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- Klaus Schulze, German krautrock and electronic musician with Tangerine Dream, Ash Ra Tempel, turns 60.
- Maire Brennan, Irish vocalist, member of the celtic music act, Clannad, turns 55.
- Frankie Ford, American R&B singer, turns 67.
- Terry Lyne Carrington, American drummer and jazz prodigy, turns 42.
- Marques Houston, American boy band vocalist with Immature/IMx, turns 26.
- Paul Reynolds, English guitarist for A Flock Of Seagulls, turns 45.
- Paul Layton, Brit guitarist and vocalist with The New Seekers, turns 60.
- Ian Broudie, Englisht music producer with Lightning Seeds, turns 49.
- Sami Yaffa, Finnish bassist for New York Dolls and Hanoi Rocks, turns 44.
- Rob Cieka, English drummer for The Boo Radleys, turns 39.
- Tiffany Evans, American vocalist and American Idol contestant, turns 15.
- Max Cavalera, Brazillian heavy metal guitarist and vocalist for Sepultura and Soulfly, turns 38.
- David Carr, Brit keyboardist with The Fortunes, turns 64.
- Louis Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 06, 1971), American multi-instrumentalist, would have turned 106 this year.
- William Schuman (August 4, 1910 – February 15, 1992), American composer, would have turned 97 this year.
- Timi Yuro (August 4, 1940 – March 30, 2004), American blue-eyed soul singer, would have turned 67 this year.
- Lumumba Robert Carson (August 4, 1956 – March 17, 2006), (a.k.a. Professor X) American activist and rapper with X-Clan, would have turned 51 this year.
- Harry Lauder (August 4, 1870 – February 26, 1950), Scottish entertainer, would have turned 137 this year.
- Robbin Crosby (August 4, 1959 – June 06, 2002), American guitarist with Ratt, would have turned 48 this year.
- Jess Thomas (August 4, 1927 – October 11, 1993), American tenor vocalist, would have turned 80 this year.
- Earl Bowman Swope (August 4, 1922 – January 03, 1968), American trombone player, would have turned 85 this year.
- Kurt Eichhorn (August 4, 1908 – June 29, 1994), German conductor, would have turned 99 this year.
- Kishore Kumar (August 4, 1929 – October 13, 1987), Indian singer and actor, would have turned 78 this year.