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In the year 1953

1,587 Notable birthdays

Magda Gessler

Polish entertainer and entrepreneur.

Born July 10th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Warsaw.

Dennis Bovell

Barbadian-british reggae musician.

Born May 22nd, 1953 (age 72 years) in Saint Peter. [ref]

Dieter Hoeneß

German footballer and manager.

Born January 7th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Ulm.

Ian Mosley

English drummer.

Born June 16th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Paddington.

Jon Faddis

American jazz trumpet player.

Born July 24th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Oakland.

Christopher Fowler

British writer (1953–2023).

Born March 26th, 1953 in Greenwich. [ref]

Died March 3rd, 2023 at 69 years old in London (cancer). [ref]

Michaël Dudok de Wit

Dutch animator.

Born July 15th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Abcoude.

James Steinberg

American diplomat.

Born July 5th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Boston.

Steve Furber

British computer scientist (born 1953).

Born March 21st, 1953 (age 73 years) in Manchester.

David Langford

British writer.

Born April 10th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Newport.

Evelyn Matthei

Chilean politician (born 1953).

Born November 11th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Santiago.

Dave Weldon

American politician.

Born August 31st, 1953 (age 72 years) in Amityville.

Alexander Barkashov

Russian activist.

Born October 6th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Moscow.

Kevin O'Neill

English comic book illustrator (1953–2022).

Born August 22nd, 1953 in London.

Died November 3rd, 2022 at 69 years old in London. [ref]

Tom DiCillo

American film director, screenwriter and cinematographer.

Born August 14th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.

Brian Kerr

Irish footballer and manager.

Born March 3rd, 1953 (age 73 years) in Dublin.

Janet Lynn

American figure skater.

Born April 6th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Chicago.

Tareq Al-Suwaidan

Kuwaiti scholar.

Born November 15th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Kuwait.

Keiko Han

Taiwanese–japanese actress, voice actress and western astrologer.

Born April 5th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Shinbashi.

Yolande Moreau

Belgian actress, film director and screenwriter.

Born February 27th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Brussels metropolitan area.

Klaus Wowereit

German politician.

Born October 1st, 1953 (age 72 years) in West Berlin. [ref]

Slavoljub Muslin

Serbian footballer.

Born June 15th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Belgrade.

Martin Kippenberger

German artist (1953-1997).

Born February 25th, 1953 in Dortmund. [ref]

Died March 7th, 1997 at 44 years old in Vienna (liver cancer). [ref]

Marina Tucaković

Yugoslavian and serbian songwriter lyricist (1953–2021).

Born November 4th, 1953 in Belgrade. [ref]

Died September 19th, 2021 at 67 years old in Belgrade (COVID-19). [ref]

Mykola Melnyk

Hero of the soviet union (1953–2013).

Born December 17th, 1953 in Stavyshche.

Died July 26th, 2013 at 59 years old in Alicante (leukemia).

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