- 1628 Constantin Christian Dedekind, German composer and poet, born in Reinsdorf, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1715)
- 1632 Georg Caspar Weckler, German organist and composer, baptized in Free Imperial City of Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1695)
- 1728 Franz Asplmayr, Austrian composer, born in Linz, Austria (d. 1786)
- 1733 Giacomo Tritto, Italian composer, born in Altamura, Kingdom of Naples (d. 1824)
- 1735 Christian Gotthilf Tag, German composer, born in Beierfeld, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1811)
- 1735 Franz Volrath Buttstett, German composer, born in Erfurt, Electorate of Mainz, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1814)
- 1763 Giacomo Gotifredo Ferrari, Italian composer, baptized in Rovereto, Prince-Bishopric of Trent (d. 1842)
- 1803 Franz Paul Lachner, German composer, born in Rain, Kingdom of Bavaria (d. 1890)
- 1817 Teodulo Mabellini, Italian composer, born in Pistoia, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (d. 1897)
- 1877 Arnold Schering, German musicologist (Humor, Heldentum, Tragik), born in Breslau, Germany (d. 1941)
- 1900 Anis Fuleihan, Lebanese-American classical pianist, composer (Theremin Concerto), conductor, and pedagogue, born in Kyrenia, British Cyprus (d. 1970)
- 1900 Heinrich Besseler, German musicologist, born in Hörde, Germany (d. 1969)
- 1902 Danilo Svara, Slovenian composer, born in San Giuseppe, Trieste, Italy (d. 1981)
- 1905 Serge Lifar, Russian-French dancer, choreographer (Paris Opera Ballet), born in Kyiv, Ukraine (d. 1986)
- 1909 Jean Kurt Forest, German composer, born in Darmstadt, Germany (d. 1975)
- 1911 Charles "Honi" Coles, American actor and tap dancer (Tito Suarez-Dirty Dancing), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1992)
- 1912 Herbert Mills, American pop singer, (The Mills Brothers), born in Piqua, Ohio (d. 1989)
- 1917 Lou Monte [Scaglione], Italian-American novelty song singer-songwriter (Peppino the Italian Mouse; Dominick the Donkey), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 1989)
- 1919 Ian Hunter, British impresario of classical music, born in Hadley Wood, Middlesex, England (d. 2003)
- 1926 David Mason, British orchestral, solo and session trumpet player (The Beatles - "Penny Lane"), born in London, England (d. 2011)
- 1928 Serge Gainsbourg [Lucien Ginsburg], French singer-songwriter, record producer ("Je t'aime... moi non plus"; "Requiem pour un twister"), and actor, born in Paris (d. 1991) [1]
- 1930 Girolamo Arriego, Italian composer, born in Palermo, Italy
- 1931 Imre Olsvik, Hungarian composer and ethnomusicologist, born in Budapest (d. 2014)
- 1935 Warner Mark [McPherson], American country music singer-songwriter ("Sittin' on a Rock (Cryin' in a Creek)"'; "Talkin' to the Wall"), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 2022)
- 1939 Glen Dale [Richard Garforth], British rock guitarist (The Fortunes, 1963-66 - "You've Got Your Troubles"; "Here It Comes Again" ), born in Deal, Kent, England (d. 2019)
Marvin Gaye (1939-1984)
American soul singer-songwriter ("It Takes Two"; What's Going On"; "Let's Get It On"), born in Washington, D.C.
- 1942 Leon Russell [Claude Russell Bridges], American musician and singer-songwriter ("Tight Rope"; "Delta Lady"; "Carney"), born in Lawton, Oklahoma (d. 2016)
- 1943 Larry Coryell, American jazz guitarist (11th House), born in Galveston, Texas (d. 2017)
- 1945 Richard Taruskin, American musicologist (Oxford History of Western Music), and educator, born in New York City (d. 2022) [1]
- 1946 Kurt Winter, Canadian musician (The Guess Who), born in Winnipeg, Canada (d. 1997)
Emmylou Harris (77 years old)
1947 American country singer ("Together Again"; "Blue Kentucky Girl"), born in Birmingham, Alabama
- 1948 Dimitris Mitropanos, Greek singer, born in Trikala, Greece (d. 2012)
- 1949 Joseph "Joe" Vitale, American singer, songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist (Roller Coaster Weekend), born in Canton, Ohio
- 1952 Leon Wilkeson, American rock bassist (Lynyrd Skynyrd - "Sweet Home Alabama"), born in Newport, Rhode Island (d. 2001)
- 1953 David Robinson, American rock drummer (Cars; The Modern Lovers), born in Malden, Massachusetts
- 1953 Patricia Darcy Jones, American session and touring rock vocalist (Cher), and Broadway actress, born in Orange, New Jersey (d. 2007)
- 1959 Dean Townson, American country music bassist (Pirates of Mississippi - "Feed Jake"), born in St. Petersburg, Florida
- 1961 Keren Jane Woodward, English rock vocalist (Bananarama - "Venus"), born in Bristol, England
- 1962 Billy Dean, American country singer ("Young Man"; "Fire in the Dark"), born in Quincy, Florida
- 1966 Garnett Silk [Garnet Smith], Jamaican reggae singer and songwriter (Hey Mama Africa; Greenline), born in Manchester, Jamaica (d. 1994)
- 1967 Greg Camp, American rock songwriter, guitarist, and singer (Smash Mouth - "All Star"), born in West Covina, California
- 1970 Deva Premal [Jolantha Fries], German singer known for setting ancient Tibetan and Sanskrit mantras into contemporary new age music, born in Nürnberg, Germany
- 1972 Chico Slimani, Moroccan-British singer (It's Chico Time), born in Bridgend, Wales
- 1974 Håkan Hellström, Swedish musician (Känn ingen sorg för mig Göteborg), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
- 1975 Deedee Magno Hall, Filipino-American rocker (Party-Rodeo, That's Why), born in Portsmouth, Virginia
- 1977 Sascha Gerstner, German heavy metal guitarist (Freedom Call; Helloween, 2002-present), born in Stuttgart, West Germany
- 1979 Jesse Carmichael, American musician and songwriter (Maroon 5), born in Boulder, Colorado
- 1983 Yung Joc [Jasiel Robinson], American rapper ("It's Goin' Down"), born in Atlanta, Georgia
- 1984 Meryl Cassie, New Zealand actress and singer (The Tribe), born in George, Cape Province, South Africa
- 1991 Quavo [Quavious Marshall], American rapper (Migos), born in Athens, Georgia
- 1996 Zach Bryan, American singer-songwriter (American Heartbreak), born in Okinawa, Japan
- 1999 Audrey Nuna [Chu], Korean-American R&B singer and rapper ("Comic Sans"), born in New Jersey
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