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- John Clayton Jr., American bass player, turns 55.
- Langhorne Slim, American folk singer and guitarist, turns 27.
- Fred Durst, lead vocalist for American nu metal/rapcore outfit, Limp Bizkit, turns 36.
- Ralf Hütter, German vocalist and guitarist for Kraftwerk, turns 61.
- Gary Lalonde, Canadian bassist for Honeymoon Suite, turns 52.
- Doug Fieger, member with The Knack, turns 55.
- John Hiatt, American rock musician, turns 55.
- Terry Clarke, Canadian session musician (drummer), turns 63.
- Dave Brock, member of Hawkwind, turns 66.
- Jon Povey, Brit bassist for Pretty Things, turns 63.
- Robert Plant, British vocalist with Led Zeppelin, turns 59.
- Rick Rael, American rock guitarist for Femme Fatale, turns 46.
- Enrico Rava, Italian trumpeter, turns 64.
- Richard Zatorski, Australian keyboardist for Real Life, turns 50.
- James Pankow, American trombone player, founding member of Chicago, turns 60.
- Isaac Hayes, American composer and multi-instrumentalist, turns 65.
- John Lantree, member of The Honeycombs, turns 67.
- Dimebag Darrell Abbott (August 20, 1966 – December 08, 2004), guitarist for Pantera, would have turned 41 this year.
- Frank Rosolino (August 20, 1926 – November 26, 1978), American jazz trombonist, would have turned 81 this year.
- Billy Amstell (August 20, 1911 – December 19, 2005), British clarinetist, alto saxophone (and tenor saxophone) player, would have turned 96 this year.
- Phil Lynott (August 20, 1951 – January 04, 1986), Irish bassist and composer for Thin Lizzy, would have turned 56 this year.
- Jim Reeves (August 20, 1922 – July 31, 1964), American country musician, would have turned 85 this year.
