After leaving Southampton, England (above) on Wednesday, 10 April 1912, Titanic stopped at Cherbourg in France and Queenstown (now Cobh) in Ireland before
heading westward on her journey across the Atlantic to New York.
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A MAIDEN VOYAGE ON THIS DAY IN 1912
THE ‘’FIFTH BEATLE’’ DIED ON THIS DAY IN 1962
Stuart Fergusson Victor Sutcliffe (23 June 1940 – 10 April 1962)
Stuart Sutcliffe was a Scottish artist and musician, best known as the original bass
player of The Beatles when they were a five-piece band. He left the band to pursue
a art career, having previously attended art school in Liverpool. Sutcliffe and John Lennon are credited with coming up with the name The Beatles, as both liked Buddy
Holly’s band, The Crickets. The Beatles’ mop top haircut has been credited to the
style worn by Sutcliffe.
In 1962, Sutcliffe collapsed in the middle of a art class in Hamburg after having complained of head pains. He was taken by ambulance to a hospital, but died on
the way from a brain hemorrhage, the cause of which remains unknown. Lennon
did not attend or send flowers to Sutcliffe’s funeral
The Beatles 5-piece band members were from left: John Lennon, George Harrison, Pete Best, Paul McCartney, and Stuart Sutcliffe
HE WAS ‘’THE KING OF ROCKABILLY’’
SUPPORTING ACTOR BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1903
Wardell Edwin "Ward" Bond (April 9, 1903 – November 5, 1960)
Ward Bond was featured in over 200 movies and the television series
Wagon Train on NBC from 1957-1962 and on ABC from 1962-1965. He
initially starred as the wagon master, but was later replaced upon his
death in 1960 by John McIntire. In 2001, Bond was inducted into the
Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western
Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City.
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