Dean was born in Branscombe, England, on 2 February 1912 to Bertram Frank Dean (1886–1912) and Georgette Eva Light (1879–1975). Millvina Dean was the youngest passenger to ever be on the Titanic, at nine weeks old. Ahead, we will also know about Millvina Dean dating, affairs, marriage, birthday, body measurements, wiki, facts, and much more. She was the last living survivor who travelled second-class on the ship. She lived in retirement in Southampton, England and was kept very busy attending conventions; appearing in documentaries, TV series and radio shows; signing huge amounts of autographs; and relating her tales to school groups. Famous in her later years as the last of the survivors of the Titanic disaster, Dean traveled on the doomed ship when she was only two months old. Dean was barely two months old when she boarded the ship. [4] They were not supposed to be aboard the Titanic, but due to a coal strike, they were transferred onto it and boarded it as third-class passengers at Southampton, England. The last living survivor of the Titanic, Millvina Dean, has died at the age of 97 in Southampton after catching pneumonia. FATHER DROWNED: WIFE & CHILDREN SAVED, MEETING MILLVINA DEAN - LAST TITANIC SURVIVOR, Happy Birthday Millvina Dean (February 2). Miss Elizabeth Gladys Millvina Dean, was born on 2 February 1912. The family had been book… Thomas Arthur Whiteley : Titanic Survivor, Madeleine Newell photographed after her arrival in New York, RMS Titanic facts, history and passenger and crew biography. … She was the daughter of Bertram Frank Dean and Georgette Eva Light Dean. [17][18] DiCaprio and Winslet led the way with a joint contribution of US$20,000. Millvina and her brother were raised and educated on various pension funds. At 2 months and 13 days of age, she was also the youngest passenger on board the ship. Speaking from her nursing home, she said: "The Titanic was a tragedy which tore so many families apart. Miss Elizabeth Gladys Millvina Dean, was born on 2 February 1912. Millvina was also the last surviving passenger, dying in 2009. [5], It was not until Dean was in her seventies that she became involved in Titanic-related events. Dean was born in Branscombe, England, on 2 February 1912 to Bertram Frank Dean (1886–1912) and Georgette Eva Light (1879–1975). Millvina Dean Is A Member Of . had friends and family. We will also look at who is Millvina Dean, how she become famous, Millvina Dean’s boyfriend, who is Millvina Dean dating now, previous dating & relationships […] She and Eva Hart were both child survivors of the disastrous maiden voyage of the Titanic. Millvina Dean, who as a baby was wrapped in a sack and lowered into a lifeboat in the frigid North Atlantic, died Sunday, having been the last survivor of the 1912 sinking of the RMS Titanic. She never married and had no children. [6][7] In 1998, she travelled to the United States to participate in a Titanic convention in Springfield, Massachusetts, and another in 1999 in Montreal, Quebec. She was the youngest person to be on the ship, and did not remember anything about the sinking. Survivors News (315 posts) Millvina has passed away (186 posts) Happy Birthday Millvina Dean (February 2) (113 posts) Millvina Dean (51 posts) Millvina Dean coming to United States (30 posts) Millvina Dean's Real Name (16 posts) Millvina Dean Titanic Survivor (11 posts) Baby named after Millvina Dean (10 posts) Milvina Dean (7 posts) Dean Family (7 posts) Did Millvina Dean's brother have children? Millvina Dean Popularity . Browse Encyclopedia Titanica without any adverts Annual Membership. As was the case with many of Titanic's immigrant widows, Etta Dean surrendered any notion of remaining in the United States once it was clear her husband had not been saved. Her father felt its collision with the iceberg on the night of 14 April 1912, and after investigating, returned to his cabin, telling his wife to dress the children and go up on deck. She was 97. In response to the escalating cost of Dean's healthcare, The Millvina Fund was set up in April 2009 by the Belfast, British, and International Titanic Societies with the exclusive aim of taking care of her nursing home bills. Titanic Survivor. The White Star Line offered Etta and her children passage back to England aboard RMS Adriatic. She had also been scheduled to appear at a commemoration of the 94th anniversary of the sinking in 2006, but a broken hip prevented her appearance. Check out this biography to know about this biography to know about her childhood, family, Titanic tragedy, survival, and life. 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