- 1633 Werner Fabricius, German organist and composer, born in Itzehoe, Duchy of Holstein, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1679)
- 1737 François Giroust, French composer, born in Paris (d. 1799)
- 1808 Auguste Franchomme, French cellist and composer, born in Lille, France (d. 1884)
- 1835 Ludwig Bösendorfer, Austrian piano builder, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1919)
- 1847 Charles Swinnerton Heap, English composer, born in Birmingham, England (d. 1900)
- 1864 Eugene Francis Charles D'Albert, German pianist and composer (Golem), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1932)
- 1887 Heinz Tiessen, German composer, born in Königsberg, Germany (d. 1971)
- 1892 Victor de Sabata, Italian conductor and composer (Il Macigno), born in Trieste, Austria-Hungary (d. 1967)
- 1904 Nick Stuart, Romanian-born American bandleader and actor (Secrets of Chinatown), born in Abrudbánya, Alsó-Fehér County, Austria-Hungary (d. 1973)
- 1906 Joseph "Fud" Livingston, American jazz clarinetist, arranger, and composer ("Im Thru With Love"), born in Charleston, South Carolina (d. 1957) [1]
- 1910 Abu-Bakr Khairat, Egyptian composer, born in Cairo, Egypt (d. 1963)
- 1911 Martin Denny, American musician (Exotica), born in New York City (d. 2005)
- 1921 Sheb Wooley, American vocalist ("The Purple People Eater"), born in Erick, Oklahoma (d. 2003)
- 1926 Jacques Castérède, French composer and pianist (Pandora's Box), born in Paris (d. 2014)
- 1926 Junior Samples, American comedian and country singer (Hee Haw), born in Cumming, Georgia (d. 1983)
- 1928 Marilyn Maye, American cabaret and standards singer, born in Wichita, Kansas [1]
- 1928 Rosco Gordon, American R&B pianist, singer, and songwriter ("Booted"; "No More Doggin'"), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2002)
- 1929 Dušan Radić, Serbian composer, born in Sombor, Serbia (d. 2010)
- 1930 Claude Bolling, French jazz and classical cross-over pianist and composer (Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio), born in Cannes, France (d. 2020) [1]
- 1932 Adrian Henri, British poet and founder of poetry-rock group (Liverpool Scene), born in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England (d. 2000)
- 1932 Kishori Amonkar, Indian classical Hindustani singer, born in Bombay, British India (d. 2017)
- 1932 Nate Nelson, American pop and doo-wop singer (Flamingos - "I Only Have Eyes for You"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1984)
- 1933 Philip Corner, American composer, born in New York City
- 1933 Rokusuke Ei, Japanese author and lyricist (Sukiyaki), born in Asakusa, Tokyo (d. 2016)
- 1934 Zsolt Durko, Hungarian composer, born in Szeged, Hungary (d. 1997)
- 1935 Jorge Mester, Mexican conductor (Louisville Orchestra, 1967-79), born in Mexico City
- 1936 Bobby Smith, American pop and R&B singer (The Spinners, 1954-2013 - "Working My Way Back To You"), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2013)
- 1942 Hayedeh [Ma'soumeh Dadehbala], Persian classical, pop, and folk singer, born in Tehran, Iran (d. 1990)
- 1944 Danny Woods, American soul singer (Chairmen of the Board - "Give Me Just a Little More Time"), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 2018)
- 1946 Anne Boyd, Australian classical composer (As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams), and educator, born in Sydney, Australia
- 1946 Armand [Herman van Loenhout], Dutch folk singer ("Ben ik te min" -"Am I Not Good Enough?"; "Blommenkinders" - "Flower Children"), born in Eindhoven, Netherlands (d. 2015)
- 1947 Bunny Wailer [Neville O'Riley Livingston], Jamaican vocalist and percussionist (The Wailers with Bob Marley), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 2021)
- 1948 Fred Smith, American rock bassist (Television - "Marquee Moon"; Blondie, 1974-75), born in New York City
- 1949 Eric Troyer, American musician (ELO Part II; The Orchestra), born in Elkhart, Indiana
- 1950 Eddie Hazel, American pop guitarist (Funkadelic - "Uncle Jam Wants You"), born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 1992)
