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    The following people were born
    BRISTOW, Mr Harry — 26th April 1873
    MORROW, Mr Thomas Rowan — 26th April 1880
    SPINNER, Mr Henry John — 26th April 1880
    BRADLEY, Mr Thomas Henry — 26th April 1883
    FITZPATRICK, Mr Cecil William — 26th April 1890

    The following people died
    PHILLIMORE, Mr Harold Charles William — 26th April 1967
    GRAHAM, Miss Margaret Edith — 26th April 1976
    These items were published
    All'erta! (1912) Una vittima di Montalto nel naufragio del «Titanic»
    Anaconda Standard (1912) Four Butte Bulgarians who sank with the giant ship
    Asbury Park Evening Press (1912) MRS. GWINN IS NOT AT POINT OF DEATH
    Atlanta Constitution (1912) Mrs. May Futrelle's account
    Belfast Newsletter (1912) Belfast Fireman's Fortunate Escape
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