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Titanic History Tuesday, March 10, 2026 |
| 1912 - 2nd class passenger Fr William Lahtinen's infant daughter Martha died. He wrote to a friend that he felt that they would soon be joining their lost child. The next month he and his wife would perish on the Titanic.
1894 - 2nd class passenger Mr Reginald Harry Rogers was baptised at the Tavistock Parish Church as Reginald Harry Rogers but always known as Harry. 1977 - 2nd class survivor Mr Albert Francis Caldwell died at the age of 91. 1911 - 3rd class passenger Master Eino Viljam Panula was born to Juha Panula and Maria Emilia Panula. 1884 - 3rd class passenger Mrs Anna Sigrid Maria Danbom was born to Anna Lovisa Brogren in Långebro, Horn, Kisa, Östergötland, Sweden. 1966 - 3rd class survivor Mrs Selini "Celiney" Yazbeck died of heart failure / disease at the age of 69. 1997 - The sinking scenes for James Cameron's movie "Titanic" were filmed from the 6th to the 12th and were the most expensive filming days in motion picture history. |
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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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