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- 50 Cent, (born Curtis James Jackson III) American gangsta rapper, turns 31.
- John Keeble, Brit drummer for Spandau Ballet, turns 48.
- Nanci Griffith, American singer and guitarist, turns 54.
- Rik Elswit, American guitarist for Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show , turns 62.
- Tim Bricheno, Brit guitarist, turns 44.
- Della Reese, American actress and singer, turns 76.
- Rick Braun, American trumpeter, turns 53.
- John Jorgenson, American country musician, turns 52.
- Nanci Griffith, American singer, turns 54.
- Heather Nova, Bermudian singer-songwriter and poet, turns 40.
- Inspectah Deck, American rapper with the Wu-Tang Clan, a musical collective, turns 37.
- Martin Smith, English singer and songwriter of Delirious? fame, turns 37.
- Stuart Garrard, English guitarist of Delirious? fame, turns 44.
- Jeannie Seely, American country music singer, turns 67.
- John Bazz, American bassist with The Blasters, turns 56.
- D-Styles, American scratch DJ, turns 35.
- Gene Chandler, American singer, turns 70.
- Vladimir Ashkenazy, Russian conductor, turns 70.
- Ernst Haefliger, Swiss tenor, turns 88.
- Hanns Eisler (July 6, 1898 – September 06, 1962), German composer, would have turned 109 this year.
- Bill Haley (July 6, 1925 – February 09, 1981), American pioneer of rock and roll music, would have turned 82 this year.
- Phyllis Hyman (July 6, 1949 – June 30, 1995), American soul music singer, would have turned 58 this year.
- Dorothy Kirsten (July 6, 1910 – November 18, 1992), American opera singer, would have turned 97 this year.