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- Liam Gallagher, Brit lead vocalist with Oasis, turns 35.
- David Silveria, American drummer with Korn, turns 35.
- Chico Hamilton, American jazz drummer, turns 86.
- Shafi Hadi, American jazz tenor saxophonist, turns 78.
- Leonard Cohen, Canadian composer, singer-songwriter, turns 73.
- Tyler Stewart, American drummer with Barenaked Ladies, turns 40.
- Dick Shearer, American trombone player, turns 67.
- Jerry Hahn, American guitarist, turns 67.
- Frank Foster, American tenor saxophonist, turns 79.
- Don Preston, American session musician (synthesizer) with Nat King Cole and Frank Zappa, turns 75.
- Don Felder, American guitarist with The Eagles, turns 60.
- Ronna Reeves, American country music vocalist, turns 41.
- Faith Hill, American Grammy Award-winning country music singer, turns 40.
- Ward Swingle, American vocalist and Cincinnati Conservatory of Music alum, turns 80.
- Sunny Murray, American free jazz drummer, turns 70.
- Jon Brookes, Brit drummer with The Charlatans, turns 39.
- Phil Taylor, Brit drummer with Motörhead, turns 53.
- Corinne Drewery, Brit sophisti-pop lead vocalist for Swing Out Sister, turns 48.
- David Jude Jolicoeur, (a.k.a. Trugoy the Dove) American rapper, member of De La Soul, turns 39.
- Ginger Boatwright, American bluegrass vocalist and guitarist, turns 63.
- Henry Butler, American jazz pianist, turns 58.
- Bill Leeb, Austrian musician with Cyberaktif, Delerium, Intermix, and Front Line Assembly, turns 41.
- John Clark, American french horn player, turns 63.
- Fred Hunt (September 21, 1923 – April 25, 1986), Brit swing-style pianist, would have turned 84 this year.
- Papa Jack Laine (September 21, 1873 – June 01, 1966), American drummer, would have turned 134 this year.
- Tommy Potter (September 21, 1918 – March 05, 1988), American bass player, would have turned 89 this year.
- Slam Stewart (September 21, 1914 – December 10, 1987), American jazz double bass player, would have turned 93 this year.