John Jacob Astor Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for John Jacob Astor, based on 2 World History Database records associated with United States of America.

2 records1912–19122 events1 places

Chronological biography

1912

Death of John Jacob Astor15 April 1912

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery · First Class Passenger · North Atlantic

Dies in the Titanic disaster after helping his pregnant wife reach a lifeboat.

Titanic Madeleine Astor Evacuation15 April 1912

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery · First Class Passenger · North Atlantic

Helps his pregnant wife Madeleine reach a lifeboat before remaining aboard Titanic.

Titles and roles

First Class Passenger

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.