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- Peter Svensson, Swedish guitarist with The Cardigans, turns 33.
- Anita O'Day, American singer, turns 88.
- Howard Shore, Canadian film composer, turns 61.
- Allyn Ferguson, American composer of film scores, turns 83.
- Chris Albertson, American jazz historian, turns 76.
- Cynthia Weil, American songriter (alongside husband, Barry Mann), turns 67.
- Nonchalant, (born Tanya Pointer) American rapper and DJ, turns 33.
- Vickie Winans, American Grammy-nominated gospel music recording artist, turns 53.
- Dick Crippen, Brit bassist of Tenpole Tudor fame, turns 51.
- Mark Morriss, British singer and songwriter with The Bluetones, turns 36.
- Wynton Marsalis, American composer and trumpeter, turns 46.
- Tim Cross, American bassist with Sponge, turns 40.
- Joe Egan, Brit singer and songwriter for Stealers Wheel, turns 58.
- Gary Richrath, American guitarist and songwriter of REO Speedwagon fame, turns 58.
- Ronnie Bright, American bass vocalist for The Valentines, The Coasters, and Deep River Boys, turns 69.
- Chuck Berry, (nee Charles Edward Anderson) American guitarist and vocalist, turns 81.
- Mervyn Afrika, South African keyboardist, turns 57.
- Annette Hanshaw (October 18, 1901 – March 13, 1985), American jazz vocalist, would have turned 106 this year.
- Willis Conover (October 18, 1920 – May 17, 2006), American disc jockey, would have turned 87 this year.
- Marshall Stearns (October 18, 1908 – December 18, 1966), American writer and founder of the Institute of Jazz Studies, would have turned 99 this year.
- Laura Nyro (October 18, 1947 – April 08, 1997), American songwriter and singer, would have turned 60 this year.
- Bent Jaedig (October 18, 1935 – June 09, 2004), Danish tenor saxophonist, would have turned 72 this year.
- Lotte Lenya (October 18, 1898 – November 27, 1981), (born Karoline Wilhelmine Blamauer) Austrian singer and actress, would have turned 109 this year.
- J.C. Moses (1936 – 1977), American drummer, would have turned 71.
- Chris Kelly (October 18, 1885 – August 19, 1929), American cornettist, would have turned 122 this year.
- Conrad Lanoue (October 18, 1908 – October 15, 1972), American pianist, would have turned 99 this year.
- Bobby Troup (October 18, 1918 – February 07, 1999), American actor, jazz pianist, and songwriter, would have turned 89 this year.
- "Stump" Evans (October 18, 1904 – August 29, 1928), American alto saxophonist, would have turned 103 this year.
- Baldassarre Galuppi (October 18, 1706 – January 03, 1785), Italian composer, would have turned 301 this year.
