Famous figures who had Titanic tickets but didn't make it on board

American financier J. Pierpont Morgan, circa 1880. Hulton Archive/Getty Images As the Titanic was the height of luxury in 1912, some celebrities had tickets for its maiden voyage. But not all of them ended up boarding the ship. J. Pierpont Morgan and Milton Hershey were among those who missed the disaster. The sinking of the Titanic on April 15, 1912, still captivates us today, with numerous books, a multibillion-dollar movie, museums, and, controversially, expensive tours of the wreckage a...