Ștefan Tașnadi

Romanian weightlifter (1953–2018).

Born March 21st, 1953 in Cluj-Napoca. ^[ref]

Died February 28th, 2018 at 64 years old in Cluj-Napoca. ^[ref]

Helma Lehmann

East german rower.

Born June 23rd, 1953 (age 72 years) in Brandenburg an der Havel.

Andrzej Sarwa

Polish prose writer, poet, journalist.

Born April 12th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Sandomierz.

Hiroshi Kajiyama

Olympic gymnast.

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

Maciej Dejczer

Polish director and screenwriter.

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

Sabirzhan Ruziyev

Fencer.

Born June 15th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Belovodskoye. ^[ref]

Ridha El Louze

Tunisian association football player.

Born April 27th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Sfax.

Wieland Schmidt

German handball player.

Born December 23rd, 1953 (age 72 years) in Magdeburg.

Maria Paziun

Soviet rower.

Born July 17th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Dziunkiv.

Bianka Schwede

East german rower.

Born January 9th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Dresden.

Jørn Didriksen

Norwegian speed skater and author.

Born August 27th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Jevnaker.

Toyohito Mochizuki

Japanese association football player.

Born September 18th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Shizuoka.

Miquel de Palol

Spanish architect, university professor and writer (born 1953).

Born April 2nd, 1953 (age 73 years) in Barcelona.

Daniel Senet

Weightlifter.

Born June 26th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Amiens.

Jochen Babock

East german bobsledder.

Born August 26th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Erfurt.

Nikolay Kuznetsov

Soviet rower.

Born July 1st, 1953 (age 72 years) in Moscow.

Hans Wallner

Ski jumper.

Born May 29th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Feistritz an der Gail.

Mirjana Ognjenović

Croatian handball player.

Born September 17th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Zagreb.

Hartmut Krüger

German handball player.

Born May 8th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Güsen. ^[ref]

Kumba Ialá

Bissau-guinean politician (1953-2014).

Born March 15th, 1953 in Bula.

Died April 4th, 2014 at 61 years old in Bissau (myocardial infarction, cardiac arrest).

Valdomiro Koubetch

Brazilian bishop.

Born March 27th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Mandaguaçu.

Sofka Popova

Bulgarian sprinter.

Born August 15th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Plovdiv.

Helmut Wechselberger

Road bicycle racer.

Born February 12th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Jerzens.

Ute Kircheis-Wessel

German fencer.

Born May 18th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Niederaußem.

Ilse Kaschube

East german canoe racer.

Born June 25th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Altentreptow.