December 28, 1953

1953Richard Clayderman, French pianist^[†]

Richard Clayderman is a French pianist who has released numerous albums including the compositions of Paul de Senneville, Olivier Toussaint and Marc Minier, instrumental renditions of popular music, rearrangements of movie soundtracks, ethnic music, and easy-listening arrangements of popular works of classical music.

1953Tatsumi Fujinami, Japanese wrestler and promoter, founded Dradition wrestling promotion^[†]

Tatsumi Fujinami is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is best known for his long tenure with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he was a six-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion and four-time IWGP Tag Team Championship. He is also the owner and founder of the Dradition wrestling promotion.

1953Charlie Pierce, American journalist and author^[†]

Charles Patrick Pierce is an American sportswriter, political blogger, liberal pundit, author, and game show panelist.

1953Martha Wash, American singer-songwriter^[†]

Martha Elaine Wash is an American singer and songwriter. Known for her distinctive and powerful voice, Wash first achieved fame as half of the Two Tons O' Fun, along with Izora Armstead, as they sang backing vocals for the disco singer Sylvester including on his signature hit "You Make Me Feel ". After gaining their own record deal, they released three consecutive commercially successful songs which all peaked at number two in the dance charts. The duo was renamed the Weather Girls in 1982 after they released the top-selling single "It's Raining Men", which brought them to mainstream pop attention. The duo released five albums and were heavily featured on Sylvester's albums.