Enrique Granados is probably one of the only famous composers to come out of Spain. During his lifetime he had a successful international carreer, and even played in the white house for president Wilson. On his return to Spain by boat (which he didn't like to do, for his grave fear of water), the boat was hit by a German torpedo and sank. Granados survived in a life boat, but jumped in the water to save his wife, and they both drowned. The part of the boat where Granados's cabin was located turned out to be perfectly unharmed by the torpedo and everyone in it survived the attack.
