ZUM4880042: Sep. 09, 1953 - First Comet Baby.: The first jet baby - Tony Sabbag, was born of Moorish mother in a Comet flying team from Dakar to Casablanca on the Paris run, Mother and son are doing well / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4878729: Sep. 09, 1953 - Press Gets” Open House” on the Batory Owners of the 14,000 tons Polish Liner Bory - described by her former captain as a” ship of terror” - today invited newspapermen aboard the ship when she arrived in London - to prove that the ship has no secrets. The secretary of the company said” We have nothing to hide. Our policy has always been to hold out a hand of welcome.” Keystone Photo Shows: The new captain of the Batory - Capt. Meissner, seen addressing pressmen during today conference on board the Batory at Greenwich. / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4878807: Sep. 09, 1953 - Motor Cycling Championships At Monza; Eric Oliver and Fergus Anderson, both of Britain, won the world motor cycling championships for the side-car and 350 c.c. classes after riding in the Monza Grand Prix, Italy. Oliver won the 500 c.c. side-car event and Anderson was second to Enrico Lorenzetti (Italy) in the 350 c.c race. Geoffrey Duke, also of Britain, won the 500 c.c. event on an Italian Gilera machine to establish an unbeatable points lead for the world championship / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4878299: Sep. 09, 1953 - The Begonia Festival at Lokir - Belgium Model Aircraft in Flowers / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4878366: Sep. 09, 1953 - New Italian Super train. The new Breda Luxury train has started regular service linking Milan and Naples in 8 months hours at an average speed of 100 Km. Per hour. / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4878461: Sep. 09, 1953 - US Ambassador to Spain James C Dunn & Spanish Foreign Minister Martin Artajo / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4878533: Sep. 09, 1953 - Neville duke sets up new world speed record 727 m.p.h / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4878546: Sep. 09, 1953 -” 725 M.P.H” Says Neville Duke, After World's air speed record attempt. Neville Duke made anew attempt on the world's air speed record this afternoon, in his swept-wing Hawker Hunter jet fighter. He made four runs ever the course off the Sussex coast - then did three victory rolls over Tangmere R.A.F Station. Duke said afterwards:” my average speed was about 725 m.p.h, although the official figures may be several miles either side of that”. A speed of 723 m.p.h. was necessary for a new record / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4877004: Sep. 09, 1953 - Introducing Britain's Guide-Missile Rocket of Tomorrow. First picture of the British Guide-Missile rocket - of the future, the supersonic projectile those speed and range are on the secret list. Around the rock's main body is a ring of booster rockets. It is manufactured by Armstrong Whitworth - and will be shown to the public for the first time at next week's Farnborough Air Show. / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4877008: Sep. 09, 1953 - Parisienne Ballerina Reherses: Cecile Tchernova, the Paris ballerina (from Rolande Peel Ballet), was this morning rehearsing at the Prime of Wales Theatre for the new Folies Bergere Revue,” Pardon My French”, which opens on Sept.24th. She is partnered during rehearsals only, by choreographer, Jean Guelis, leading dancer of Paris Opera and Metropolitan Opera, New York. Picture Shows: Cecile Tchernova and Jean Guelis, seen during this morning's rehearsal. / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4879472: Sep. 09, 1953 - The Elephant Takes a Turn With The Pram.. Circus On the Common: Picture Shows:” Mabel” one of the very tame- very well trained elephants at Chipperfield's Circus- which has been set up on Clapham Common takes a turn at pushing the pram - complete with the baby - fifteen months old May Chipper-field during her morning walk on the Common. / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4876772: Sep. 09, 1953 - Vivian Blaine gives luncheon to British leading ladies.: Vivian Blaine, leading lady in” Guys and Dolls” gave a luncheon today to over forty of our own leading ladies appearing in London, at the Albany Club. There were two petite, one of the slimmers / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4877974: Sep. 09, 1953 - Athletic Games: France-Sweden: Bonino (FR) winning the 100 metres before the Black French athlete om-bonwan and the Swede Carlsson. / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4878078: Sep. 09, 1953 - The only museum for tin-figures in Germany.. will be opened on Sunday (20.9) in the Plassenburg at Kulmbach after it had been destroyed by the war. Now there are again many show-case and 44 models which show cutting historical and cultural historical events all centuries, The tin figures are not only a hobby but they became in the meantime an important information material. Picture shows how the last works will be done at a model. / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4878216: Sep. 09, 1953 - It Is All Bed-Up.. is Blackpool: Photo Shows Looking along the front at Blackpool showing the illuminations along the Promenade - with the famous Blackpool Tower as the centre-piece. / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4876062: Sep. 09, 1953 - The Little Girl From The Zulu Hut... Now Learning The Civilised Life: Mavis is the name of the seven year old white child reused from an African hut. She has never worn shoes and always slept on a grass mat and speaks nothing but Zulu. She is now living at the house of Dr. J.H. Both and his wife in Waschband, Natal. The child s all white, although and African woman claims to be her mother / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4876130: Sep. 09, 1953 - Mrs. Maclean vanishes, with her children: Mrs. Melinda Maclean wife of the missing British diplomat, Donald Maclean, and her children have “disappeared and are being looked for”, a spokesman of the British Consulate General said in Geneva today. The Foreign Office have been told of Mrs. Maclean's disappearance, the spokesman added. The spokesman refused to disclose the sou ~ e of the information about the disappearance. Some weeks ago Mrs. Maclean went on holiday to Majorca, in the Balearic Isles. She returned to Geneva to take her two eldest children to the International School there. But she found that the school term had been postponed for a week. Mrs. Maclean is then believed to have gone on holiday for a week. Mrs. Maclean is then believed to have gone on holiday for a few days in the Montreux area. The school term began on September 14. Neither of