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- k.d. lang, American actress and singer, turns 46.
- Nelly, (born Cornell Haynes Jr.) American rapper, turns 29.
- Chris Fairbrass, Brit guitarist of Right Said Fred fame, turns 51.
- Chris Burnett, American bandleader and saxophonist, turns 52.
- Mireille Delunsch, French soprano singer, turns 45.
- Herb Geller, American alto saxophonist, turns 79.
- Kurt Elling, American jazz singer, turns 40.
- Prodigy, American rapper with Mobb Deep, turns 33.
- Brian Poole, Brit lead vocalist with The Tremeloes, turns 66.
- Chip Hawkes, (born Leonard Donald Hawkes) Brit bassist with The Tremeloes, turns 61.
- Phil Woods, American alto saxophonist, turns 76.
- Jim Mullen, Scottish jazz fusion guitarist, turns 62.
- Phil Minton, Brit trumpeter and vocalist, turns 67.
- Bruce Welch, (born Bruce Cripps) Brit guitarist with The Shadows, turns 66.
- Keith Emerson, Brit keyboardist with The Nice, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, turns 63.
- J.D. Souther, American country rock guitarist and vocalist, turns 62.
- Bill Rubenstein, American pianist, turns 79.
- Dave Pegg, Brit bassist for Jethro Tull and Fairport Convention, turns 60.
- Carter Beauford, American drummer with Dave Matthews Band, turns 60.
- Maxine Nightingale, Brit R&B and soul music singer, turns 55.
- Earl Carroll, American lead vocalist for The Cadillacs, turns 70.
- Chris Walla, American guitarist with Death Cab for Cutie, turns 32.
- Bobby Dall, (born Robert Harry Kuykendall) American bassist with Poison, turns 44.
- Reginald Arvizu, American bassist for Korn, turns 38.
- Andy Barker, Brit 'Spinmaster' with 808 State, turns 38.
- John Hampson, American guitarist and vocalist for Nine Days, turns 36.
- Kyoko Fukada, Japanese actress, model, and singer, turns 25.
- Erika Jo, American country music singer, turns 21.
- Charlie Walker, American country musician, turns 81.
- Katelyn Tarver, American pop music singer, turns 18.
- Samantha Janus, British entertainer, turns 35.
- Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (November 2, 1739 – October 24, 1799), Austrian composer, would have turned 268 this year.
- Maxine Daniels (November 2, 1930 – October 20, 2003), (born Gladys Lynch) Brit singer, would have turned 77 this year.
- Bunny Berigan (November 2, 1908 – June 02, 1942), (born Rowland Bernart Berrigan) American trumpeter, would have turned 99 this year.
- Johnny Richards (November 2, 1911 – October 07, 1968), Mexican arranger and composer, would have turned 96 this year.
- Giuseppe Sinopoli (November 2, 1946 – April 20, 2001), Italian conductor and composer, would have turned 61 this year.
- Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer (November 2, 1692 – November 09, 1766), Dutch composer, would have turned 315 this year.