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April 14, 1912: The RMS Titanic hit an iceberg off of Newfoundland late on the evening of the 14th, and sank 2 hours 40 minutes later on the morning on April 15th. The Titanic band, led by Wallace Hartley, famously played on as the ship sank and all perished. Captain Edward Smith, who had been planning to retire after this voyage, went down with the ship, in line with maritime tradition. Despite her size, she was only equipped with enough lifeboats for roughly half her passengers, due to outdated maritime regulations. Consequently, when the ship sank, she went down with more than 1,500 people on board.