1912 The sinking of the Titanic
105 years ago, on April 14, 1912, the world's largest British liner, the Titanic, made its first voyage along the route Southampton - New York and was in the North Atlantic Ocean, more than 600 km southeast of the Canadian island of Newfoundland , collided sideways with an iceberg and sank after 2 hours and 40 minutes. Of the 2,208 passengers and crew members, 1,496 died.