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Titanic History Sunday, June 28, 2026 |
| 1976 - 3rd class survivor Mrs Hanna Youssef Touma died in Michigan, USA at the age of 91.
1948 - Actress Kathleen "Kathy" Doyle-Bates was born in Memphis, Tennesee, USA. She would go on to portray Margaret "Molly" Brown in James Cameron's 1997 movie "Titanic". 1912 - Final arguments were made on Day 33 of the British inquiry into the Titanic disaster in Westminster, London, England, UK. |
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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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