“Titanic baby”

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“Titanic baby” refers to John Jacob Astor VI, the posthumous son of millionaire John Jacob Astor IV, who became famous as the infant born after his father died in the sinking of the RMS Titanic.

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“Titanic baby” canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American socialite
businessman
heir
human
birthDate 1912-08-14
birthPlace New York
New York City
United States
burialPlace Manhattan
New York City
Trinity Church Cemetery
causeOfDeath heart failure
countryOfCitizenship United States
dateOfConceptionRelativeToEvent conceived before the RMS Titanic voyage
deathDate 1992-06-26
deathPlace Florida
Miami Beach
United States
educatedAt Harvard University
St. George’s School
linked to: St. George's School
familyName Astor
father John Jacob Astor IV
fatherDeathDate 1912-04-15
fatherDiedIn sinking of the RMS Titanic
givenName John
grandfather William Backhouse Astor Jr.
grandmother Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor
mediaCoverage extensive newspaper coverage at birth due to Titanic connection
memberOfFamily Astor family
middleName Jacob
mother Madeleine Talmage Force
nickname Titanic baby
notableEventInLife inheritance disputes with half-brother Vincent Astor
notableFor being born after his father died in the sinking of the RMS Titanic
being widely known as the "Titanic baby" in the press
numberOfMarriages 4
occupation investor
real estate developer
ordinalInName VI
religion Episcopalian
residence Florida
Palm Beach
sibling Vincent Astor
spouse Dolores Fullman
Ellen Tuck French
Gertrude Gretsch
Sue Sandford
stepfather William Karl Dick

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John Jacob Astor VI knownAs “Titanic baby”