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1993 Zayn Malik, the first One Direction member to go solo, is born in East Bowling, Bradford, England.

1992 The Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger and wife Jerry Hall have their third child, Georgia May Ayeesha.

1974 Melanie Chisholm - also known as Mel C or "Sporty Spice" of The Spice Girls - is born in Whiston, England.

1970 Zack de la Rocha of Rage Against The Machine is born in Long Beach, California.

1970 Raekwon aka "The Chef" of Wu-Tang Clan is born Corey Quontrell Wood in Staten Island, New York.

1965 Rob Zombie is born Robert Cummings in Haverhill, Massachusetts. He works as a production assistant for the popular children's series Pee-Wee's Playhouse before forming the band White Zombie.

1959 Per Gessle of Roxette is born in Sweden.

1955 NRBQ drummer Tommy Ardolino is born in Springfield, Massachusetts.

1954 Felipe Rose (The Indian from The Village People) is born in New York City.

1951 Big Star guitarist Chris Bell is born in Memphis, Tennessee.

1946 Jazz musician George Duke is born in San Rafael, California.

1945 Singer Maggie Bell of Stone the Crows is born in Glasgow, Scotland.

1944 Cynthia Robinson of Sly & the Family Stone is born in Sacramento, California.

1941 Blues musician Long John Baldry is born in England.

1939 William Lee Golden of The Oak Ridge Boys is born in Brewton, Alabama.

1930 Glenn Yarbrough of the folk group The Limeliters is born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

1928 Soul singer Ruth Brown is born in Portsmouth, Virginia. Known for her huge voice, Brown is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993.

1926 Country singer Ray Price is born in Texas.

1906 Country blues performer Mississippi Fred McDowell is born in Rossville, Tennessee. The Rolling Stones cover his "You Gotta Move" on their 1971 album, Sticky Fingers.

1905 Country singer Tex Ritter is born Woodward Maurice Ritter in Murvaul, Texas. He becomes the first artist to sign with Capitol Records.

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