The Titanic's sinking claimed over 1,500 lives. There were well-known people among the casualties.

Archibald Gracie wrote of the ill-fated steamship: "It is a fine ship but I shall await my journeys end before I pass ...

The Titanic, a luxury British ship, hit an iceberg and sank early in the morning on April 15, 1912 Sophie Dodd is a writer for PEOPLE. She previously worked as an editorial assistant at PEOPLE ...

Col. Archibald Gracie wrote the letter while traveling on the Titanic days before the ship sank and plunged him into the icy ...

Millvina Dean was 9 weeks old when the Titanic sank 113 years ago. She was the last living survivor of the ship and died in 2009.

“They kept the lights and the power working to the end, to give the crew time to launch the lifeboats safely with some light ...

In April 1912, the RMS Titanic sank to the bottom ... had nearly a 50 percent chance of survival compared to those in other classes. But in the end, only 706 people made it out alive, per History.

An inside spread in the newspaper featured photos of some of the victims, including the Titanic's captain Edward ... which could not accommodate all of the people onboard. A nearby ship, the ...

How many people survived the Titanic? 706 people in all survived the sinking, according to History.com. Notably, first-class passengers were 44% more likely to survive, while third-class ...

We know the RMS Titanic struck an iceberg and sank in the cold North Atlantic with the deaths of more than 1,500 people in April 1912, yet the ship still haunts and fascinates us – and now ...