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12 famous people who died on the Titanic — and 11 who survived

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Titanic, billed as an unsinkable ship, hit an iceberg and sank on April 15, 1912. More than 1,500 people died in the maritime ...
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The Titanic's wealthiest victim was carrying a gold pocket watch when he died. Now, it could sell for $500,000 at auction

When the Titanic hit an iceberg in 1912, first-class passenger John Jacob Astor IV helped his pregnant wife into a lifeboat before going down with the ship. He was the wealthiest person on the doomed ...
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Man Died on Titanic Wearing Watch That Just Sold for Historic $2.3M. As Ship Sank, Wife Refused to Leave His Side

A gold pocket watch owned by Isidor Straus, a passenger on the Titanic, sold for a historic $2.3 million at an auction house in England on Nov. 22 Straus and his wife died on the sinking liner, a last ...
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History of the Titanic: 10 questions about the ill-fated ship

More than a century after the sinking of the Titanic, another ocean search and rescue operation is taking place in the vicinity of the ship's wreckage. A submersible carrying five people went missing ...
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Man Died on Titanic Wearing Watch That Just Sold for Historic $2.3M. As Ship Sank, Wife Refused to Leave His Side

HenryAldridgeSon/Bournemouth News/Shutterstock The 18-carat Jules Jurgensen watch; Isidor Straus with his wife, Ida. A pocket watch owned by a first-class passenger ...