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- Jeff Timmons, American boy band vocalist of 98 Degrees fame, turns 34.
- Turbo B, (born Durron Butler) American rapper and disc jockey of Snap! fame, turns 40.
- Willie Nelson, American entertainer and country music singer, turns 74.
- Hayes Pillars, American bandleader and tenor saxophonist, turns 101.
- Bea Wain, American big band vocalist, turns 90.
- Billy VerPlanck, (born John VerPlanck) American arranger, turns 77.
- Glenn Wilson, American baritone saxophonist, turns 53.
- Rodney Kendrick, American pianist, turns 47.
- J.R. Richards, American actor and vocalist of Dishwalla fame, turns 35.
- Chris Dalyrimple, American R&B singer with Soul for Real, turns 36.
- Sheldon Harnick, American lyricist, turns 83.
- Abdul Wadud, American cellist, turns 60.
- Lawrence Duhé (1887 – 1960), American bandleader and clarinetist, would have turned 120.
- Buddy Arnold (April 30, 1926 – November 09, 2003), American clarinetist and saxophonist, would have turned 81 this year.
- Percy Heath (April 30, 1923 – April 28, 2005), American bass player, would have turned 84 this year.
- Sid Weiss (April 30, 1914 – March 30, 1994), American session musician (bass), would have turned 93 this year.
- Dick Twardzik (April 30, 1931 – October 21, 1955), American composer and jazz pianist, would have turned 76 this year.