Today is the 99th anniversary of the death of famed explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, who died in South Georgia on 5 January 1922 on his fourth expedition to the Antarctic. Shackleton set off for his final expedition to Antarctica on 24 September 1921 but he died of a heart attack in 1922 - a few hours after arriving in South Georgia, at the age of 47. For decades, Sir Ernest Shackleton has been regarded as a hero for saving the crew of the Endurance during his failed South Pole expedition of 1914-16. Alexander Macklin , one of the physicians from the Endurance who continued to serve Shackleton, wrote that the death was a result of “overstrain during a period of debility”. On October 27, 1915, "the end of the Endurance had come," and Ernest Shackleton issued the order to abandon ship. He was 47 years old. It's going to take a monumental effort to locate the iconic ship of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton. When was Ernest Shackleton born and when did he die? Ernest Shackleton. Each one was assigned to … The County Kildare man died having become one of Ireland's best-known explorers of the Polar Regions. 2. Sir Ernest Shackleton is best known for his horrific journey to lead the stranded crew of his ship, the Endurance, to safety after a failed attempt to cross Antarctica in 1914. Ernest Shackleton’s First South Pole Expeditions. There were 69 dogs on board and most were mixed breed, weighing about 100lbs each (big dogs). Ernest Shackleton was born in Kilkea, Ireland in 1874. Ernest Shackleton died on this day, January 5, 1922, aged just 47. Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton CVO OBE FRGS (/ˈʃækəltən/; 15 February 1874 – 5 January 1922) was a polar explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic, and one of the principal figures of the period known as the Heroic Age of An On January 5th, 1922, Sir Ernest Shackleton died suddenly of a heart attack. Below is an interview I did in 2020 with Jonathan Shackleton, a second cousin of Sir Ernest… Shackleton’s expedition failed — and yet the story of how his men survived on the ice for 497 days transformed the Endurance into one of the most memorable accounts of perseverance and resilience in history. Ernest Shackleton was born on the 15th of February, 1874 and died on the 5th of January, 1922 of a heart attack. https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/11/09/unbelievable-endurance Photograph: William Grill. Please see the related links.