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Titanic : On this Day... 17 December

Titanic events from today in history

The following 3 people were born

EDVARDSSON, Mr Gustaf Hjalmar — 17th December 1893
WITTEVRONGEL, Mr Camilius Aloysius — 17th December 1875
BAKER, Mr Henry — 17th December 1872

The following 3 people died

AVERY, Mr James Albert — 17th December 1915
LINES, Mrs Elizabeth Lindsey — 17th December 1942
HURST, Mr Walter — 17th December 1964

The following 8 items were published

The Times (1896) T. ISMAY CONTRIBUTES TO PIRRIE HOSPITAL FUND — 17th December 1896
Le Petit Journal (1908) M. FALLIERES SENDS MESSAGES TO KING GEORGE AND PRESIDENT TAFT — 17th December 1908
The Times (1913) PRESENTATION OF MEDALS FOR GALLANTRY — 17th December 1913
New York Times (1940) ACCEPT OFFER BY DICK — 17th December 1940
Daily Mining Gazette (1951) JOHN M. DAVIS, 45, FORMER C.C. MAN, PASSES IN DETROIT — 17th December 1951
New York Times (1958) SCREEN: SINKING OF THE TITANIC — 17th December 1958
Titanica! (2004) THE AVERAGE LIFEBOAT — 17th December 2004
(2020) VIOLET JESSOP AUDIO INTERVIEW — 17th December 2020