Bogić Bogićević

Bosnia and herzegovina politician.

Born May 15th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Ugljevik.

Dina Rubina

Russian-israeli writer.

Born September 19th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Tashkent.

Ko Ni

Burmese constitutional lawyer (1953-2017).

Born February 11th, 1953 in Katha Township. ^[ref]

Died January 29th, 2017 at 63 years old in Yangon International Airport (assassination, gunshot wound).

Hamadoun Touré

Malian engineer and itu secretary-general.

Born September 3rd, 1953 (age 72 years) in Mali.

Bill Skate

Prime minister of papua new guinea (1953-2006).

Born September 26th, 1953 in Port Moresby.

Died January 3rd, 2006 at 52 years old in Brisbane (stroke). ^[ref]

Luciana Lamorgese

Italian civil servant and prefect, minister of the interior in the draghi government.

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

René Vandereycken

Belgian football player and coach.

Born July 22nd, 1953 (age 72 years) in Hasselt.

Scott Hicks

British-born australian film director.

Born March 4th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Uganda.

Bijan Namdar Zangeneh

Iranian politician.

Born March 15th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Kermanshah.

Francesco Salvi

Italian actor, writer, comedian, singer and architect.

Born February 7th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Luino. ^[ref]

Lars Saabye Christensen

Danish and norwegian author writing in norwegian.

Born September 21st, 1953 (age 72 years) in Oslo.

Geraldine L. Richmond

American chemist and physicist.

Born January 17th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Salina.

Aurlus Mabélé

Congolese singer and composer.

Born October 24th, 1953 in Brazzaville, Poto-Poto.

Died March 19th, 2020 at 66 years old in Eaubonne (COVID-19). ^[ref]

Tiziano Sclavi

Italian comic writer (born 1953).

Born April 3rd, 1953 (age 73 years) in Broni.

Tanja Bošković

Yugoslavian and serbian actress.

Born June 27th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Belgrade.

Juan Jesús Vivas Lara

Mayor of ceuta.

Born February 27th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Ceuta.

Aivars Lembergs

Latvian politician (born 1953).

Born September 26th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Jēkabpils.

Michael A. Baker

American astronaut.

Born October 27th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Memphis.

Zhang Chunxian

Politburo member of the chinese communist party.

Born May 1st, 1953 (age 72 years) in Yuzhou.

Dag Malmberg

Swedish actor and director.

Born January 18th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Gävle Parish.

Xabier Azkargorta

Spanish association football player and manager.

Born September 26th, 1953 in Azpeitia.

Died November 14th, 2025 at 72 years old in Santa Cruz de la Sierra (heart disease). ^[ref]

Levir Culpi

Brazilian association football player and manager.

Born February 28th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Curitiba.

Peng Xiaolian

Chinese film director (1953-2019).

Born June 26th, 1953 in Chaling County.

Died June 19th, 2019 at 65 years old in Shanghai (disease). ^[ref]

Martti Koskenniemi

Finnish lawyer and diplomat.

Born March 18th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Turku.

Georgy Poltavchenko

Russian politician.

Born February 24th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Baku.