Tuesday, 2 June 2009

At the end of the road: Millvina Dean (1912-2009), last Titanic survivor

Millvina Dean, the last Titanic survivor, died in a nursing home in Hampshire, England on Sunday at the age of 97. She was only nine weeks old when her family emigrated to the USA on board the Titanic in April 1912. Her mother and brother also survived the shipwreck while her father was among the 1,517 who lost their lives. Articles and obituaries in The Times and The Guardian:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article6401827.ece

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jun/01/last-titanic-survivor-dies

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article6408728.ece

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