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- Mike Curb, American record producer, turns 63.
- Ricky Martin, Puerto Rican pop music singer, turns 36.
- Joe Washbourne, (born Joseph Washbourne) Brit keyboardist and vocalist with Toploader, turns 32.
- Paal Nilssen-Love, Norwegian jazz drummer, turns 33.
- Mary Ramsey, American folk music singer with 10,000 Maniacs, John & Mary, turns 44.
- Ian Burden, Brit keyboardist with The Human League, turns 50.
- Jan Akkerman, Dutch guitarist with Focus, turns 61.
- Bernt Rosengren, Swedish tenor saxophonist, turns 70.
- Lemmy, (born Ian Fraiser Kilmister) Brit bassist with Hawkwind, Motörhead, turns 62.
- Moe Schneider, American trombonist, turns 88.
- Mauricio Kagel, Argentine composer, turns 76.
- Tatsuya Takahashi, Japanese bandleader and tenor saxophonist, turns 76.
- Aiba Masaki, Japanese actor singer and J-pop with the boy band known as Arashi, turns 25.
- Rune Ofwerman, Swedish pianist, turns 75.
- Will Oldham, American songwriter, turns 37.
- Michael Ray, American trumpeter with Sun Ra, turns 45.
- Dima Bilan, (born Viktor Belan) Karachay-Russian pop artist, turns 26.
- Ralph Moore, Brit tenor saxophonist, turns 51.
- Doyle Bramhall II, American guitarist, turns 39.
- John Critchinson, Brit hard bop pianist, turns 73.
- Ray Bryant, American jazz pianist, turns 76.
- Al Drootin, American clarinetist, turns 91.
- Dave Bartholomew, American arranger, trumpeter and vocalist, turns 87.
- Chris McGregor (December 24, 1936 – May 26, 1990), South African bandleader and pianist, would have turned 71 this year.
- Franz Waxman (December 24, 1906 – February 24, 1967), American composer, would have turned 101 this year.
- Jimmy Campbell (1928 – 1998), American session musician (drummer), would have turned 79.
- Baby Dodds (December 24, 1898 – February 14, 1959), (born Warren Dodds) American drummer, would have turned 109 this year.
- Woody Shaw (December 24, 1944 – May 10, 1989), American trumpeter, would have turned 63 this year.
- Henry Coker (December 24, 1919 – November 23, 1979), American trombonist, would have turned 88 this year.
- Lee Dorsey (December 24, 1924 – December 01, 1986), American singer, would have turned 83 this year.
- Fumio Nanri (December 24, 1910 – August 04, 1975), Acclaimed Japanese jazz trumpeter, would have turned 97 this year.
- Volker Kriegel (December 24, 1943 – June 14, 2003), German guitarist, would have turned 64 this year.
- Punch Miller (December 24, 1894 – December 02, 1971), (born Ernest Miller) American dixieland trumpeter, would have turned 113 this year.
- Jabbo Smith (December 24, 1908 – January 16, 1991), (born Cladys Smith) American trumpeter and vocalist, would have turned 99 this year.
- Ralph Marterie (December 24, 1914 – October 10, 1978), American big band trumpeter and bandleader, would have turned 93 this year.
- Harry Warren (December 24, 1893 – September 22, 1981), (born Salvatore Antonio Guaragna) American composer and lyricist, would have turned 114 this year.
- Henry Russell (December 24, 1812 – December 08, 1900), Brit composer and baritone vocalist, would have turned 195 this year.
- Mohammed Rafi (December 24, 1925 – July 31, 1981), Indian actor and playback singer, would have turned 82 this year.
