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Henry Tingle Wilde

Henry Tingle Wilde, English chief officer on the RMS Titanic (died 1912)

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Born
September 21, 1872
Died
April 15, 1912
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1872

About Henry Tingle Wilde

Lieutenant Henry Tingle Wilde was a British Merchant Navy officer who was the chief officer of the RMS Titanic during her ill-fated maiden voyage. Wilde died during the sinking, alongside 1,500 others. Boat No. 8, loaded by Wilde, was to get away first. In August 1911, Wilde became Chief Officer of Titanic's sister, the RMS Olympic, where he served under Titanic's future captain, Edward J.

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The world when Henry Tingle Wilde was born

Henry Tingle Wilde was born in 1872. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1872

  • Best-selling bookAround the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineYellowstone established as first national park
  • Technology milestoneCelluloid (first plastic) manufacturing begins
  • World population~1.52B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderUlysses S. Grant
  • U.S. population40.2M

1872 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Henry Tingle Wilde's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18722026
Population40.2M341 million

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