1875 - 3rd class passenger Mr Jean Baptiste Van Impe was born.

1873 - Cook and survivor Mr Alfred Edgar Windebank was born to Charles Windebank (cab driver) and Georgina in Hampshire, England, UK.

1997 - Second targeted US premiere date for James Cameron's movie "Titanic." After a sizable publicity campaign was prepared, the release was delayed from summer to Christmas 1997 while postproduction (especially special effects) took longer than anticipated.