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One of the first decisions we make for our children is also the hardest: choosing a name. There are many different ways to choose a baby name.The TODAY anchors have mined their family trees ...
Astor in 1909 Astor as Henry IV of France. John Jacob Astor IV was born on July 13, 1864, at his parents' country estate of Ferncliff in Rhinebeck, New York.He was the youngest of five children and only son of William Backhouse Astor Jr., a businessman, collector, and racehorse breeder/owner, and Caroline Webster "Lina" Schermerhorn, a Dutch-American socialite.
The Astor family achieved prominence in business, society, and politics in the United States and the United Kingdom during the 19th and 20th centuries. With German roots, some of their ancestry goes back to the Italian and Swiss Alps, [1] the Astors settled in Germany, first appearing in North America in the 18th century with John Jacob Astor, one of the wealthiest people in history.
This category is about the Astor family, articles on the members of the Astor family and their lives. The family came to prominence in the United States through business, politics, and society. In the 20th century several well known members of it lived in England .
When Craig Melvin was announced as Hoda Kotb’s replacement on the Today show for 2025, coanchor Savannah Guthrie and the entire NBC family were quick to celebrate the news. At the time, Kotb ...
John Jacob Astor VI (August 14, 1912 – June 26, 1992) was an American socialite, shipping businessman, and member of the Astor family. He was dubbed the " Titanic Baby" for his affiliation with the RMS Titanic ; Astor was born four months after his father, Colonel John Jacob Astor IV , died in the sinking of the Titanic .
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Ava Astor House 219 in East Sixty-first Street, Manhattan. Astor died of a stroke in her 219 East Sixty-first Street apartment, Manhattan, New York City, on July 19, 1956, at age 54. [2] She predeceased her mother by two years. [3] She was a patron of the arts, including the ballet companies of London and New York City.