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Titanic : On this Day... 16 December

Titanic events from today in history

The following 8 people were born

CURTIS, Mr Arthur — 16th December 1885
DYKER, Mr Adolf Fredrik — 16th December 1888
GOLDSCHMIDT, Mr George B. — 16th December 1840
MCNAMEE, Mrs Eileen — 16th December 1892
SLEMEN, Mr Richard James — 16th December 1876
SMITH, Mr James William — 16th December 1887
MALLET, Mrs Antonine Marie — 16th December 1887
RYERSON, Master John Borie — 16th December 1898

The following 5 people died

O'KEEFFE, Mr Patrick — 16th December 1939
RISICATO, Dr Vittorio — 16th December 1940
GAMBLE, Mr William — 16th December 1942
JOHNSTONE, Mr James — 16th December 1943
DAVIES, Master John Morgan jr — 16th December 1951

The following 7 items were published

The Times (1912) LIVERPOOL AWARDS TO CARPATHIA CREW — 16th December 1912
Chicago Examiner (1913) STEAD'S SPIRIT PICKS WRONG LADY GORDON — 16th December 1913
New York Times (1924) DR. RICE, IN WILDS OF BRAZIL, IN TOUCH BY RADIO WITH HIS FRIENDS IN NEW YORK EVERY NIGHT — 16th December 1924
New York Times (1933) JOHN JACOB ASTOR TO WED DEBUTANTE — 16th December 1933
Racine Journal Times (1952) JENNIE HANSEN — 16th December 1952
Racine Journal-Times (1952) MRS. JENNIE L. EMERSON — 16th December 1952
Titanica! (2010) ROSTRON'S MONSTER — 16th December 2010