the Maclean children was there / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4876279: Sep. 09, 1953 - 215 million dollar agreement signed between United States and Spain in Madrid; An agreement between the United States and Spain was signed at the Spanish Foreign Ministry in Madrid recently. Mr. James C. Dunn signed for the Spain. The agreement allows the United States to use English ports and airfields for sixteen years in return for which Spain receives 215 million dollars to aid her economy / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4890569: Nov. 02, 1953 - Enter The Baroness... Twenty Months Old child From Liechtenstein.. Wearing a bright Tyrolean costume and light blue hat a 20 months old Barones Ludmilla of Liechtenstein arrived at London Airport last evening, accompanied by her mother Baronin Virginia Falz-Fein, formerly Miss Virginia Curtis -Bennett.. They are on their annual visit to the Baronin's mother Lady Curtis Bennett. / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4890630: Nov. 03, 1953 - The catholic pastor of the American signal school in Germany, Father Michael T. Morgan, collects 15 for a mother so that she can visit her daughter one more time. Her daughter, who lives in New Jersey, is deathly ill; she married an American in 1950 and is suffering from a rare, incurable type of Leukemia. The mother's last wish to see her daughter one more time can now be fulfilled. Pictured: Pastor Morgan and Mrs. Babette Steinbauer before their flight to New York. / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4890714: Nov. 04, 1953 - The Annual Painting Show” Salon D'Autumn” Opens in Paris: Today the annual painting show” Salon D'Autumn” has opened at the Grand Palais!. A Straining painting entitled” English peasants defending their Earth” from the communist painter Andre Fougeron! / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4890723: Nov. 04, 1953 - The new Royal Yacht” Britannia” in the Clyde.: Photo shows view of the new Royal Yacht Britannia as she travels along the Clyde to the Tail O 'The Bank where she is to anchor before starting her trials over the Arran measured Mile. / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4890744: Nov. 04, 1953 - Salon D'Automne Opens In Paris:” Combattant”, a sculpture by the famous French sculptor Bourdelle (Part of the war monument erected at Montaban) displayed at the annual salon D'Automne now being held at the Grand Palais, Paris. / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4890832: Nov. 07, 1953 - The first German ship with radar: The” Berliner Telefunken Werke” now build in license of the Decca-Radar Ltd. in London as the first German firm ship-radar again. The implements are composed in the whole out of German parts. There with the captain of a ship is able to watch all hinderances in the night in dense fog / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4890857: Nov. 07, 1953 - The Blues Choose a New Drum Horse. Joker Arrives at Windsor. Joker, a four year old skewbald gelding, has been chosen as the drum horse of the Royal Horse Guards (The Blues), he will replace the regiments famous drum horse, Pompey, which died in July. Joker the new drum horse has now been renamed Hannibal by the Royal Horse Guards. Keystone Photo Shows: L to R Major the Marquess of Douro commanding officer of the Royal Horse Guards, Captain H.S. Hopkins, Lt. W.E. Thompson, Riding Master of the Household Cavalry, seen watching four year old Hannibal at exercise at Combermere Barracks, Windsor this morning. The new groom for Hannibal is Trooper A.E. Pilsbury who is seen leading Hannibal. / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4890951: Nov. 09, 1953 - Pictured here are actors Will Quadflieger and Anneliese Roemer. They were the main stars of the Hamburg production of” Macbeth. / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4891097: Nov. 11, 1953 - New Cruiser for French Navy: Small scale model of the new French Cruiser” Colbert” under construction at Brest. The details are/8,475 tons, length 180 meters, width 19m.70, speed 32 knots. power 86.000 H.P. / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4889590: Oct. 16, 1953 - French foreign minister arrives by air for three power talks in London: M. Bidaulf, the French Foreign Minister, arrived by air at London Airport this evening. He is here for talks with Mr. Dulles, American Secretary of State and Mr. Anthony Eden / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4889686: Oct. 17, 1953 - Surgical research centre opens at Strasbourg: M. Coste - Floret, Minister of Public Health (foreground) visits the newly opened surgical research centre at Strasburg. Profesor Fontaine (show) of the Strasburg University is seen behind him. / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4889833: Oct. 20, 1953 - Princess Alexandra of Kent will spend several months in France where she will be the guest of the Count of Paris. During her stay in Paris, Princess Alexandra will study English and music. Picture: Princess Alexandra and the Duchess of Kent at the British Embassy. / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4889904: Oct. 22, 1953 - German Pilot / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4890050: Oct. 23, 1953 - Big murder trial at Douai: Mademoiselle Francoise Lejaune one of the witnesses in Henri Demon's trial at the Douai Court of Assizes Henri Demon is charged with the attempted murder of his wife. He only succeeded in wounding her making her an invalid for life. Francois Lejaune was demon's typist. / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4892000: Nov. 11, 1953 - Commander Of The Royal Tour Ship With Wren Officers Aboard The Gothic / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4892082: Nov. 11, 1953 - Bey's family awaits a society ball in Tunisia. Princess, fatma, the bey's daughter accompanied by her husband, general Bahri, photographed at a society ball in tunist. / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4892307: Nov. 11, 1953 -” Bea” Campbell and her baby son.. Simon John Charles... Mrs Nigel Patrick (Beatrice Campbell) the well known actress was to be seen at 27 Welbeck Street, this morning with her baby son Simon John Charles.. Beatrice Campbell, who is the daughter of a Doctor - was training to be a doctor herself before she took up a stage career.. The couple were married in January 1951. - and the baby is their first child.. / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4892519: Nov. 11, 1953 - The Biggest Horse Fair In France, Poussay, Exists Three Hundred Years! : A general view of the biggest horse fair in France Poussay (Lorrain) which exists 300 years and has a solid reputation. / Bridgeman Images