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- Bootsy Collins, American bassist with Bootsy's Rubber Band and Funkadelic, turns 56.
- Keith Urban, New Zealand country music performer, turns 40.
- Michael Piano, American singer with The Sandpipers, turns 63.
- Keith Strickland, American multi-instrumentalist with B-52's, turns 54.
- Mark Barry, Brit vocalist of BBMak fame, turns 29.
- Keith Hopwood, Brit guitarist with Herman's Hermits, turns 61.
- Judge Jules, (born Julius O'Riordan) Brit DJ and record producer, turns 42.
- LISA, (born Elizabeth Sakura Narita) Japanese-Colombian J-pop singer, turns 33.
- Eddie Henderson, American trumpeter and psychiatrist, turns 67.
- David Weiss, (a.k.a. David Was) American woodwind player with Was Not Was, turns 55.
- Aaron Kwok, Hong Kong film actor and singer, turns 42.
- Maggie Roche, American singer-songwriter with The Roches, turns 56.
- Natalie Merchant, American singer-songwriter for 10,000 Maniacs, turns 44.
- Anthony Rapp, American theatre singer and film actor, turns 36.
- Steve Wren, Brit drummer of Then Jerico fame, turns 45.
- Jacques Loussier, French pianist, turns 73.
- Guy Sebastian, Malaysian singer-songwriter and Australian Idol premiere season winner, turns 26.
- Alex Sinclair, Canadian chordophone virtuoso with Tamarack, turns 55.
- Domenico Scarlatti (October 26, 1685 – July 23, 1757), Italian composer, would have turned 322 this year.
- Johan Helmich Roman (October 26, 1694 – November 20, 1758), Swedish composer, would have turned 313 this year.
- Sterling Conaway (1900 – 1973), American banjoist, would have turned 107.
- Charlie Barnet (October 26, 1913 – September 04, 1991), American tenor saxophonist, would have turned 94 this year.
- Hank Duncan (October 26, 1896 – June 07, 1968), American session musician (pianist) for Fats Waller, would have turned 111 this year.
- Warne Marsh (October 26, 1927 – December 17, 1987), American tenor saxophonist, would have turned 80 this year.
- Tony Pastor (October 26, 1907 – October 31, 1969), (nee Antonio Pestritto) American bandleader and tenor saxophonist, would have turned 100 this year.
- Mahalia Jackson (October 26, 1911 – January 27, 1972), renowned American gospel music singer, would have turned 96 this year.
