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- Eartha Kitt, American cabaret actress and blues singer, turns 80.
- Chris Montez, American pop music singer, turns 64.
- Simone Simons, Dutch mezzo-soprano with Epica, turns 22.
- Sheila Hutchinson, American vocalist with The Emotions, turns 54.
- Steve Earle, American singer-songwriter, turns 52.
- Susanna Hoffs, American rhythm guitarist and vocalist with The Bangles, turns 48.
- Chloe Rose Lattanzi, Australian child actress and singer, turns 21.
- Jez Strode, Brit bassist with Kajagoogoo, turns 49.
- Jon Wysocki, American drummer with Staind, turns 36.
- Ray J, (born William Ray Norwood Jr.) American actor and R&B singer, turns 26.
- Shabba Ranks, (born Rexton Rawlston Fernando Gordon) Jamaican dancehall recording artist, turns 41.
- Kazumasa Akiyama, Japanese guitarist, turns 52.
- Andy Rourke, Brit bassist with The Smiths, turns 44.
- Momoe Yamaguchi, Japanese actress and J-pop singer, turns 48.
- Kid Rock, (born Robert James Richie) American country rap vocalist, turns 36.
- Dave Collard, Brit keyboardist with JoBoxers, turns 46.
- John Crawford, American bassist and keyboardist of Berlin fame, turns 47.
- Paul Young, Brit white soul vocalist with Streetband — the pub rock act, turns 51.
- Cheryl Bentyne, American singer with The Manhattan Transfer, turns 53.
- Billy Harper, American tenor saxophonist, turns 64.
- Cedar Walton, American jazz pianist, turns 73.
- Issei Igarashi, Japanese trumpeter, turns 42.
- Kai Hansen, German power metal guitarist and vocalist, turns 44.
- Mick Taylor, Brit guitarist with The Rolling Stones, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, turns 59.
- Tommy Reynolds, American clarinetist, turns 91.
- Ken Hirai, Japanese singer and songwriter, turns 35.
- Alex Varkatzas, American metalcore vocalist for Atreyu, turns 25.
- William Hart, American soul music performer with The Delfonics, turns 62.
- Cyrus Chestnut, American jazz pianist and Berklee College of Music graduate, turns 44.
- Jeff Berlin, American jazz fusion bassist, turns 54.
- Yves Robert, French trombonist of avant-garde jazz music, turns 49.
- Françoise Hardy, French singer, turns 63.
- Ryuichi Sakamoto, Japanese record producer and actor, turns 55.
- Larry Sonn, American big band trumpeter, turns 83.
- Jean Barraqué (January 17, 1928 – August 17, 1973), French composer, would have turned 79 this year.
- Dalida (January 17, 1933 – May 03, 1987), (born Yolande Christina Gigliotti) French singer and first diamond disc songstress, would have turned 74 this year.
- George Handy (January 17, 1920 – January 08, 1997), (born George Joseph Hendleman) American arranger and composer, would have turned 87 this year.
- Sid Catlett (January 17, 1910 – March 25, 1951), American session musician (drummer), would have turned 97 this year.
- Harry Reser (January 17, 1896 – September 27, 1965), American bandleader and banjoist, would have turned 111 this year.
- Harry Hines (January 17, 1898 – December 31, 1971), Brit reedist, would have turned 109 this year.
- Vido Musso (January 17, 1913 – January 09, 1982), Sicilian swing-style tenor saxophonist, would have turned 94 this year.
- Johnny Costa (January 17, 1922 – October 11, 1996), American pianist and music director for Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, would have turned 85 this year.
- Ted Dunbar (January 17, 1937 – May 29, 1998), (born Earl Theodore Dunbar) American hard bop guitarist, would have turned 70 this year.
- John Stanley (January 17, 1712 – May 19, 1786), Brit composer and organist, would have turned 295 this year.
- Morris White (January 17, 1911 – November , 1986), American banjoist in rhythm section for Cab Calloway, would have turned 96 this year.
- Bob Zurke (January 17, 1912 – February 16, 1944), American pianist and composer with Bob Crosby, would have turned 95 this year.
