1637 Valentin Molitor, Swiss composer, born in Rapperswil, Switzerland (d. 1713)
1651 Domenico Gabrielli, Italian Baroque composer, born in Bologna, Papal States (now Italy) (d. 1690)
1688 Johann Friedrich Fasch, German violinist and composer, born in Buttelstedt, Duchy of Saxe-Weimar (now Thuringia, Germany) (d. 1758)
1689 Ferdinand Zellbell the elder, Swedish composer, born in Uppsala, Sweden (d. 1765)
1710 Marie-Anne de Cupis de Camargo, French dancer, born in Brussels, Spanish Netherlands (d. 1770)
1733 Johann Heinrich Zang, German composer and organist, born in Zella St Blasii, Germany (d. 1811)
1827 Julius Tausch, German composer, born in Dessau, Duchy of Anhalt (now Germany) (d. 1895)
1843 Carl Eilhardt, German composer and conductor, born in Erfurt, Germany (d. 1911)
1891 Väinö Raitio, Finnish composer, born in Sortavala, Grand Duchy of Finland (d. 1945)
1894 Bessie Smith, American blues singer known as the "Empress of the Blues" (recorded over 200 songs), born in Chattanooga, Tennessee (d. 1937)
1898 Nini de Boël, Flemish operetta singer (White Horse), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1982)
1908 Eden Ahbez [George Aberle], American songwriter ("Nature Boy"; "Lonely Island"), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1995)
1914 John Gregory, British ballet dancer (Harlequin Ballet Company, 1959-69), and writer, born in Norwich, England (d. 1996) [1]
1917 Pietro Grossi, Italian composer, and electronic music pioneer, born in Venice, Kingdom of Italy (d. 2002)
1924 Neville Marriner, English violinist (London Symphony, 1954-69), and conductor (Academy of St Martin in the Fields, 1958-2011; Minnesota Orchestra, 1979-86), born in Lincoln (d. 2016)
1927 Annapurna Devi [Roshanara Khan], Indian classical surbahar (bass sitar) player, and music teacher, born in Maihar, British India (now part of Madhya Pradesh, India) (d. 2018)
1930 Richard Davis, American jazz double bassist described as "the greatest bass ever heard on a rock album" (Van Morrison's Astral Weeks), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2023)
1933 Roy Clark, American country and bluegrass singer, guitarist, and banjo player (Hee Haw; The Tonight Show), born in Meherrin, Virginia (d. 2018)
1935 Gene Cherico, American jazz bassist, born in Buffalo, New York (d. 1994)
1936 Héctor Quintanar, Mexican composer, born in Mexico City (d. 2013)
1939 Marty Wilde, English pop singer-songwriter ("A Teenager In Love"), and father of rocker Kim Wilde, born in London, England
1940 Clarence Satchell, American funk saxophonist (Ohio Players - "Fire"; "Love Rollercoaster"), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1995)
1943 "Mighty" Sam McClain, American soul and blues singer-songwriter, born in Monroe, Louisiana (d. 2015)
1943 Riem de Wolff, Indonesian-Dutch singer and guitarist (Blue Diamonds), born in Depok, Buitenzorg, Dutch East Indies (d. 2017)
1944 Dave Edmunds, Welsh rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Rockpile - "Girls Talk"; "I Knew The Bride"), born in Cardiff, Wales
1944 John Wilbraham, British classical, baroque, and session trumpeter (Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields; English Chamber Orchestra; The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour), and educator, born in Bournemouth, England (d. 1998)
1947 Bojoura [Raina van Melzen], Dutch singer and wife of Hans Cleuver, born in The Hague, The Netherlands
1947 George Marino, American Grammy Award-winning mastering engineer who worked with Guns N' Roses, Bon Jovi, Stevie Wonder, John Lennon & Yoko Ono, born in Bronx, New York (d. 2012)
1947 Stuart "Woolly" Wolstenholme, British keyboardist and vocalist (Barclay James Harvest), born in Chadderton, Lancashire (d. 2010)
1948 Jan Krzywicki, American classical music composer, conductor, and educator, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1948 Michael Kamen, American composer and arranger (film scores to Brazil and Mr. Holland's Opus; Pink Floyd), born in New York City (d. 2003)
1949 Alla Pugacheva, Russian pop singer, born in Moscow, USSR
1955 Jeff Golub, American jazz guitarist (Avenue Blue; Rod Stewart), born in Copley Township, Ohio (d. 2015)
1957 Jiří Gemrot, Czech contemporary classical composer (Dances and Reflections; Maxims), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)
1958 Matt Reid, American rock keyboardist (Berlin - "Take My Breath Away"), born in the USA
1962 (Ivor) "Nick" Kamen, British pop singer-songwriter (Each Time You Break My Heart; I Promised Myself), and model (Levi's), born in Harlow, Essex, England (d. 2021)
1962 Surjit Bindrakhia [Bains], Punjabi Bhangra singer ("Lakk Tunoo Tunoo"; "Dupatta Tera Satrang Da"), born in Bindrakh, Punjab (d. 2003)
1965 Linda Perry, American singer-songwriter and producer (4 Non Blondes - "What's Up"; Christina Aguilera - "Beautiful"), born in Springfield, Massachusetts
1966 Graeme Clark, Scottish bassist (Wet Wet Wet - "Angel Eyes"; "Love is All Around"), born in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
1966 Samantha Karen Fox, British pop singer ("Touch Me"), born in London, England
1967 Frankie Poullain [Francis Poullain-Patterson], Scottish bass player (The Darkness - Permission To Land), born in Milnathort, Scotland
1968 Ed O'Brien, British musician and songwriter (Radiohead - OK Computer), born in Oxford, England
1978 Chris Stapleton, American country and bluegrass singer-songwriter (The SteelDrivers; "Broken Halos"; "Traveller"), born in Lexington, Kentucky
1978 Luis Fonsi [Luis López-Cepero], Puerto Rican singer-songwriter ("Despacito"), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
1978 Philippe Powell, Franco-Brazilian jazz and world music pianist, composer and arranger, born in Paris, France
1980 Patrick Carney, American drummer (The Black Keys - "Little Black Submarines"), and music producer, born in Akron, Ohio
1982 Anthony Green, American musician (Circa Survive, Saosin), born in Holland, Pennsylvania
1982 Mark Mizzark [Marlis Pugh], American rapper (Another Bad Creation), born in Akron, Ohio
1983 Margo Price, American country singer-songwriter ("That's How Rumors Get Started"), born in Aledo, Illinois
1984 Ben Kasica, American rock guitarist (Skillet), born in St Louis, Missouri
1987 Iyaz [Keidran Jones], British singer, songwriter, and dancer ("Replay"), born in Tortola, British Virgin Islands
1988 Eliza "Doolittle" [Caird], British pop singer-songwriter ("Skinny Genes"; "Pack Up"), born in Westminster, London
1992 Amy Diamond [Deasismont], Swedish singer ("What's In It For Me"), born in Norrköping, Sweden
1998 Sexyy Red [Janae Nierah Wherry], American rapper (Pound Town), born in St Louis, Missouri