Lusitania Calendar

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29 May

Category: Ship1914: Empress of Ireland is struck by Storstad and sinks in 14 minutes with great loss of life. Fanny Mounsey, wife of William Mounsey and mother of Sarah Lund, is among the lost.

1914: Empress of Ireland is struck by Storstad and sinks in 14 minutes with great loss of life. Fanny Mounsey, wife of William Mounsey and mother of Sarah Lund, is among the lost.
30 May

Category: Birthdays1879: saloon passenger Anne Shymer is born in Logan’s Port, IN, USA.

1879: saloon passenger Anne Shymer is born in Logan’s Port, IN, USA.

Category: Ship1914: Aquitania begins her maiden voyage from Liverpool to New York.

1914: Aquitania begins her maiden voyage from Liverpool to New York.
31 May

Category: Deaths1915: body of saloon passenger Leslie Mason arrives in New York aboard Lapland.

1915: body of saloon passenger Leslie Mason arrives in New York aboard Lapland.

Category: Deaths1915: George Copping's body arrives in New York aboard Lapland

1915: George Copping's body arrives in New York aboard Lapland
1 June 2 June

Category: Marriages1877: saloon passenger Ellen Elizabeth Chapman marries William Chapman at St. Philips Anglican Church in Toronto

1877: saloon passenger Ellen Elizabeth Chapman marries William Chapman at St. Philips Anglican Church in Toronto

Category: Deaths1915: body of saloon passenger Caroline Kennedy is shipped back to the US aboard Cymric

1915: body of saloon passenger Caroline Kennedy is shipped back to the US aboard Cymric

Category: Deaths1915: funeral of saloon passenger Herbert Stone in New York City

1915: funeral of saloon passenger Herbert Stone in New York City

Category: Deaths1915: George Copping's funeral

1915: George Copping's funeral

Category: Deaths1988: fireman John O’Connell dies at age 92.

1988: fireman John O’Connell dies at age 92.
3 June 4 June

Category: Deaths1915: funeral of saloon passenger Amelia Macdona at St. Stephen's Chapel, New York City.

1915: funeral of saloon passenger Amelia Macdona at St. Stephen's Chapel, New York City.
5 June

Category: Birthdays1851: saloon passenger Charles Paynter is born in Almwich, Wales, UK.

1851: saloon passenger Charles Paynter is born in Almwich, Wales, UK.
6 June 7 June

Category: Birthdays1861: saloon passenger Alice Hubbard is born in Wales, New York, USA

1861: saloon passenger Alice Hubbard is born in Wales, New York, USA

Category: Ship1906: Lusitania christened by Lady Inverclyde and launched.

1906: Lusitania christened by Lady Inverclyde and launched.
8 June

Category: Ship1915: US Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan resigns in protest, claiming that the Wilson Administration is taking a pro-Allied stance in handling the Lusitania affair.

1915: US Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan resigns in protest, claiming that the Wilson Administration is taking a pro-Allied stance in handling the Lusitania affair.
9 June

Category: Birthdays1939: chief steward John Frederick Valentine Jones dies in Liverpool, England at age 78

1939: chief steward John Frederick Valentine Jones dies in Liverpool, England at age 78

Category: Deaths1958: saloon passenger Oscar Grab dies in Lennox Hospital, New York City, NY, at age 71.

1958: saloon passenger Oscar Grab dies in Lennox Hospital, New York City, NY, at age 71.

Category: Deaths1967: saloon passenger George Slingsby dies.

1967: saloon passenger George Slingsby dies.
10 June

Category: Birthdays1890: second cabin passenger Grace Hope French is born in Renton, Scotland, UK

1890: second cabin passenger Grace Hope French is born in Renton, Scotland, UK

Category: Marriages1893: saloon passenger Frederic Gauntlett marries Fannie Russell “Georgie” Miles in Brooklyn, NY

1893: saloon passenger Frederic Gauntlett marries Fannie Russell “Georgie” Miles in Brooklyn, NY

Category: General1910: Charles Jeffery incorporates the Thomas B. Jeffery Company as a public stock company

1910: Charles Jeffery incorporates the Thomas B. Jeffery Company as a public stock company

Category: Deaths1960: third class passenger Harold Taylor dies in Niagara Falls, NY, at age 68.

1960: third class passenger Harold Taylor dies in Niagara Falls, NY, at age 68.
11 June

Category: Birthdays1886: saloon passenger Leslie Mason is born in Boston, MA, USA.

