Zhou Long

Chinese-american composer.

Born July 8th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Beijing.

Chen Danqing

Chinese-american artist, writer, and art critic.

Born August 11th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Shanghai.

Reinhold Roth

German motorcycle racer (1953–2021).

Born March 4th, 1953 in Amtzell.

Died October 15th, 2021 at 68 years old in Wangen im Allgäu. ^[ref]

Sidney Magal

Brazilian singer, dancer and actor.

Born June 19th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Rio de Janeiro. ^[ref]

Džemal Hadžiabdić

Yugoslav footballer.

Born July 25th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Mostar.

Tom Cora

American cellist and composer (1953–1998).

Born September 14th, 1953 in Richmond.

Died April 9th, 1998 at 44 years old in Draguignan (melanoma).

Cyprian Kizito Lwanga

Ugandan catholic archbishop.

Born January 19th, 1953 in Nagalama.

Died April 3rd, 2021 at 68 years old in Kampala.

Paulo Isidoro

Brazilian footballer.

Born August 3rd, 1953 (age 72 years) in Matozinhos.

Sallie Baliunas

American astronomer.

Born February 23rd, 1953 (age 73 years) in New York City.

Pertti Karppinen

Finnish rower.

Born February 17th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Vehmaa.

Randy Williams

American athletics competitor, long jumper.

Born August 23rd, 1953 (age 72 years) in Fresno.

Leonid Buryak

Ukrainian footballer.

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

Neven Mimica

Croatian politician and diplomat.

Born October 12th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Split.

Abdelmajid Dolmy

Moroccan footballer (1953-2017).

Born August 20th, 1953 in Casablanca.

Died July 27th, 2017 at 63 years old in Casablanca (cardiovascular disease). ^[ref]

Viatcheslav Moshe Kantor

Russian businessman.

Born September 8th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Moscow.

Christian Lopez

French association football player.

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

Nada

Italian singer and writer (1953-).

Born November 17th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Gabbro.

Leonard Petrosyan

Armenian politician (1953-1999).

Born October 13th, 1953 in Khojavend.

Died October 27th, 1999 at 46 years old in Yerevan.

Leopoldo Girelli

Roman catholic archbishop.

Born March 13th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Predore.

Ingo Hoffmann

Racecar driver.

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

Yun Byung-se

Minister of foreign affairs and trade.

Born August 3rd, 1953 (age 72 years) in Seoul.

Betty Mould-Iddrisu

Ghanaian lawyer and politician.

Born March 22nd, 1953 (age 73 years) in Accra.

Simona Izzo

Italian film director (born 1953).

Born April 22nd, 1953 (age 73 years) in Rome.

Valero Rivera

Spanish handball coach.

Born February 14th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Zaragoza.

Georgina M. Mace

British ecologist (1953–2020).

Born July 12th, 1953 in London.

Died September 19th, 2020 at 67 years old ^[ref]