0Titanic Anniversary: Straus Family Remembers Isidor and Ida Straus were two of the 1,500 people who died when the Titanic sank in the Atlantic Ocean. Watch as their great-great grandson and others gather to honor the love and legacy of those who perished exactly 100 years ago.Updated Apr. 24, 2017 12:09PM EDT / Published Apr. 15, 2012 7:13PM EDT