1886: saloon passenger Leslie Mason is born in Boston, MA, USA.
12 June

Category: Birthdays1883: saloon passenger Margaret Mackworth is born.

1883: saloon passenger Margaret Mackworth is born.
13 June

Category: Ship1915: American Liner St. Paul arrives in New York with Lusitania survivors.

1915: American Liner St. Paul arrives in New York with Lusitania survivors.
14 June

Category: Birthdays1914: second cabin passenger Hannah Tulloch is born in Montana, USA.

1914: second cabin passenger Hannah Tulloch is born in Montana, USA.

Category: Citizenship1918: third class passenger Frederick Pickard becomes a US citizen.

1918: third class passenger Frederick Pickard becomes a US citizen.
15 June

Category: Birthdays1912: second cabin passenger Barbara Anderson is born in Derby, CT, USA

1912: second cabin passenger Barbara Anderson is born in Derby, CT, USA

Category: Ship1915: Lord Mersey opens the official Lusitania inquiry. Inquiry goes to 1 July, published report on 17 July places blame solely on Germany.

1915: Lord Mersey opens the official Lusitania inquiry. Inquiry goes to 1 July, published report on 17 July places blame solely on Germany.
16 June

Category: Ship1904: Lusitania‘s keel laid at John Brown and Co. Shipyards, Clydebank, Scotland.

1904: Lusitania‘s keel laid at John Brown and Co. Shipyards, Clydebank, Scotland.

Category: Ship1915: Mersey Inquiry continued.

1915: Mersey Inquiry continued.
17 June

Category: Ship1915: Mersey Inquiry continued.

1915: Mersey Inquiry continued.
18 June

Category: Ship1915: Mersey Inquiry continued.

1915: Mersey Inquiry continued.

Category: Birthdays1861: George Copping is born.

1861: George Copping is born.
19 June

Category: Ship1915: Mersey Inquiry continued.

1915: Mersey Inquiry continued.

Category: Birthdays1856: saloon passenger Elbert Hubbard is born in Bloomington, IL, USA

1856: saloon passenger Elbert Hubbard is born in Bloomington, IL, USA

Category: Marriages1919: second cabin passengers Theodore and Belle Naish are married.

1919: second cabin passengers Theodore and Belle Naish are married.
20 June

Category: Ship1915: Mersey Inquiry continued.

1915: Mersey Inquiry continued.

Category: Deaths1915: Alfred Clarke dies in London, England.

1915: Alfred Clarke dies in London, England.
21 June

Category: Ship1915: Mersey Inquiry continued.

1915: Mersey Inquiry continued.

Category: Birthdays1855: saloon passenger Robinson Pirie is born in Dundas, Ontario, Canada.

1855: saloon passenger Robinson Pirie is born in Dundas, Ontario, Canada.
22 June

Category: Ship1915: Mersey Inquiry continued.

1915: Mersey Inquiry continued.

Category: General1894: Patrick Callan becomes an American citizen.

1894: Patrick Callan becomes an American citizen.
23 June

Category: Ship1915: Mersey Inquiry continued.

1915: Mersey Inquiry continued.

Category: Deaths1933: Captain William Turner dies in Great Crosby, England, at age 77.

1933: Captain William Turner dies in Great Crosby, England, at age 77.
24 June

Category: Ship1915: Mersey Inquiry continued.

1915: Mersey Inquiry continued.
25 June

Category: Ship1915: Mersey Inquiry continued.

1915: Mersey Inquiry continued.
26 June

Category: Ship1915: Mersey Inquiry continued.

1915: Mersey Inquiry continued.
27 June

Category: Ship1915: Mersey Inquiry continued.

1915: Mersey Inquiry continued.
28 June

Category: Ship1915: Mersey Inquiry continued.

1915: Mersey Inquiry continued.
29 June

Category: Ship1915: Mersey Inquiry continued.

1915: Mersey Inquiry continued.
30 June 1 July

Category: Ship1915: Mersey Inquiry concludes.

1915: Mersey Inquiry concludes.
2 July

Category: Marriages1915: Dwight Harris marries Aileen Cavendish Foster.

1915: Dwight Harris marries Aileen Cavendish Foster.

1 thought on “Lusitania Calendar”

  1. Approximately 1950, Dwight C. Harris purchased a 350 acre property in Salisbury, Ct where he lived with his wife until 1962. In 1962 he sold the farm to Everett Crosby, brother of Bing Crosby. As a gentleman farmer, he lived on the estate during the summer and remained in New York City during the winter.

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