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- Billy Cobham, Panamanian drummer with The Mahavishnu Orchestra, turns 80.
- Michael Moore, American bass player, turns 79.
- Robert Fripp, British guitarist, teacher and King Crimson founder, turns 78.
- Hanna Richardson, American jazz vocalist, turns 68.
- Nikki Iles, Brit accordionist and pianist, turns 61.
- Levon Ichkhanian, Canadian-Armenian composer and multi-instrumentalist, turns 60.
- Janet Jackson, American actress and pop music singer, turns 58.
- Ralph Tresvant, American R&B vocalist of New Edition fame, turns 56.
- Pete Jacobson (May 16, 1950 –April 20, 2002), Brit session musician (pianist), would have turned 74 this year.
- Redd Holt (May 16, 1932 –May 23, 2023), (born Isaac Holt) American drummer, would have turned 92 this year.
- Friedrich Gulda (May 16, 1930 –January 27, 2000), Austrian pianist, would have turned 94 this year.
- Betty Carter (May 16, 1930 –September 26, 1998), American vocalist, would have turned 94 this year.
- Eddie Bert (May 16, 1922 –September 27, 2012), American trombonist, would have turned 102 this year.
- Liberace (May 16, 1919 –February 04, 1987), American pianist and entertainer, would have turned 105 this year.
- Dud Bascomb (May 16, 1916 –December 25, 1972), (born Wilbur Odell Bascomb) American trumpeter, would have turned 108 this year.
- Marlowe Morris (1915 – 1977), American keyboardist, would have turned 109.
- Woody Herman (May 16, 1913 –October 19, 1987), American bandleader, composer, reedist, and vocalist, would have turned 111 this year.