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- Alphonse Mouzon, American drummer, turns 59.
- Fairuz, (born Nouhad Haddad) Lebanese singer, turns 72.
- Kelsi Osborn, American country music singer of SHeDAISY fame, turns 33.
- Francis Macdonald, Scottish drummer for BMX Bandits, Teenage Fanclub, turns 37.
- Björk, (born Björk Guðmundsdóttir) Icelandic singer with The Sugarcubes, turns 42.
- Margrét Örnólfsdóttir, Icelandic keyboardist with The Sugarcubes, turns 40.
- Steven Curtis Chapman, American Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, turns 45.
- Jean Shepard, (born Ollie Imogene Shepard) American country music singer, turns 74.
- Rainer Bruninghaus, German pianist, turns 58.
- James DePreist, (born James Anderson DePreist) American composer, turns 71.
- İdil Biret, Turkish pianist, turns 66.
- Ron Philpott, Australian arranger, bassist, and composer, turns 67.
- Tobias Sammet, German singer with power metal act, Edguy, turns 30.
- Kim Dong Wan, Korean singer with Shinhwa, turns 28.
- Jack Millman, (born Jack Maurice Millman) American arranger, composer, trumpeter and fluegelhorn player, turns 77.
- Peter Warren, American bass player, turns 72.
- Francesca Tanksley, Italian-American pianist, turns 50.
- Dr. John, (born Malcolm John Rebennack Jr.) American multi-instrumentalist and vocalist, turns 66.
- Lonnie Jordan, (born Leroy Jordan) American multi-instrumentalist for War, turns 59.
- Eli Yamin, American pianist, broadcaster, and composer, turns 39.
- Terry Lewis, American record producer (see also Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis), turns 51.
- Émile Normand, (or Cisco Normand) Canadian percussionist and pianist, turns 71.
- Ryan Starr, American singer of American Idol fame, turns 25.
- Michel Doneda, French soprano saxophonist, turns 53.
- David Porter, American songwriter, turns 66.
- Livingston Taylor, American singer and songwriter, turns 57.
- Claire Austin, American dixieland vocalist, turns 89.
- Alex James, Brit bassist with Blur, turns 39.
- Brian Ritchie, American vocalist for Violent Femmes, turns 47.
- Al Baculis, Canadian clarinetist, turns 77.
- Peter Koppes, Australian guitarist for The Church, turns 52.
- Chauncey Black, (aka Chauncey Hannibal) American R&B singer of BLACKstreet, turns 39.
- Pretty Lou, American rapper with The Lost Boyz, turns 36.
- Coleman Hawkins (November 21, 1904 – May 19, 1969), American tenor saxophonist, would have turned 103 this year.
- Lloyd Glenn (November 21, 1909 – May 23, 1985), American arranger and pianist, would have turned 98 this year.
- Sal Salvador (November 21, 1925 – September 22, 1999), American bop guitarist, would have turned 82 this year.
- Malcolm Williamson (November 21, 1931 – March 02, 2003), Australian composer and Master of the Queen's Music, would have turned 76 this year.
- Alvin Burroughs (November 21, 1911 – August 01, 1950), American drummer, would have turned 96 this year.
- Charlie Johnson (music) (November 21, 1891 – December 13, 1959), American bandleader and pianist, would have turned 116 this year.
- Buck Ram (November 21, 1907 – January 01, 1991), (born Samuel Ram) American songwriter with The Platters, would have turned 100 this year.
- Arthur Schutt (November 21, 1902 – January 28, 1965), American arranger and pianist, would have turned 105 this year.
- Joonas Kokkonen (November 21, 1921 –October 02, 1996), Finnish composer, would have turned 86 this year.
