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September 16, 1953
On September 16, 1953, american Airlines Flight 723 crashes in Colonie, New York, killing 28 people. Rick Moranis, Sk. Mujibur Rahman, Sebastian Faulks would arrive in the same year.
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American Airlines Flight 723 crashes in Colonie, New York, killing 28 people.
American Airlines Flight 723 was a scheduled American Airlines flight from Boston Airport in Massachusetts, to Chicago Midway Airport in Illinois. On September 16, 1953, a Convair 240 propliner flying this route crashed while attempting to land at Albany Airport in upstate New York, killing all 28 people on board.
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The year in brief
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 September 16, 1953
- 1953 — American Airlines Flight 723 crashes in Colonie, New York, killing 28 people.
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Others born in 1953
RM Rick Moranis 1953– Canadian-American actor, comedian, singer and screenwriter
SM Sk. Mujibur Rahman 1953– Bengali politician
SF Sebastian Faulks 1953– English journalist and author
JC James Chance 1953– American musician (died 2024)
JB John Brumby 1953– Australian politician, 45th Premier of Victoria
BB Ben Bernanke 1953– American economist Keep going
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