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May 11, 1953

On May 11, 1953, in the deadliest of a series of tornadoes, an F5 tornado kills 114 in Waco, Texas. Rick Moranis, Sk. Mujibur Rahman, Sebastian Faulks would arrive in the same year.

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In the deadliest of a series of tornadoes, an F5 tornado kills 114 in Waco, Texas.

S. states on May 9–11, 1953. Tornadoes appeared daily from Minnesota in the north to Texas in the south.

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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 May 11, 1953

  1. 1953 In the deadliest of a series of tornadoes, an F5 tornado kills 114 in Waco, Texas.

    United States meteorological event

    S. states on May 9–11, 1953. Tornadoes appeared daily from Minnesota in the north to Texas in the south.

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The class of 1953

Others born in 1953

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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