1605 Giacomo Carissimi, Italian organist, choral director, composer (Jephta), and priest, baptized in Marino, Papal States (d. 1674)
1729 Gaétan Vestris, French ballet dancer, born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (d. 1808)
1759 Jacques Widerkehr, Alsatian composer, born in Strasbourg, France (d. 1823)
1764 Bernhard Anselm Weber, German pianist, conductor and composer, born in Mannheim, Electorate of the Palatinate, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1821)
1777 Ignac Ruzitska, Austrian composer, born in Bazin, Kingdom of Hungary (d. 1833)
1786 Franz Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee, Swiss composer, born in Lucerne, Switzerland (d. 1868)
1806 Ludwig Schuberth, German composer, born in Magdeburg, Germany (d. 1850)
1819 Franz von Suppé, Austrian composer (Poet und Bauer), born in Spalato, Dalmatia, Austrian Empire (now Split, Crotia) (d. 1895)
1839 Frantz Jehin-Prume, Canadian violinist and composer, born in Spa, Liège, Belgium (d. 1899)
1845 Wilhelm Gericke, Austrian composer, born in Schwanberg, Austria (d. 1925)
1855 Josef Gruber, Austrian organist and composer, born in Wösendorf in the Wachau (d. 1933)
1873 Jean Roger-Ducasse, French composer, born in Bordeaux, France (d. 1954)
1882 Leopold Stokowski, British conductor (Philadelphia Orchestra, 1912-40; Disney's Fantasia, 1939; American Symphony Orchestra, 1962-72), organist, and arranger, born in London, England (d. 1977)
1901 Al Lewis, American lyricist, songwriter and music publisher ("Blueberry Hill"; "You Gotta Be a Football Hero"), born in New York City (d. 1967)
1903 Yury Sergeyevich Milyutin, Russian composer, born in Moscow (d. 1968)
1906 (Eurreal) "Little Brother" Montgomery, American jazz, boogie-woogie and blues pianist, singer, and composer ("Vicksburg Blues"; "Crescent City Blues"), born in Kentwood, Louisiana (d. 1985)
1907 Miklós Rózsa, Hungarian-American classical and film music composer (Spellbound; A Double Life; Ben-Hur), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1995)
1908 Eric Spear, British film and TV composer (Coronation Street theme), born in Croydon, Surrey (d. 1966)
1910 Sylvia Fisher, Australian operatic soprano (Albert Herring Opera), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 1996)
1913 Kent Kennan, American composer, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2003)
1913 Miloš Sokola, Czech violinist and composer, born in Bučovice, Margraviate of Moravia, Austria-Hungary (d. 1976)
1918 Tony Mottola, American jazz guitarist, born in Kearney, New Jersey (d. 2004)
1919 Virginia O'Brien, American actress and singer (Meet the People; DuBarry Was A Lady; Thousands Cheer), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2001)
1924 Buxton Orr, Anglo-Scottish composer, born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1997)
1924 Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, American blues singer ("Mary Is Fine"), born in Vinton, Louisiana (d. 2005)
1925 Robert Crawford, Scottish composer, born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 2011)
1926 Jimmy Rowser, American jazz double-bassist (Dinah Washington; Ray Bryant; Les McCann), and teacher, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2004)
1928 Ken Colyer, British New Orleans jazz devotee trumpeter, cornetist, and bandleader, born in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England (d. 1988)
1930 Clive Revill, New Zealand singer and actor (Legend of Hell House), born in Wellington, New Zealand
1934 George Shirley, American Grammy Award-winning tenor (first African-American tenor to perform a leading role at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City), and educator, born in Indianapolis, Indiana
1934 Jan Klusák [Porges], Czech contemporary classical and film score composer, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia
1935 Paul A. Rothchild, American record producer (Janis Joplin's final album - "Pearl"), born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 1995)
1939 Glen Hardin, American rock and country piano player, and arranger (The Crickets), born in Wellington, Texas
1940 Mike Vickers, British rock guitarist (Manfred Mann, 1962-65 - "Doo Wah Diddy"), born in Southampton, Hampshire
1942 Richard Angas, British operatic bass singer (English National Opera, 1980-2000), born in Esher, England (d. 2013)
