2012 Event Ceremonies and special events marking the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic are help around the world 2012 Event The first comprehensive map of the debris field of the RMS Titanic is revealed 2010 Event James Cameron's film, Avatar, surpasses his 1997 film Titanic, and becomes the highest grossing film of all time 1998 Event 70th Academy Awards - Oscar Ceremony Billy Crystal hosts, Titanic wins eleven Oscars, including Best Picture, Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt win lead acting awards 1997 Event 51st Tony Awards: Titanic and Last Night of Ballyhoo win 1997 Event "Titanic," opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City 1997 Death Edith Haisman, the oldest survivor of Titanic, dies at 100 1996 Death Eva Hart, Titanic survivor, dies at 90 1986 Event Videotapes released showing Titanic's sunken remains 1985 Event U.S. - French expedition locates wreckage of Titanic off Newfoundland 1975 Birthday Kate Winslet, born in Reading, England, actress, Titanic, Jude, Hamlet, Get Back 1966 Birthday Billy Zane, actor, Orlando, Memphis Belle, Millions, Titanic 1954 Birthday James Cameron, born in Kapuskasing, Ontario, writer and director, True Lies, Titanic 1953 Birthday James Horner, actor, Titanic, Apollo 13, Balto, Jade, Casper 1942 Birthday Robert Ballard, explorer/geologist/author/discoverer, Titanic in 1985 1912 Event Titanic sinks at 2:27 AM off Newfoundland as band plays on 1912 Event Over 1,500 people die when the British passenger ship, RMS Titanic, sinks in the North Atlantic Ocean after colliding with an iceberg 1912 Event The RMS Titanic collided with an iceberg at 11:40pm about 375 miles south of Newfoundland; it was the fourth day of her maiden voyage from Southampton, UK to New York City 1912 Event RMS Titanic sets sail for its 1st and last voyage 1912 Event Titanic leaves Queenstown, Ireland for New York 1912 Event Titanic undergoes sea trials under its own power 1903 Birthday Walter Reisch, U.S., screenwriter, Ninotchka, Gaslight, Titanic 1896 Birthday Edith Haisman, Titanic survivor 1867 Birthday Simon Guggenheim, philanthropist, died aboard Titanic
