Graham Carmichael Marvin died at the age of 81.
1891 - 3rd class passenger Miss Elin Ester Maria Braf was born to Johan Braf and Lovisa Braf in Medeltorp, Ramkvilla, Småland, Sweden.
1902 - 3rd class survivor Master William Loch "Willie" Coutts was born to William Coutts (engraver) and Winnie "Minnie" Trainer Coutts in London, England, UK.
1902 - 3rd class survivor Miss Maria Youssef ("Mary Thomas") Touma was born to Darwis Touma and Hanna Youssef Razi Touma.
1979 - 3rd class survivor Mrs Luise Kink-Heilmann died at the age of 93.
1891 - Assistant Fish Cook Mr Louis Auguste Dornier was born in France.
1998 - The engagement of actress Kate Winslet ("Rose DeWitt Bukater" in James Cameron's movie "Titanic") and Jim Threapleton was announced.
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People: Crew: Boxhall, Joseph Groves
Born
March 23, 1884
Died
April 15, 1967
Position on Titanic
Fourth Officer
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Joesph Groves Boxhall had served in White Star for 13 years, before
joining the Titanic at Belfast. He joined White Star in 1907.
After Titanic, Boxhall was the Forth Officer on the Adriatic for a while.
He was also a sub-lieutenant in the Royal Navy Reserve, and served on a
battleship for a year before the start of World War I. After the start of
the war, he remained aboard the HMS Commonwealth, and then went to
Gibraltar to command a torpedeo ship.
After this, he returned to White Star, where he served until way after the
merger in 1934 with Cunard. He was the first officer aboard Ausonia,
Scythia, and Antonia. He was the only, of Titanic's Junior Officers, to
serve at sea for a long time. He had to retire in 1940, because of ill
health. In 1958, he was the technical advisor for the movie, A Night to
Remember.
After his death, his ashes were scattered over the last known site of the
Titanic's sinking.
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