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- Tom Waits, American singer, songwriter, and actor, turns 58.
- Chuck Loeb, American guitarist, turns 52.
- Wolfgang Haffner, German drummer, turns 42.
- Nicole Appleton, Brit singer with All Saints, turns 33.
- Barbara Weathers, American vocalist of Atlantic Starr fame, turns 44.
- Sonny Phillips, American organist, turns 71.
- Tim Butler, Brit bassist with Psychedelic Furs, turns 49.
- Aaron Carter, American bubblegum pop singer, turns 20.
- Huw Chadbourne, Brit keyboardist for Babybird, turns 44.
- Helen Watts, British contralto vocalist, turns 80.
- Daniel Chorzempa, American organist, turns 63.
- Bent Fabricus-Bjerre, Danish pianist and bandleader, turns 83.
- Mike Nolan, Brit vocalist with Bucks Fizz, turns 53.
- Dominic Howard, British drummer with Muse, turns 30.
- Brian Futter, Brit guitarist with Catherine Wheel, turns 42.
- Damien Rice, Irish singer-songwriter with Juniper, turns 34.
- Mads Vinding, Danish bass player, turns 59.
- Noel Akchote, French guitarist, turns 39.
- Matthew Shipp, American pianist, turns 47.
- Mike Carr, Brit organist, turns 70.
- Claudia Brücken, German synthpop vocalist with Propaganda, Act, turns 44.
- Louis Prima (December 7, 1911 – August 24, 1978), American trumpeter, would have turned 96 this year.
- Ronnie Boykins (December 7, 1932 – April 20, 1980), American bass player, would have turned 75 this year.
- Cecil Irwin (December 7, 1902 – May 03, 1935), American tenor saxophonist, would have turned 105 this year.
- Bernardo Pasquini (December 7, 1637 – November 22, 1710), Italian composer, would have turned 370 this year.
- Harry Chapin (December 7, 1942 – July 16, 1981), American singer and songwriter, would have turned 65 this year.
- Teddy Hill (December 7, 1909 – May 19, 1978), American tenor saxophonist and bandleader, would have turned 98 this year.
- Rudolf Friml (December 7, 1879 – November 12, 1972), American composer, would have turned 128 this year.
- Ernst Toch (December 7, 1887 – October 01, 1964), Austrian composer, would have turned 120 this year.
- Billy Moore (1917 – 1989), American pianist and arranger, would have turned 90.
- Konstantin Sokolsky (1904 – 1991), Russian singer, would have turned 103.
- Daniel Jones (December 7, 1912 – April 23, 1993), British composer, would have turned 95 this year.
- George James (December 7, 1906 – January 30, 1995), American tenor saxophonist, would have turned 101 this year.
- Pietro Mascagni (December 7, 1863 – August 02, 1945), Italian composer, would have turned 144 this year.
