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Births
1814 – Adolphe Sax, Belgian-French instrument designer, invented the saxophone (d. 1894)
1931 – Mike Nichols, German-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2014)
1941 – Guy Clark, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1946 – George Young, Scottish guitarist, songwriter and producer (The Easybeats and Flash And The Pan)
1947 – Edward Yang, Taiwanese-American director and screenwriter (d. 2007)
1948 – Glenn Frey, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Eagles)
1950 – Chris Glen, Scottish bass player (Café Jacques, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, and Michael Schenker Group)
1961 – Craig Goldy, American guitarist (Dio, Giuffria, and Rough Cutt)
1961 – Florent Pagny, French singer-songwriter and actor
1964 – Corey Glover, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Living Colour and Galactic)
1964 – Greg Graffin, American singer-songwriter and producer (Bad Religion)
1966 – Paul Gilbert, American guitarist and singer (Mr. Big, Racer X, and Yellow Matter Custard)