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Stead, a noted journalist and spiritualist, passed away on April 15, 1912, when the Titanic sank. He had booked a passage on the ship to cover a steel trust conference in the United States. However, he changed to the earlier Titanic voyage when he received a premonition of the ship's doom. Tragically, Stead lost his life in the disaster, leaving behind a legacy of social activism and journalism.