- 1605 Orazio Benevoli, Franco-Italian composer, born in Rome (d. 1672)
- 1660 Sebastián Durón, Spanish composer, born in Brihuega, Guadalajara, Spain (d. 1716)
- 1715 James Nares, English composer, born in Stanwell (d. 1783)
- 1770 Georg Abraham Schneider, German horn player and composer, born in Darmstadt, Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1839)
- 1785 Alexandre Pierre François Boëly, French composer, born in Versailles, France (d. 1858)
- 1798 Franz Joseph Glæser, Czech-Danish composer, born in Horní Jiřetín, Bohemia (d. 1861)
- 1858 Siegfried Ochs, German composer, born in Frankfurt, Germany (d. 1929)
- 1863 Felix Blumenfeld, Russian composer, conductor and pianist, born in Kirovohrad, Ukraine (d. 1931)
- 1868 Max Von Schillings, German composer and conductor (Der Pfeifertag), born in Düren, Germany (d. 1933)
- 1888 William Axt, American film score composer (The Prisoner of Zenda), born in New York City (d. 1959)
- 1892 Germaine Tailleferre [Taillefesse], French composer (Le Marin du Bolivar; L'adieu du cavalier), born in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, Val-de-Marne, France (d. 1983)
- 1897 Vivienne Segal, American Broadway actress and singer (Pal Joey), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1992)
- 1905 Tommy Benford, American jazz drummer, born in Charleston, West Virginia (d. 1994)
- 1907 Gino Contilli, Italian composer, born in Rome (d. 1978)
- 1908 Joseph Keilberth, German conductor (Bayreuther Festspiele), born in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (d. 1968)
- 1911 Francesco Maria Saraceni, Italian composer, born in Rome, Italy (d. 1961)
- 1915 Dorian Le Gallienne, Australian composer (Four Holy Sonnets of John Donne; Jinker Ride), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 1963)
- 1917 Johnny Hoes, Dutch musician and producer (Wished I'd stayed with my Mom), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 2011)
- 1921 Will Ogdon, American composer, born in Redlands, California (d. 2013)
- 1927 Don Barbour, American singer (The Four Freshmen), born in Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana (d. 1961)
- 1928 Alexis Korner, British blues musician (Blues Inc - "Bootleg Him"), born in Paris, France (d. 1984)
- 1934 Dickie Goodman, American parody singer and producer ("The Flying Saucer"; "Energy Crisis '74"; "Mr. Jaws"), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1989)
- 1934 Jan Helge Guttorm Bark, Swedish trombonist and composer, born in Härnösand, Sweden
Dudley Moore (1935-2002)
English comedian, actor (10; Arthur; Bedazzled), jazz pianist, and composer, born in London
- 1936 Csaba Szabo, Hungarian composer, born in Ákosfalva, Transylvania (d. 2003)
- 1936 Ruby Johnson, American soul singer ("I'll Run Your Hurt Away"), born in Elizabeth City, North Carolina (d. 1999)
- 1938 Jonathan Tunick, American composer (one of 19 'EGOT' winners - having won all four major American show business awards: Emmy; Grammy, Oscar; and Tony), born in New York City
- 1940 Genya Ravan, American vocalist (Goldie & the Gingerbreads, Ten Wheel Drive), born in Łódź, Poland
- 1941 Roberto Carlos, Brazilian singer and songwriter (Louco por você), born in Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil
- 1942 Alan Price, English rock keyboardist (Animals - "House of the Rising Sun"), born in Fatfield, Washington, England
- 1942 David Fanshawe, British composer and ethnomusicologist (African Sanctus,; Pacific Odessey), born in Paignton, England (d. 2010)
- 1942 Edwin "Eddie" Kramer, South African-British recording engineer, producer and photographer (Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Kiss, Rolling Stones, David Bowie, The Beatles), born in Cape Town, South Africa
- 1943 Eve Graham [Beatson], Scottish pop singer (The New Seekers - "I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing"), born in Auchterarder, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
- 1944 Bernie Worrell, American keyboardist (Funkadelic - "Cosmic Slop"), born in Long Branch, New Jersey (d. 2016)
- 1945 Laurence Shurtliff [Ram Rod], American music executive and roadie (the Grateful Dead), born in Pendleton, Oregon (d. 2006)
- 1945 Michael Stewart, American folk music producer, arranger, banjo player and guitarist (We Five - "You Were On My Mind"), born in Riverside County, California (d. 2002)
- 1947 (Rodolfo) "Fito" Olivares, Mexican-American Tejano saxophonist and songwriter ("Juana La Cubana; "El Colesterol."), born in Tamaulipas, Mexico (d. 2023)
- 1947 Mark Volman, American rock and roll musician and songwriter (The Turtles - "Happy Together"), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1947 Murray Perahia, American pianist (Avery Fischer Prize, 1975; Grammy, 1988), born in New York City
- 1950 Earl Gardner, American jazz trumpeter (Saturday Night Live), born in New York City
- 1952 Andy Shernoff, American musician (The Dictators), born in Queens, New York
- 1953 Rod Morgenstein, American musician (Winger), born in New York City
- 1956 Gary Langan, British sound engineer, record producer, and musician (The Art of Noise, 1983-86), born in Surrey, England
- 1957 Belinda Lipscomb, American vocalist (Midnight Star - "No Parking On The Dance Floor"; "Operator"), born in Louisville, Kentucky
- 1957 Tony Martin [Harford], British heavy metal vocalist (Black Sabbath, 1987-91 and 1993-7), born in Birmingham, England
- 1961 Jonathon "Jono" Manson, American singer-songwriter and record producer, born in New York City
- 1965 Lilya Zilberstein, Russian concert pianist (Busoni Prize, 1987), born in Moscow, USSR
- 1965 Marion "Suge" Knight, American record producer, and label executive (Death Row Records), born in Compton, California
- 1965 Natalie Dessay, French soprano and actress, born in Lyon, France
- 1966 Véronique Gens, French operatic soprano, born in Orléans, France
- 1967 Dorothy "Dar" Williams, American singer-songwriter ("You're Aging Well"; "When I Was A Boy"; The Christians and The Pagans"), born in Mount Kisco, New York
- 1968 Pascal Kleiman, French DJ, producer and musician, born in Toulouse, France
Luis Miguel (54 years old)
1970 Puerto Rican-Mexican singer (Me Gustas Tal Como Eres) referred to as El Sol de Mexico (The Sun of Mexico), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
- 1976 Ruud Jolie, Dutch guitarist (Within Temptation), born in Tilburg, Netherlands
- 1989 Fiona MacGillivray, Canadian Celtic vocalist (The Cottars), born in Albert Bridge, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia
- 2002 Loren Gray, American singer and TikTok star, born in Pottstown, Pennsylvania
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