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Eliza Gladys Dean (2 February 1912 – 31 May 2009), known as Millvina Dean, was a British civil servant, cartographer, and the last living survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic on 12th of April 1912. At two months old, she was also the youngest passenger aboard.
Apr 2, 2014 · Millvina Dean was only nine weeks old when she rode on the RMS Titanic with her parents and brother. When the ship hit an iceberg and sank, she became its youngest survivor.
Feb 10, 2023 · There were 128 children aboard the ship, 67 of which were saved. The youngest Titanic survivor was just two months old; her name was Millvina Dean (UK, b. 2 February 1912), and she wasn’t even supposed to be on board, nor were her family.
Apr 13, 2024 · Millvina Dean was only 9 weeks old when her family boarded the Titanic in 1912. She never publicly spoke about the Titanic until September 1, 1985, when the wreck was found. She lived to be 97...
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- A coal strike put Millvina Dean’s family on the ‘Titanic.’ Dean’s parents had decided to leave their home in Southampton, England, and emigrate to the United States.
- Millvina Dean’s father may have saved her life. In their cabin on one of the Titanic’s lower decks, Dean’s father felt the impact of the ship colliding with the iceberg.
- Baby Millvina was a superstar on her return trip. After the Titanic sinking, the Deans abandoned plans to settle in Wichita. The White Star Line gave the family passage back to England aboard another of its ships, RMS Adriatic—likely the one they were supposed to take instead of the Titanic.
- Millvina Dean made maps during World War II. Dean lived most of her life in the Southampton area. During World War II, she worked as a cartographer in the British government’s map office in London, making charts for the British army.
May 19, 2009 · Millvina Dean was the youngest passenger on the Titanic. A nine- week-old baby in her mother's arms when it set sail from Southampton on April 10th, 1912, Millvina was so tiny that when...
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(Daily Mirror, 12 May 1912) Millvina and her brother were raised and educated on various pension funds. Millvina attended Greggs School, Southampton. In her younger years Millvina did not know that she was on the Titanic, and only found out when she was eight and her mother was planning to remarry.
