Claude Barzotti

Belgian singer of italian origin (1953–2023).

Born July 23rd, 1953 in Châtelineau.

Died June 24th, 2023 at 69 years old in Court-Saint-Étienne (pancreatic cancer). ^[ref]

Veselin Šljivančanin

Montenegrin soldier.

Born June 13th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Palež.

Peter Halley

American artist (born 1953).

Born September 24th, 1953 (age 72 years) in New York City.

Aram Asatryan

Armenian singer (1953-2006).

Born March 3rd, 1953 in Vagharshapat.

Died November 7th, 2006 at 53 years old in Oshakan (myocardial infarction).

Sergey Starostin

Russian linguist and philologist (1953–2005).

Born March 24th, 1953 in Moscow.

Died September 30th, 2005 at 52 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).

Mark Nauseef

Musician.

Born June 11th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Cortland. ^[ref]

Claudio Graziano

Italian general (1953–2024).

Born November 22nd, 1953 in Turin. ^[ref]

Died June 17th, 2024 at 70 years old in Rome (gunshot wound). ^[ref]

Bernard Membe

Tanzanian politician (1953–2023).

Born November 9th, 1953 in Lindi Region.

Died May 12th, 2023 at 69 years old in Dar es Salaam. ^[ref]

Alex Usifo

Nigerian actor.

Born April 16th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Nigeria.

Philippe Sarde

French composer.

Born June 21st, 1953 (age 72 years) in Neuilly-sur-Seine. ^[ref]

Jean Kahwaji

Lebanese army commander.

Born September 23rd, 1953 (age 72 years) in Ain Ebel.

Ana Botella

Spanish politician.

Born July 23rd, 1953 (age 72 years) in Madrid.

Heiner Lauterbach

German actor and voice actor.

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

Bogdan Diklić

Serbian actor.

Born August 1st, 1953 (age 72 years) in Bjelovar.

Francesco Moraglia

Roman catholic patriarch.

Born May 25th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Genoa.

Sheila Watt-Cloutier

Inuit environmentalist.

Born December 2nd, 1953 (age 72 years) in Kuujjuaq.

Vangelis Meimarakis

Greek politician.

Born December 14th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Athens.

Alexander Beliavsky

Ukrainian and slovenian chess player.

Born December 17th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Lviv.

Richard Anconina

French actor.

Born January 28th, 1953 (age 73 years) in 18th arrondissement of Paris.

Paul Wertico

American drummer.

Born January 5th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Chicago.

Nicola Calipari

Italian major general and sismi military intelligence officer (1953–2005).

Born June 23rd, 1953 in Reggio Calabria.

Died March 4th, 2005 at 51 years old in Baghdad.

Philippe Douste-Blazy

French politician.

Born January 1st, 1953 (age 73 years) in Lourdes. ^[ref]

Nicolas Schmit

Luxembourg politician (born 1953).

Born December 10th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Differdange.

Ottfried Fischer

German actor and kabarett artist.

Born November 7th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Ornatsöd.

Patrick Blanc

French botanist.

Born June 3rd, 1953 (age 72 years) in Issy-les-Moulineaux.