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Births

 * 1829 – Carlo Acton, Italian composer and concert pianist (d. 1909)
 * 1902 – Stefan Wolpe, German-born composer (d. 1972)
 * 1915 – Walter Trampler, American violist (d. 1997)
 * 1933 – Wayne Shorter, American jazz musician
 * 1940 – José Van Dam, Belgian baritone
 * 1949 – Gene Simmons, Israeli-born musician (Kiss)
 * 1949 – Fariborz Lachini, Canadian-Iranian composer
 * 1950 – Charles Fambrough, American jazz musician
 * 1951 – Rob Halford, English singer (Judas Priest)
 * 1952 – Geoff Downes, English keyboardist (The Buggles, Yes, Asia)
 * 1959 – Ruth Ann Swenson, American operatic soprano
 * 1962 – Vivian Campbell, Irish musician (Def Leppard, Whitesnake, Dio)
 * 1965 – Mia Zapata, American singer (The Gits) (d. 1993)
 * 1966 – Derek Sherinian, American keyboardist
 * 1967 – Jeff Tweedy, American singer (Wilco)
 * 1968 – Rafet El Roman, Turkish singer and composer
 * 1968 – Stuart Murdoch, Scottish musician (Belle & Sebastian)
 * 1968 – Takeshi Ueda, Japanese singer and composer
 * 1968 – Spider One, American musician (Powerman 5000)
 * 1969 – Steve Staley, American voice actor
 * 1987 – Amy Macdonald, Scottish singer and songwriter
 * 1988 – Ray Quinn, English singer
 * 1988 – Alexandra Burke, English singer
 * 1992 – Miyabi Natsuyaki, Japanese singer

Deaths

 * 1742 – Carlos Seixas, Portuguese composer (b. 1704)
 * 1774 – Niccolò Jommelli, Italian composer (b. 1714)
 * 1979 – Stan Kenton, American musician and bandleader (b. 1911)
 * 1999 – Rob Fisher, English musician (b. 1956)
 * 2000 – Jack Nitzsche, American record producer (b. 1937)