Albert Ballin

Albert Ballin von Johannes Gerhardt

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Albert Ballin (15 August 1857 – 9 November 1918) was a German businessman, who was the general director of the Hamburg America Line, at times the world's largest shipping company. Facing the loss of his company's ships, Ballin committed suicide by taking an overdose of sleeping pills in 1918 two days before the end of World War I. Ballin is the father of modern cruise ship travel.

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Cause of death: Drug overdose, Suicide

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Australian Newspapers MyHeritage Newspapers are fantastic sources of genealogical and family history information. Birth, marriage, and death announcements, and obituaries, are commonly used items for genealogy. However, ancestors may also be mentioned in articles reporting on local news and events (i.e. social, community, school, sport, or business related events).This index and images are provided courtesy of <A href="http://trove.nla.gov.au/" target="_blank">Trove - The National Library of Australia.</a> https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10450/australian-new... 16 NOV 1918 Event: Record Role: 10450:32565152: <p>Weekly Times (VIC)
Publication: Nov 16 1918 - Victoria, Australia
Text: "...where revolutionary troops used machine guns, and many were killed. HERR BALLIX'S SUICIDE According to a report from Amster dam, Herr Albert Ballin, Germany's "shipping- king," shot himself in his..."</p>