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On 15 April 1912, the RMS Titanic sank in the early hours of the morning. Over fifteen hundred people died. The Fourth Doctor assured Borusa that he "had nothing to do with it." (TV: The Invasion of Time) The sinking was a major event in 20th century Earth history, and nearly a century later, Max Capricorn built a space-faring replica which nearly met a similarly tragic end. (TV: Voyage of the Damned)
Amongst the other notable things that occurred on this day were:
- 1912 - Charlotte Pollard, a companion of the Eighth and Sixth Doctors, was born to Lord Richard and Lady Louise Pollard. (AUDIO: Neverland)
- 1980 - Samantha Jones, companion of the Eighth Doctor, was born, probably in London, as she was educated at Coal Hill School in Shoreditch. (PROSE: Unnatural History)
Behind the scenes
- 1921 - Actor David Garth was born.
- 1922 - Director Peter Moffatt was born.
- 1940 - Actor Sean Caffrey was born.
- 1967 - Episode two of The Faceless Ones was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 1972 - Episode two of The Mutants was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 1983 - Actress Siobhân Hewlett was born.
- 2006 - New Earth was first broadcast on BBC One. Later, CON: New New Doctor aired on BBC Three.
- 2007 - Issue sixty-eight of Doctor Who: Battles in Time, including comic story The Rebirth of Corah, was first released by GE Fabbri Ltd.
- 2008 - Big Finish audio story The Boy That Time Forgot began recording.
- 2009 - Actor Andrew Downie died.
- 2010 - Issue twenty-one of Torchwood Magazine, including part one of comic story Shrouded, was first published by Titan Magazines.
- 2012 - Visual effects designer Peter Wragg died.