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- Scott Storch, Canadian hip-hop music producer, turns 34.
- Benny Andersson, Swedish keyboardist and vocalist for ABBA, turns 61.
- Ron Anthony, American guitarist for Frank Sinatra and George Shearing, turns 74.
- Benjamin Kowalewicz, Canadian lead vocalist for Billy Talent, turns 32.
- Billy Gibbons, American guitarist and vocalist for ZZ Top, turns 57.
- Steven Irvine, Scottish drummer for Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, turns 48.
- Michael McCary, American vocalist of Boyz II Men, turns 36.
- Trevor Pinnock, British conductor and harpsichordist, turns 61.
- Jim Dvorak, American trumpeter for Mama Quartetto, turns 59.
- Paul van Dyk, (born Matthias Paul) German trance music DJ and producer, turns 36.
- John Abercrombie, American guitarist, turns 63.
- Sam Most, American flautist, turns 77.
- Keita Tachibana, Japanese j-pop vocalist with w-inds., turns 22.
- Laurence Cottle, Welsh bassist for Black Sabbath, turns 46.
- Rene McLean, American tenor saxophonist, turns 61.
- Robben Ford, American guitarist, turns 56.
- Tony Hicks, Brit guitarist with The Hollies, turns 62.
- Anna Sedokova, Ukranian pop music singer, turns 25.
- Christopher Thorn, American multi-instrumentalist with Blind Melon, turns 39.
- Mihai Trăistariu, Romanian Eurovision Song Contest 2006 contestant, turns 28.
- Bobby Gutesha, (born Mladen Gutesa) Yugoslav composer, turns 84.
- Rodion Shchedrin, Soviet-born Russian composer, turns 75.
- Bernard Flood, American big band trumpeter, turns 100.
- Mike Fahn, American trombonist, turns 47.
- Peter Rasmussen, Danish bandleader and trombonist, turns 101.
- Sam Brown (December 16, 1925 – August 27, 1998), (born Samuel Livermore Brown) Jamaican roots reggae singer, would have turned 82 this year.
- Noel Coward (December 16, 1899 – March 26, 1973), British composer, would have turned 108 this year.
- Turk Murphy (December 16, 1915 – May 30, 1987), (born Melvin Edward Alton Murphy) American trombonist, would have turned 92 this year.
- Zoltán Kodály (December 16, 1882 – March 06, 1967), Hungarian composer, would have turned 125 this year.
- "Cub" Teagarden (December 16, 1915 – June 29, 1969), (born Clois Teagarden) American drummer, would have turned 92 this year.
- Joe Farrell (December 16, 1937 – January 06, 1986), American tenor saxophonist, would have turned 70 this year.
- James McCracken (December 16, 1926 – April 29, 1988), American tenor vocalist, would have turned 81 this year.
- Johnny "Hammond" Smith (December 16, 1933 – June 04, 1997), (born John Robert Smith) American organist, would have turned 74 this year.
- Karl Denver (December 16, 1931 – December 21, 1998), (born Angus Murdo McKenzie) Scottish singer, would have turned 76 this year.
- Andy Razaf (December 16, 1905 – February 03, 1973), American composer, would have turned 102 this year.
- Steve Allen (December 16, 1921 – October 30, 2000), American composer and pianist, would have turned 86 this year.
- Ludwig van Beethoven (December 16, 1770 – March 26, 1827), German composer and pianist, would have turned 237 this year.
