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- Pat Burke, Jamaican flautist with The Foundations, turns 70.
- Nicky Byrne, (nee Nicholas Byrne) Irish vocalist of Westlife fame, turns 29.
- Sharon Osbourne, Brit concert promoter, TV presenter, wife, and manager to Ozzy Osbourne, turns 55.
- Vickie Perks, Brit vocalist for We've Got A Fuzzbox And We're Gonna Use It, turns 39.
- Mat Osman, English bassist for Suede, turns 40.
- James Fearnley, Brit accordion player for The Pogues, turns 53.
- Thomas Wydler, Swiss percussionist with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, turns 48.
- Ini Kamoze, Jamaican dancehall musician, turns 50.
- Kenny Garrett, American alto saxophonist, turns 47.
- Ed Xiques, American woodwind player with Ten Wheel Drive, turns 68.
- Jackson Browne, American singer and multi-instrumentalist, turns 59.
- Abdullah Ibrahim, (aka Dollar Brand) South African pianist, turns 73.
- Andres Boiarsky, Argentine tenor saxophonist, turns 50.
- Yusef Lateef, American aerophone player, turns 87.
- France Gall, French singer and Eurovision Song Contest winner, turns 60.
- Kurt Neumann, American vocalist, guitarist and founding member of BoDeans, turns 46.
- Nona Hendryx, (nee Vicki Wickham) American singer of LaBelle fame, turns 63.
- Einojuhani Rautavaara, Finnish composer, turns 79.
- Satoko Fujii, Japanese avant-garde jazz composer and pianist, turns 49.
- Steve Burns, American actor and musician, turns 34.
- Fabio Lione, Italian musician with Rhapsody of Fire, turns 34.
- Gary Bennett, American country music singer for BR5-49, turns 43.
- Terry Balsamo, American guitarist with Cold, Evanescence, turns 34.
- Chucho Valdés, (nee Jesus Valdés) Cuban arranger and pianist, turns 66.
- Tommy Shane Steiner, American country music singer, turns 34.
- Dave Samuels, American vibraphonist, turns 59.
- PJ Harvey, (nee Polly Harvey) British guitarist and vocalist, turns 37.
- Sean Lennon, Brit musician and son to John Lennon, turns 32.
- Hisao Ishikawa, Japanese tenor and soprano saxophonist, turns 76.
- John Lennon (October 9, 1940 – December 08, 1980), Brit singer-songwriter and guitarist for The Beatles, would have turned 67 this year.
- Elmer Snowden (October 9, 1900 – May 14, 1973), American bandleader and banjoist, would have turned 107 this year.
- Mynie Sutton (October 9, 1903 – June 17, 1982), Canadian saxophonist, would have turned 104 this year.
- Lee Wiley (October 9, 1915 – December 11, 1975), American jazz vocalist, would have turned 92 this year.
- John Entwistle (October 9, 1944 – June 27, 2002), Brit bassist for The Who, would have turned 63 this year.
- Barbara Winfield (October 9, 1932 – August 10, 2005), American vocalist with Duke Ellington and Tadd Dameron, would have turned 75 this year.
- Peter Tosh (October 9, 1944 – September 11, 1987), Jamaican reggae pioneer, would have turned 63 this year.
- Camille Saint-Saëns (October 9, 1835 – December 16, 1921), French composer, would have turned 172 this year.
- Carl Flesch (October 9, 1873 – November 14, 1944), Hungarian violinist, would have turned 134 this year.
- Heinrich Schütz (October 9, 1585 – November 6, 1672), German composer, would have turned 422 this year.
