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2011 Leonard Cohen's first grandchild is born to proud parents Lorca Cohen, Rufus Wainwright and "deputy dad" Jorn Weisbrodt. Little Viva Katherine, named after Wainwright's mother, the folk singer Kate McGarrigle, is born only a year after Cohen reportedly remarked on childhood to both Lorca and Rufus: "You know, it's pretty much the only amazing thing there is."

1992 Todd Rundgren has his third child, a son named Rebop.

1977 Shakira is born Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll in Barranquilla, Colombia. At 13, she gets a record deal with Sony Music – the first step on her path to becoming a worldwide superstar. More

1975 Billy Mohler, best known as a member of The Calling, is born in Laguna Beach, California.

1975 Stevie Wonder's daughter Aisha (heard crying at the beginning of "Isn't She Lovely") is born. Aisha is Wonder's first child, born to Yolanda Simmons.

1966 Robert DeLeo, who will form Stone Temple Pilots along with his brother Dean and lead singer Scott Weiland, is born in Montclair, New Jersey.

1963 Eva Cassidy is born in Washington, D.C. She is raised in Maryland.

1949 Ross Valory, bass player with Journey and the Steve Miller Band, is born in San Francisco.

1948 Al McKay (of Earth, Wind & Fire) is born in New Orleans, Louisiana.

1947 Peter Lucia (of Tommy James & the Shondells) is born in Morristown, New Jersey.

1946 Howard Bellamy (of the country duo The Bellamy Brothers) is born in Darby, Florida.

1942 Graham Nash is born in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. After founding The Hollies in 1962, he leaves in 1968 to make more newsworthy music, which he does with Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young.

1940 Alan Caddy (guitarist of The Tornados, Johnny Kidd & the Pirates) is born in Chelsea, London, England.

1932 Jazz musician Arthur Lyman, known as "The King of Lounge Music," is born in Kauai, Hawaii.

1927 Jazz saxophonist Stan Getz is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

1912 Burton Lane, known for composing the music for the Broadway productions of Finian's Rainbow (1947) and On A Clear Day You Can See Forever (1965), is born Morris Hyman Kushner in New York City.