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Births
1915 – Pete Rugolo, Italian-American composer and producer (d. 2011)
1924 – Rod Serling, American screenwriter and producer, created The Twilight Zone (d. 1975)
1936 – Ismail Merchant, Indian-English director and producer (d. 2005)
1937 – O'Kelly Isley, Jr., American singer-songwriter (The Isley Brothers) (d. 1986)
1942 – Barry Goldberg, American musician, songwriter, and producer (The Electric Flag, Steve Miller Band, and The Rides)
1946 – Jimmy Buffett, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor
1950 – Peter Boardman, English mountaineer and author (d. 1982)
1954 – Annie Lennox, Scottish singer-songwriter and pianist (The Tourists and Eurythmics)
1964 – Tim Royes, American director (d. 2007)
1964 – Bob Stanley, English keyboard player, songwriter, producer, and journalist (Saint Etienne)
1971 – Dido, English singer-songwriter
1971 – Noel Hogan, Irish guitarist and producer (The Cranberries, Mono Band, and Arkitekt)
1976 – Armin van Buuren, Dutch DJ and producer