January 5 – Deadmau5 (Joel Zimmerman), Canadian DJ/Producer
January 6 – Mike Jones, American rapper
January 9 – Caroline Lufkin, American singer
January 11 – Jamelia, British singer
January 11 – Tom Meighan, British singer and songwriter, lead vocalist for alternative rock band Kasabian
January 15 – Howie Day, American singer and songwriter
January 15 – Pitbull (rapper), American rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer
January 17 – Ray J, American rapper and singer
January 20 – Iran releases the 52 Americans held for 444 days within minutes of Ronald Reagan succeeding Jimmy Carter as the President of the United States, ending the Iran hostage crisis.
January 22 – Willa Ford, American singer, television hostess, and actress
January 22 – Ben Moody, American guitarist (formerly of Evanescence)
January 23 – Samuel Barber, American composer (b. 1910) Died
January 25 – Alicia Keys, American singer
January 29 – Jonny Lang, American musician
January 31 – Justin Timberlake, American musician (‘N Sync)
January 31 – Cozy Cole, American jazz drummer (b. 1909) Died
February 4 – Matchstik, American rapper, singer and song writer
February 9 – Jimmy “The Rev” Sullivan, American drummer (Avenged Sevenfold) (d. 2009)
February 9 – Bill Haley, American musician (b. 1925)
February 10 – Natasha St-Pier, Canadian singer
February 11 – Kelly Rowland, American singer (Destiny’s Child)
February 12 – Lisa Hannigan, Irish singer, songwriter, and musician
February 15 – Olivia, American singer
February 20 – Chris Thile, American mandolinist
February 23 – Paleo, American singer-songwriter
February 26 – Howard Hanson, American composer (b. 1896)
February 27 – Josh Groban, American singer
March 3 – Lil’ Flip, American rapper
March 5 – Yip Harburg, American lyricist (b. 1896)
March 11 – LeToya Luckett, American singer
March 13 – April Matson, American actress and singer
March 15 – Young Buck, American rapper
March 22 – MIMS, American rapper
March 29 – Megan Hilty, American actress, singer, and broadway star
March 30 – Sherman Edwards, American songwriter (b. 1919)
March 30 – U.S. President Ronald Reagan is shot in the chest outside a Washington, D.C. hotel by John Hinckley, Jr. Two police officers and Press Secretary James Brady are also wounded.
April 1 – Hannah Spearritt, British singer (S Club 7) and actress
April 10 – Laura Bell Bundy, American actress, singer, and broadway star.
April 10 – Liz McClarnon, British singer (Atomic Kitten)
April 15 – Seth Wulsin, American artist
April 18 – The rock band Yes splits up (regrouping in 1983).
May 3 – Farrah Franklin, American singer
May 5 – Craig David, English singer
May 11 – Bob Marley, Jamaican singer and musician (b. 1945) Died
May 13 – Pope John Paul II is shot and nearly killed by Mehmet Ali Ağca, a Turkish gunman, as he enters St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City to address a general audience.
May 18 – Adam Green, American singer-songwriter
May 20 – Sean Conlon, English musician (5ive)
May 25 – Rosa Ponselle, American soprano (b. 1897)
May 28 – Mary Lou Williams, American jazz pianist (b. 1910)
May 30 – Remy Ma, American rapper
June 8 – Alex Band, American musician
June 10 – Hoku Ho, Hawaiian singer and musician
June 15 – Haley Scarnato, American singer
June 16 – Ben Kweller, American musician
June 21 – Brandon Flowers, American singer and keyboardist
June 22 – Chris Urbanowicz, British guitarist
June 23 – Antony Costa, English singer (Blue)
July 1 – Amanda Diva, American actress and rapper
July 2 – Paul Anthony Finn, Irish singer and songwriter (The Flaws)
July 7 – President Ronald Reagan nominates the first woman, Sandra Day O’Connor, to the Supreme Court of the United States.
July 7 – Synyster Gates, American guitarist (Avenged Sevenfold)
July 12 – Rebecca Hunter, English singer (allSTARS*) and actress
July 16 – Harry Chapin, American singer and songwriter (b. 1942) Died
July 19 – Didz Hammond, bassist/backing vocalist (Dirty Pretty Things and The Cooper Temple Clause)
July 23 – Steve Jocz, Canadian drummer (Sum 41)
July 29 – A worldwide television audience of over 700 million people watched the Wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer at St Paul’s Cathedral in London.
July 31 – M. Shadows, American singer (Avenged Sevenfold)
August 1 – MTV (Music Television) is launched on cable television in the United States.
August 4 – Marques Houston, American singer and actor
August 12 – The original Model 5150 IBM PC (with a 4.77 MHz Intel 8088 processor) is released in the United States at a base price of $1,565.
August 24 – Mark David Chapman is sentenced to 20 years to life in prison, after being convicted of murdering John Lennon in Manhattan 8 months earlier.
September 4 – Beyoncé Knowles, American actress and R&B singer (Destiny’s Child)
September 14 – Ashley Roberts, singer The Pussycat Dolls
September 19 – Simon & Garfunkel perform The Concert in Central Park, a free concert in New York in front of approximately half a million people.
September 22 – Harry Warren, American songwriter (b. 1893) Died
September 23 – Natalie Horler, German singer Cascada
September 25 – The Rolling Stones begin their Tattoo You tour at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia.
September 25 – Shane Tutmarc, American singer-songwriter and front man of the band, Dolour
September 26 – Christina Milian, American R&B singer and actress
October 2 – Hazel Scott, American jazz singer and pianist (b. 1920)
October 6 – Egyptian president Anwar Sadat is assassinated during a parade by army members who belong to the Egyptian Islamic Jihad organization; they opposed his negotiations with Israel.
October 25 – Austin Winkler, American lead vocalist (Hinder)
October 31 – Frank Iero, American guitarist (My Chemical Romance)
November 1 – LaTavia Roberson, American singer (Destiny’s Child)
November 17 – Sarah Harding, British singer (Girls Aloud)
November 18 – COMDEX Fall, IBM introduces the IBM PC. Scientific Solutions announces the first PC add-in cards.
November 20 – Kimberley Walsh, British singer (Girls Aloud)
November 22 – Ben Adams, British singer (A1)
November 26 – Natasha Bedingfield, British singer
December 2 – Britney Spears, American singer and entertainer
December 11 – Zacky Vengeance, American guitarist (Avenged Sevenfold)
December 11 – Boxing: Muhammad Ali loses to Trevor Berbick; this proved to be Ali’s last-ever fight.
December 27 – Hoagy Carmichael, American jazz composer (b. 1899) Died
Summer 1981 – Donkey Kong becomes the first ever Super Mario game.
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