- 1952 Mark Goldenberg, American session and touring guitarist (Jackson Browne; Cher), songwriter (The Pointer Sisters; Peter Frampton), and producer, born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1953 Terre Roche, American folk-rock singer (The Roches - "Hammond Song"), born in New York
- 1954 Lenny Pickett, American saxophonist and musical director (Saturday Night Live band, 1985-; Tower of Power, 1973-81), born in Las Cruces, New Mexico
- 1955 Lesley Garrett, English soprano singer, born in Thorne, Doncaster, England
- 1957 Steve Gustafson, American bass guitarist (10,000 Maniacs - "Trouble Me"; "These Are Days"), born in Seville, Spain
- 1958 Errollyn Wallen, British contemporary classical composer (Mighty River; Carbon 12), born in Belize, British Honduras
- 1958 Yefim Bronfman, Israeli-American concert pianist, born in Tashkent, Uzbek SSR (now Uzbekistan)
- 1959 Babyface [Kenneth Edmonds], American Grammy Award-winning R&B singer, songwriter ("Every Time I Close My Eyes") and record producer (Boyz II Men; Whitney Houston; Ariana Grande; Eric Clapton), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
- 1959 Brian Setzer, American rock guitarist and vocalist (Stray Cats - "Rock This Town"), born in Massapequa Park, New York
- 1960 Katrina Leskanich, American musician and singer (Katrina and the Waves - "Walking On Sunshine"), born in Topeka, Kansas
- 1963 Mark Oliver Everett, American singer-songwriter, musician and author (Eels), born in Virginia
- 1963 Warren DeMartini, American heavy metal guitarist (Ratt), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1964 Felicia Collins, American guitarist (David Letterman), born in Albany, New York
- 1964 Reni [Alan John Wren], English pop drummer (Stone Roses - "Fools Gold"), born in Manchester, England
- 1970 Kenny Lattimore, American R&B singer-songwriter ("Never Too Busy"; "For You"), born in Washington, D.C.
- 1970 Mike Mushok, American rock guitarist (Staind; Newsted; Saint Asonia), born in Ludlow, Massachusetts
- 1970 Q-Tip [Kamaal Fareed, born Jonathan Davis], American rapper, actor, record producer and DJ, born in Harlem, New York
- 1971 Joey DeFrancesco, American jazz Hammond organist, 9-time winner of the Down Beat Critics Poll (All Of Me; Reboppin'), born in Springfield, Pennsylvania (d. 2022)
- 1973 Aidan Moffat, Scottish rock singer-songwriter (Arab Strap), born in Falkirk, Scotland
- 1974 Helen Jane Long, British pianist and contemporary classical and film score composer (Embers; Vessel of Light), born in Hampshire, England
- 1974 Nayden Todorov, Bulgarian conductor (Sofia Philharmonic, 2017-; State Opera in Ruse, 2005-17), born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- 1975 Chris Carrabba, American rock singer and guitarist (Dashboard Confessional - "Stolen"; "Vindicated"), born in West Hartford, Connecticut
- 1979 Shemekia Copeland, American blues singer (Turn the Heat Up!), born in Harlem, New York
- 1979 Sophie Ellis-Bextor, English singer ("Murder on the Dance Floor"), born in London
- 1979 Tsuyoshi Domoto, Japanese actor and singer (KinKi Kids), born in Nara, Japan
- 1980 Bryce Soderberg, American musician (Lifehouse), born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
- 1981 Liz McClarnon, British singer (Atomic Kitten), born in Liverpool
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1984 American singer ("Candy") and actress (This Is Us - "Rebecca Pearson"), born in Nashua, New Hampshire
- 1987 Hayley Westenra, New Zealand soprano and UNICEF ambassador, born in Christchurch, New Zealand
- 1989 Per Olav Kobberstad, Norwegian Latin and acoustic jazz 8-string guitarist and composer, born in Norway
- 1990 Maren Morris, American country music singer-songwriter (The Middle), born in Arlington, Texas
- 1991 Amanda Michalka, American actress and singer, born in Torrance, California
- 1993 Sofia Carson, American actress and singer (Austin & Ally), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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