Sergey Yastrzhembsky

Russian politician and film director.

Born December 4th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Moscow.

Franco Selvaggi

Italian footballer.

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

Erik-Jan Zürcher

Dutch historian and university professor.

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

Mohamed Béavogui

Prime minister of guinea.

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

Mehmed Uzun

Turkish writer of kurdish ancestry (1953–2007).

Born January 1st, 1953 in Siverek.

Died October 10th, 2007 at 54 years old in Diyarbakır (stomach cancer). ^[ref]

Reinhard Jirgl

Writer.

Born January 16th, 1953 (age 73 years) in East Berlin.

Tõnu Kaljuste

Estonian conductor.

Born August 28th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Tallinn.

Otmar Hasler

Prime minister of liechtenstein.

Born September 28th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Vaduz.

Bertrand Marchand

French football player and manager (1953-2023).

Born April 27th, 1953 in Dinan. ^[ref]

Died August 26th, 2023 at 70 years old in Éréac. ^[ref]

Michael Stean

British chess grandmaster.

Born September 4th, 1953 (age 72 years) in London.