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- Sam Rivers, American composer and multi-instrumentalist, turns 77.
- Diana Ortiz, American pop music vocalist with Dream, a girl group, turns 22.
- Will Smith, American actor and singer, turns 39.
- Onnie Mcintyre, Scottish vocalist and rhythm guitarist for The Average White Band, turns 62.
- Steven Severin, Brit bassist for Siouxsie and the Banshees, turns 52.
- Joseph Russell, American vocalist with 1960s a cappella group, The Persuasions, turns 68.
- Zucchero, (nee Adelmo Fornaciari) Italian singer, turns 52.
- John Fiddler, Brit vocalist for Medicine Head, Box of Frogs, turns 60.
- Ian Tyson, Canadian country musician, turns 74.
- Billy Pierce, American tenor saxophonist, turns 59.
- Declan Donnelly, Brit singer with (PJ and Duncan) actor, and TV presenter, turns 32.
- Gary Alexander, Brit guitarist and vocalist with The Association, turns 64.
- Roland Alexander, American saxophonist and pianist, turns 72.
- John Taylor, Brit pianist, turns 65.
- Horace Arnold, American session musician drummer (Hugh Masekela, Charles Mingus), turns 70.
- Barbara Dennerlein, German organist, turns 43.
- Mike Gibbs, Zimbabwe-born bandleader and trombonist, turns 70.
- T.I., American rapper, turns 27.
- Dave Wilkins, Barbados trumpeter, turns 93.
- John Locke, American keyboardist for Spirit and Nazareth, turns 64.
- Bryan MacLean (September 25, 1947 – December 25, 1998), guitarist and vocalist for Love, would have turned 60 this year.
- Alex Bigard (September 25, 1899 – June 27, 1978), American drummer, would have turned 108 this year.
- Charlie Allen (1908 – 1972), American trumpeter, would have turned 99.
- Karlo Bohlander (September 25, 1919 – July 05, 2004), German writer and trumpeter, would have turned 88 this year.
- Al Hoffman (September 25, 1902 – July 21, 1960), Russian songwriter and Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee, would have turned 105 this year.
- Roosevelt "Booba" Barnes (September 25, 1936 – April 02, 1996), Bluesman, would have turned 71 this year.
- Garvin Bushnell (September 25, 1902 – October 31, 1991), American clarinettist, would have turned 105 this year.
- Rossiere "Shadow" Wilson (September 25, 1919 – July 11, 1959), American drummer for Benny Carter, Thelonius Monk, would have turned 88 this year.
- Jaroslav Ježek (September 25, 1906 – January 01, 1942), Czech pianist, would have turned 101 this year.
- Dmitri Shostakovich (September 25, 1906–August 9, 1975), Russian Composer and Pianist, would have turned 101 this year.
