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The founder of which hotel died in the sinking of the titanic?.

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Waldorf-Astoria Hotel

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John Jacob Astor IV – the co-founder of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel – died in the sinking of the RMS Titanic on April 15, 1912. Astor made his fortune in real estate, building the Astoria hotel in 1897 – which was regarded at the time as the world's most luxurious hotel.

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