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Last Titanic survivor's ashes scattered at sea

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Friends and relatives of the last survivor of the Titanic gathered on Saturday to scatter her ashes at the point where the ill-starred ocean liner set sail in April 1912. Elizabeth Gladys Dean -- who died on May 31, aged 97 -- was only nine weeks old when the "unsinkable" liner hit an iceberg on its maiden transatlantic voyage, drowning 1,517 of its passengers and crew. Her partner Bruno Normanis, 87, scattered her ashes from a launch off berth 43-44 at Southampton, the port city from where the Titanic set sail for New York. "We had her for 97 years and we feel lucky ... Read Full Story

Last Titanic survivor's ashes scattered in England

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The ashes of the last Titanic survivor have been scattered at the English port where the ship began its ill-fated maiden voyage in 1912. Millvina Dean, who was 9 weeks old when her parents took her aboard the ship, died May 31 at age 97. Her ashes were scatted on Saturday by her partner, Bruno Nordmanis, on the water at Southampton Docks in southern England. About 150 people including members of the British Titanic Society and friends of Dean gathered for the ceremony. David Hill, of the British Titanic Society, said Dean "was a lovely lady, and anyone who met her would say exactly ... Read Full Story

Last Titanic survivor, a baby put in a lifeboat, dies at 97

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Millvina Dean taken ill with pneumonia in England, after Hollywood stars DiCaprio and Winslet came to her aid The last living survivor of the Titanic, ­Millvina Dean, has died at the age of 97 in Southampton after catching pneumonia. As a two-month-old baby, Dean was the youngest passenger on board the giant liner when it sank on its maiden voyage with the loss of more than 1,500 lives. Her parents had decided to leave England for America, where her father had family in Kansas and hoped to open a tobacco shop. The Deans had not chosen to be aboard the Titanic, but because of ... Read Full Story

Thoughts on the Passing of Millvina Dean

Written by radioflyer1980 on
An era passed into history Sunday morning when Millvina Dean died in a resting home in the U.K. While she lived a long life – 97 years – she won’t be remembered as much for who she is, but rather what she represented. Millvina Dean was the last survivor from the sinking of the Titanic. My mom is a natural storyteller. When we ran out of Golden Books to read when I was a kid, she’d tell me about the things she remembered before I was born: the big blizzard in 1967, watching the news the day President Kennedy was shot, putting my infant ... Read Full Story

Last Titanic survivor dies at age 97

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Enlarge 2002 AFP/Getty Images photo Millvina Dean was just over 2 months old when the Titanic sank less than three horus after hitting an iceberg off Newfoundland April 14, 1912. LONDON (AP) — Millvina Dean, the last survivor of the sinking of RMS Titanic, has died, her friend Gunter Babler said Sunday. She was 97 years old, and she died where she had lived — in Southampton, England, the city her family had tried to leave behind when it took the ship's ill-fated maiden voyage, bound for America. She died in her sleep early Sunday, her friend Gunter Babler told the Associated Press. It ... Read Full Story
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LONDON — The ashes of the last Titanic survivor have been scattered at the English port where the ship began its ill-fated maiden voyage in 1912.Millvina Dean, who was 9 weeks old when her parents t...  
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Titanic survivor’s ashes put into sea
BRITAIN LONDON - The ashes of the last Titanic survivor have been scattered at Southampton, the English port where the ship began its voyage in 1912. Millvina Dean, who was 9 weeks old when her parents took her aboard the ship, died May 31 at age 97. Her ashes were scattered on the water yesterday by her partner.  
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Titanic Survivor Remembered
THE ashes of the last Titanic survivor, Millvina Dean, were today scattered at the spot where the ill-fated liner departed from Southampton almost a century ago.  
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Last Titanic survivor's ashes scattered at starting point of the doomed voyage
London, Oct 25 : Ashes of the last survivor of the Titanic, Millvina Dean, have been scattered in the sea, at the point where the historical ship began its ill-fated voyage.  
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Last Titanic survivors ashes scattered in England
LONDON (AP) - The ashes of the last Titanic survivor have been scattered at the English port where the ship began its ill-fated maiden voyage in 1912. Millvina Dean, who was 9 weeks old when her parents took her aboard the ship, died May 31 at age 97. Her ashes were scatted on Saturday by her partner, Bruno Nordmanis, on the water at Southampton Docks in southern England. About 150 people including members of the British Titanic Society and...  
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Titanic survivor's ashes scattered
The ashes of the last survivor of the Titanic have been scattered in the waters where the ill-fated ship set sail.Millvina Dean, who was nine weeks old when the liner sank after hitting an iceberg, died on May 31 this year.  
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Ashes of Titanic survivor scattered
Ashes of the last survivor of the Titanic, Millvina Dean, have been scattered at sea, at the point where the historical ship began its ill-fated voyage.  
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