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March 3, 1953

On March 3, 1953, a De Havilland Comet (Canadian Pacific Air Lines) crashes in Karachi, Pakistan, killing 11 people. Rick Moranis, Sk. Mujibur Rahman, Sebastian Faulks would arrive in the same year.

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1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1953rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 953rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 53rd year of the 20th century, and the 4th year of the 1950s decade.

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On March 3, 1953

  1. 1953 A De Havilland Comet (Canadian Pacific Air Lines) crashes in Karachi, Pakistan, killing 11 people.

    First commercial jet airliner, four-engined

    106 Comet is a four-engine narrow body aircraft developed and manufactured by de Havilland in the United Kingdom. The world's first commercial jet airliner, the Comet 1 prototype first flew in 1949. It features an aerodynamically clean design with four de Havilland Ghost turbojet engines located in the wing roots, a pressurised cabin, and large windows.

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Rick Moranis 1953– Canadian-American actor, comedian, singer and screenwriter
Sk. Mujibur Rahman 1953– Bengali politician
Sebastian Faulks 1953– English journalist and author
James Chance 1953– American musician (died 2024)
John Brumby 1953– Australian politician, 45th Premier of Victoria
Ben Bernanke 1953– American economist

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