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Titanic History Friday, November 22, 2024 |
| 1913 - 1st class survivor Mr Maximilian Josef Frölicher-Stehli died of heart failure / disease at the age of 62.
1963 - 2nd class survivor Mrs Elizabeth Nye died in Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA at the age of 81. 1889 - 3rd class passenger Miss Ida Sofia Strandberg was born to Sofia Strandberg (crofter). 1950 - 3rd class survivor Mr August Wennerström died in Culver, Indiana, USA at the age of 66. 1998 - Actress Kate Winslet ("Rose DeWitt Bukater" in James Cameron's movie "Titanic") and Jim Threapleton married at the Anglican All Saints' Church in Reading, England, UK, near the Winslet family home. Kate wore a beautiful white gown designed by Alexander McQueen, and the church was decorated with white and yellow roses. The ceremony was planned in absolute secrecy - not even the 170 guests knew the exact location. |
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People: First Class: Lady Duff-Gordon
In 1894 Lucy decided to try her hand at dressmaking to make some money. She rented a shop and a workplace and began 'Lucile.' Her business was a huge success, with Lucy eventually moving to a larger store in London. Business started to slow down and she began to worry about loosing money and her business. In a shrewd buisness move she married Sir Cosmo Duff Gordon in 1900. Sir Cosmo and Lucy were rarely together since Lucy traveled so much because of her business, which had opened stores in New York and in 1912 in Paris. An urgent business matter is the reason the Duff Gordon's were on the Titanic. Sir Cosmo was 49 when he boarded the Titanic with Lucy whom was 48. They held ticket number 11755 and for reasons still unknown, signed in as "Mr. and Mrs. Morgan" which later caused numerous problems when the passenger list was released after the sinking (J.M. Morgan was the owner of the IMM whom owned the White Star Line and was to travel on the Titanic. He ended up cancelling his trip however at the last minute). Sir Cosmo occupied room A-16 and Lucy A-20. At 1:10 A.M. Sir Cosmo and Lucy asked First Officer Murdoch if they could board Lifeboat 1 together. Murdoch replied that he would be glad if they would and they did. Lifeboat 1 only carried 12 passengers - 7 of which were crew members. Sir Cosmo and Lady Duff Gordon were rescued by the Carpathia and later returned to London. |
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