Thabet El-Batal

Egyptian footballer (1953-2005).

Born September 16th, 1953 in Al-Hawamidiyya.

Died February 14th, 2005 at 51 years old in Cairo (cancer).

Pär Mårts

Swedish former ice hockey player and coach.

Born April 30th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Falun.

Nilüfer Göle

Turkish sociologist.

Born October 3rd, 1953 (age 71 years) in Ankara.

Adrie van Kraay

Dutch footballer.

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

Pekka Rautakallio

Finnish ice hockey player.

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

Alain Berberian

Filmmaker (1953-2017).

Born July 2nd, 1953 in Beirut.

Died August 22nd, 2017 at 64 years old in Paris. ^[ref]

Hélène Esnault

French mathematician.

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

Lyubov Burda

Gymnast.

Born April 11th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Voronezh.

Danny Philip

Prime minister of the solomon islands.

Born August 5th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Rendova Island.

Henk Lubberding

Road bicycle racer.

Born August 4th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Voorst.