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The accident claimed 852 lives. Most died by drowning and hypothermia, as the water temperature was 10–11 °C (50–52 °F). One of the victims of the sinking was the Estonian singer Urmas Alender. In total, 94 bodies were recovered: 93 within 33 days of the accident, and the last victim was found 18 months later. [1]
The actions of the captain and men during the sinking of HMS Birkenhead in 1852 prompted praise from many, due to the sacrifice of the men who saved the women and children by evacuating them first. Rudyard Kipling 's poem "Soldier an' Sailor Too" and Samuel Smiles 's book Self-Help both highlighted the valour of the men who stood at attention ...
Arvo is a Finnish and Estonian given name for males and may refer to: Arvo Aalto (born 1932), Finnish politician; Arvo Aaltonen (1892–1949), Finnish swimmer and Olympic medalist; Arvo Aller (born 1973), Estonian politician; Arvo Andresson (1954–1994), captain of MS Estonia; Arvo Askola (1909–1975), Finnish track and field athlete and ...
Jennifer Siebel Newsom opened up about the 1981 tragedy in which her sister died on family vacation in Hawaii
Andresson or Andrésson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Avdy Andresson (1899–1990), former Estonian Minister of War in exile; Axel Andrésson (1895–1961), pioneer of Icelandic football, founder of Víkingur FC; Axel Óskar Andrésson (born 1998), Icelandic professional footballer
Robyn Brown . Like Janelle, Kody was also Robyn's second husband. Robyn married David Preston Jessop, a fellow member of the faith, when she was 21 and noted in Becoming Sister Wives that their ...
Her sister said Bierenbaum caught his wife smoking on their balcony one night and he choked her until she became unconscious, ABC News reported. Katz reported the attack to police but her husband ...
Avdy Andresson (15 November 1899 in Viluvere, Estonia – 27 August 1990 in Deerfield, New Jersey, United States) was the Estonian Minister of War in exile from April 3, 1973, until two months before his death on June 20, 1990, and disputed Commander of Armed Forces (Estonian: Sõjavägede Juhataja) from 14 October 1975.