Encyclopedia Titanica

Titanic : On this Day... 1 May

Titanic events from today in history

The following 6 people were born

BOREBANK, Mr John James — 1st May 1870
ČAČIĆ, Miss Marija — 1st May 1875
CHARMAN, Mr John James — 1st May 1886
ROTTA, Mr Angelo Mario — 1st May 1888
BURNS, Mr William Simpson — 1st May 1874
PHILLIMORE, Mr Harold Charles William — 1st May 1888

The following 4 people died

WHEELTON, Mr Edenser Edward — 1st May 1949
WELLER, Mr William Clifford — 1st May 1954
SLOPER, Mr William Thompson — 1st May 1955
PURVIS, Mr Robert — 1st May 1969

The following 17 items were published

(1912) MME. AUBART: LUXURY LOST — 1st May 1912
Chicago Examiner (1912) NOT LOCKED IN CABIN ON CARPATHIA, SAYS ISMAY — 1st May 1912
Concord Enterprise (1912) ALGERNON H. BARKWORTH — 1st May 1912
Eastbourne Gazette (1912) HERO MUSICIANS : SUGGESTED MEMORIAL TO MR. J. W. WOODWARD — 1st May 1912
Elizabeth Daily Journal (1912) EXPRESS GRATITUDE FOR SYMPATHY SHOWN — 1st May 1912
Leeds Mercury (1912) PORTRAIT OF BRUCE ISMAY — 1st May 1912
Liverpool Echo (1912) JAMES JOHNSTONE — 1st May 1912
Minneapolis Morning Tribune (1912) MAN MRS ASTOR SAVED STARTS NEW LIFE HERE — 1st May 1912
Morristown Gazette (1912) TELLS OF HIS EXPERIENCE ON TITANIC — 1st May 1912
New York Dramatic Mirror (1912) DOROTHY GIBSON'S ACCOUNT OF THE TITANIC DISASTER — 1st May 1912
Southern Daily Echo (1912) DEATH NOTICE (5) — 1st May 1912
Tacoma Daily Ledger (1912) ANNA SJOBLOM — 1st May 1912
Newark Star (1912) LAURA CRIBB GIVEN RECEPTION — 1st May 1912
New York Times (1915) TO HONOR WIRELESS HEROES — 1st May 1915
The Scotsman (1931) TITANIC CAPTAIN'S WIDOW (INQUEST) — 1st May 1931
New York Times (1948) MRS. FRED J. SWIFT, WAS CLUB LEADER — 1st May 1948
Titanica! (2024) A QUAY QUESTION — 1st May 2024