Jack Thayer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJack Thayer
Survivor of the RMS Titanic
Date of Birth: 24-Dec-1894
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Date of Death: 18-Sep-1945
Profession: writer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Jack Thayer
- John Borland "Jack" Thayer III (December 24, 1894 – September 20, 1945) was a first-class passenger on RMS Titanic who survived after the ship struck an iceberg and sank on April 14, 1912.
- Aged 17 at the time, he was one of only a handful of passengers to survive jumping into the frigid, cold ocean.
- He later wrote and privately published his recollection of the sinking.
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