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Titanic History Friday, January 23, 2026 |
| 1904 - 2nd class survivor Miss Winifred Vera Quick was born to Frederick Charles Quick (plasterer) and Jane Richards Quick in Plymouth, Devon, England, UK.
1883 - 3rd class survivor Mr Eugene Patrick Daly was born. 1972 - 3rd class survivor Mr Fridtjof Arne Madsen died of natural causes in Brooklyn, New York, USA at the age of 83. 1963 - 3rd class survivor Mrs Waika "Mary" Nakid died of pneumonia in Waterbury, Connecticut, USA at the age of 70. 1998 - James Cameron's movie "Titanic" was released into theaters in Peru, the UK, and Denmark. |
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People: Crew: Smith, Edward John
He took his first command in 1887. The ships he commanded included the first Republic, Coptic, Majestic, Baltic, Adriatic, and Olympic. In 1904, Smith became the commodore of the White Star fleet. His main job was to command the line's newest ships on their maiden voyage. Smith was married to a girl named Eleanor and had a young daughter named Helen Melville. On April 14 at 11:40pm the Captain was awakened by the collision and rushed to the bridge. Upon arrival he received a report of the accident from Murdoch and then made a quick inspection of the ship with Thomas Andrews. He was last seen on the bridge, his body was never found. |
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