1942 Seymour Stein [Steinbigle], American music label executive (Sire Records- signed Madonna, Ramones, Talking Heads), and co-founder of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2023) [1]
1943 Lesley Miller, American pop, session, and advertising jingle singer ("He Wore A Green Beret"; "Reach Out and Touch Someone"), born in Baltimore, Maryland
1944 Rudy Shackelford, American organist, composer, and musicologist, born in Newport News, Virginia
1946 (Alexander) "Skip" Spence, Canadian guitarist and vocalist (Moby Grape - "Omaha"), born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada
1946 Lennie Baker, American rock saxophonist musician (Sha Na Na, 1970-99), born in Whitman, Massachusetts (d. 2016)
1946 Tommy Shannon [Smedley], American blues-rock bassist (Johnny Winter; Stevie Ray Vaughn & Double Trouble), born in Tucson, Arizona
1947 Walt Richmond, American rock keyboardist (The Tractors; J.J. Cale; Bob Seger; Eric Clapton), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
1948 Catherine Malfitano, American soprano (Metropolitan Opera), and opera director, born in New York City
1949 Andrew Powell, British composer, performer, and music producer (Donovan; Kate Bush - "The Kick Inside"), born in Surrey, England
1950 Bill Sudderth III, American R&B trumpet player (Atlantic Starr - Touch a Four Leaf Clover), born in White Plains, New York
1950 Ed Caraeff, American photographer, illustrator, and album cover art director (Steely Dan, Bee Gees, Jimi Hendrix, Neil Diamond, Tom Waits, Hall & Oates), born in Santa Monica, California
1950 Grigory Sokolov, Russian-Spanish concert pianist (Tchaikovsky Competition, 1966), born in Leningrad, USSR
1952 Jim Scholten, American country singer ("Betty's Bein' Bad"), born in Midland, Michigan
1958 Les Pattinson, Britsh rock bassist (Echo & Bunnymen - "Heaven Up Here"), born in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
1960 Mick Sweda, American rock guitarist and songwriter (King Kobra, 1984-87; Bulletboys, 1987-93), born in Gowanda, New York
1961 Kelly Hansen, American heavy metal rocker (Hurricane - "I'm On To You"), born in Hawthorne, California
1962 Shirlie Holliman, English pop singer (Wham!, Pepsi & Shirlie), born in Bushey Heath, Hertfordshire, England
1964 Bez [Mark Berry], English percussionist and dancer (Happy Mondays), born in Bolton, Lancashire
1965 Diana Villegas, American-Mexican rocker (The Triplets), born in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
1965 Sylvia Villegas, American-Mexican rocker (The Triplets), born in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
1965 Vicky Villegas, American-Mexican rocker (The Triplets), born in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
1967 Jayce Fincher Jr, American heavy metal bassist (Southgang - "Tainted Angel"; Marvelous 3), born in Rome, Georgia
1970 Greg Eklund, American drummer (Everclear, 1994-2003), born in Jacksonville, Florida
1974 Madeleine Peyroux, American French jazz and blues singer-songwriter, born in Athens, Georgia
1974 Mark Tremonti, American rock guitarist (Creed - "With Arms Wide Open"; Alter Bridge -"Isolation"), born in Detroit, Michigan
1974 Millie Corretjer, Puerto Rican singer (De Hoy en Adelante), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
1976 Fayray [Minako Ōhashi], Japanese pop-jazz singer-songwriter (Taiyō no Gravity), born in Tokyo, Japan
1979 Nuria Fergó, Spanish singer (La vida son sólo dos días), born in Nerja, Spain
1982 Marie-Élaine Thibert, Canadian contemporary pop singer, born in Lasalle, Montreal, Quebec
1983 Daniele Rustioni, Italian conductor (Orchestra della Toscana, 2011-20; Ulster Orchestra, 2019-24), born in Milan, Italy
1983 Natassa Bofiliou, Greek singer-songwriter (I Kardia Ponaei Otan Psilonei), born in Athens, Greece
1985 Elena Temnikova, Russian disco and Euro-pop singer (Serebro), fashin designer, and television personality, born in Kurgan, Russia
1987 Sandra Lyng Haugen, Norwegian pop singer (Play My Drum), born in Mosjøen, Norway
1992 Jēkabs Jančevskis, Latvian pianist, choral and orchestral composer (When; Adveniat Regnum), and teacher, born in Riga, Latvia
1994 Aminé [Adam Daniel ], American singer-songwriter and rapper ("Caroline"), born in Portland, Oregon
1996 Alexey Zhigalkovich, Belarusian singer-songwriter ("S druz'yami"), born in Minsk, Belarus
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