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How Many People Died On The Titanic? Is anyone still alive from the Titanic? How many kids died in the Titanic?

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RMS Titanic was a British passenger liner, operated by the White Star Line, which sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after striking an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton, UK, to New York City.

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It remains to this day the deadliest peacetime sinking of a superliner or cruise ship.

The disaster drew much public attention, provided foundational material for the disaster film genre, and has inspired many artistic works.

How Many People Died On The Titanic?

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It is generally believed that of the ship’s approximately 2,200 passengers and crew members, some 1,500 people perished when the ship sank.

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According to the U.S. committee investigating the sinking, 1,517 lives were lost, and its British counterpart determined that 1,503 died.

How many kids died in the Titanic?

Of the 109 children traveling on the Titanic, almost half were killed when the ship sank – 53 children in total.

Is anyone still alive from the Titanic?

There’s no one alive from the Titanic disaster.

The last survivor Millvina Dean, who was just two months old at the time of the tragedy, died in 2009 at the age of 97.


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