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- Airto Moreira, Brazilian percussionist, turns 84.
- Greg Leskiw, Canadian guitarist for The Guess Who, turns 78.
- Pat Smear, American guitarist for the Foo Fighters, turns 66.
- Calvin Hayes, British keyboardist of Johnny Hates Jazz fame, turns 65.
- Stuart Neale, (a.k.a. Leighton Buzzard) British pianist, guitarist, and cello player, turns 65.
- Stuart Crawford, vocalist for synthpop act, Kajagoogoo, turns 65.
- Terri Clark, Canadian country music vocalist, turns 57.
- Hype Williams, (born Harold Williams) American music video-turned-film director, turns 55.
- Megan Joy, American singer and former American Idol contestant, turns 40.
- Adam Yauch (August 5, 1964 –May 4, 2012), (a.k.a. MCA) American rapper of Beastie Boys fame, would have turned 61 this year.
- Pete Burns (August 5, 1959 –October 23, 2016), Frontman for new wave music act, Dead or Alive, would have turned 66 this year.
- Jemeel Moondoc (August 5, 1951–August 29, 2021), American avant-garde jazz alto saxophonist and flautist, would have turned 74 this year.
- Sammi Smith (August 5, 1943 –February 12, 2005), American country music singer, would have turned 82 this year.
- Rick Huxley (August 5, 1942 –February 11, 2013), British bassist for The Dave Clark Five, would have turned 83 this year.
- Damita Jo DuBlanc (August 5, 1930 –December 25, 1988), American lounge music performer and comedian, would have turned 95 this year.
- Otto Lington (August 5, 1903 –December 15, 1992), Danish violinist, would have turned 122 this year.
- Ambroise Thomas (August 5, 1811 –February 12, 1896), French opera composer, would have turned 214 this year.