- 1464 Robert Fayrfax, English Renaissance composer (Courts of Henry VII and Henry VIII), born in Deeping Gate, Lincolnshire (d. 1521)
- 1623 Jan Adam Reincken, Dutch-German composer, born in Deventer, Netherlands (d. 1722)
- 1649 Andreas Kneller, German composer, born in the Free Imperial City of Lübeck (d. 1724)
- 1715 Johann Friedrich Doles, German composer, pupil of J. S. Bach, born in Steinbach-Hallenberg, Germany (d. 1797)
- 1735 Ildephons Haas, German composer, born in Offenburg, Germany (d. 1791)
- 1747 Abbé Alexandre-Auguste Robineau, French composer and painter, born in Paris (d. 1828)
- 1756 Alexander Reinagle, English-American composer, born in Portsmouth, England (d. 1809)
- 1809 Eugene-Prosper Prevost, French composer, born in Paris (d. 1872)
- 1812 Louis-Antoine Jullien, French conductor, born in Sisteron, France (d. 1860)
- 1821 Pierre Dupont, French songwriter, born in Lyon, France (d. 1870)
- 1857 Ruggero Leoncavallo, Italian composer (I pagliacci/Zaza), born in Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (d. 1919)
- 1872 Violet Gordon-Woodhouse, British musician (harpsichord and clavichord), born in Harley Street, St Marylebone, London (d. 1948)
- 1877 Arthur Farwell, American composer, born in St Paul, Minnesota (d. 1952)
- 1882 Albert Coates, English conductor and composer (Eagle; Pickwick), born in St Petersburg, Russia (d. 1953)
- 1890 Donald Tweedy, American composer, and educator, born in Danbury, Connecticut (d. 1948)
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Russian composer (Peter and the Wolf; Alexander Nevsky), born in Sontsovka, Russian Empire (now Sontsivka, Ukraine)
- 1894 Charles "Cow Cow" Davenport, American boogie-woogie and blues musician, born in Anniston, Alabama (d. 1955)
- 1900 Ary Verhaar, Dutch composer, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1994)
- 1900 Henry Barraud, French composer, born in Bordeaux, France (d. 1997)
- 1904 Leslie French, British actor and singer (Death in Venice; More than a Miracle), born in Bromley, Kent, England (d. 1999)
- 1909 (Frederick) "Erick" Hawkins, American modern ballet dancer, and choreographer (Martha Graham Dance Company, 1939-51; Erick Hawkins Dance Company, 1951-94), born in Trinidad, Colorado (d. 1994)
- 1913 Jan Meyerowitz, German-American composer, born in Breslau, Germany (d. 1998)
- 1919 Bulent Arel, Turkish-born electronic composer, born in Istanbul (d. 1990)
- 1919 Tālivaldis Ķeniņš, Latvian-Canadian composer, organist, and pedagogue, born in Liepāja, Latvia (d. 2008)
- 1920 Louis Barron, American composer (electronic music), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 1989)
- 1921 Janet Blair [Martha Janet Lafferty], American singer and actress (Leave it to the Girls, Smith Family), born in Altoona, Pennsylvania (d. 2007)
- 1923 Nathan "Dambuza" Mdledle, South African singer (Manhattan Brothers) and actor, born in Pimville, Union of South Africa (d. 1995)
- 1924 Arthur Frackenpohl, American composer, arranger, and pedagogue (Natural Superiority of Music), born in Irvington, New Jersey (d. 2019)
- 1924 Bobby Rosengarden, American jazz and session drummer, and bandleader, born in Elgin, Illinois (d. 2007)
- 1927 Russell Smith, American composer, born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama (d. 1998)
- 1929 Len Barnard, Australian jazz drummer ("The Naked Dance"; Galapagos Duck), born in Melbourne Australia (d. 2005)
- 1935 Milton Banana [Antônio de Souza], Brazilian bossa nova jazz drummer (João Gilberto and Stan Getz), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 1998)
- 1935 Vernice "Bunky" Green, American jazz saxophonist (Healing The Pain), and educator, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Roy Orbison (1936-1988)
American rock singer-songwriter ("Pretty Woman"; "Only The Lonely"; Traveling Wilburys - "Handle With Care"), born in Vernon, Texas
- 1938 Roland White [LeBlanc], American bluegrass mandolin player and vocalist (Kentucky Colonels; Lester Flatt's Nashville Grass), born in Madawaska, Maine (d. 2022)
- 1939 Patrick Williams, American composer, arranger, and conductor, born in Bonne Terre, Missouri
- 1939 Ray Peterson, American singer ("Tell Laura I Love Her"), born in Denton, Texas (d. 2005)
- 1941 Jacqueline Boyer [Eliane Ducos], French pop singer ("Tom Pillibi"), born in Paris
- 1943 Hugh Davies, English composer, born in Exmouth, Devon (d. 2005)
- 1943 Si Kahn, American folk and bluegrass singer-songwriter (Aragon Mill), and civil rights activist, born in State College, Pennsylvania
- 1947 Alan Broadbent, New Zealand jazz pianist (Developing Story), born in Auckland, New Zealand
- 1947 Glenn Cornick, English rock bassist (Jethro Tull, 1967-70; Wild Turkey), born in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, (d. 2014)
- 1947 Saskia [Trudy van den Berg], Dutch singer (S & Serge; Spinning Wheel), born in Grootebroek, North Holland
- 1948 Essra Mohawk [Sandra Hurvitz], American singer-songwriter, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2023) [1]
- 1949 David Cross, British progressive rock electric violinist (King Crimson, 1972-74; David Cross Band; Radius), born in Turnchapel, England
- 1949 John Miles, British vocalist and musician (John Miles Band - "Rebel"; "Zaragon"; Alan Parsons Project), born in Jarrow, Durham, England (d. 2021)
- 1951 Rob Fraboni, American audio engineer, record producer (Bob Dylan, The Band, Joe Cocker, Donna the Buffalo), born in California
- 1952 Narada Michael Walden, American rock, R&B, and jazz fusion musician and producer ("I Don't Want Nobody Else (To Dance with You)"; Divine Emotions"), born in Kalamazoo, Michigan
- 1957 Kenji Kawai, Japanese film score composer, born in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
- 1958 Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, Icelandic music composer, born in Reykjavík, Iceland
- 1960 Steve Clark, English rock guitarist (Def Leppard), born in Hillsborough, England (d. 1991)
- 1964 Gen [Simon Matthews], British pop drummer (Jesus Jones - "Right Here, Right Now"), born in Wiltshire, England
- 1964 Gianandrea Noseda, Italian conductor (National Symphony (D.C.), 2017-27; Zurich Opera, 2021-28; BBC Philharmonic, 2002-11), born in Sesto San Giovanni, Italy
- 1967 Brent Muscat, American hard rock musician (Faster Pussycat - "Wake Me When It's Over"), born in Hollywood, California
- 1968 Stan Frazier, American drummer, record producer, and singer-songwriter (Sugar Ray, 1986-2012 - "Every Morning"), born in Newport Beach, California
- 1970 Dennis Culp, American singer and songwriter, born in Denver, Colorado
- 1972 Patricia Manterola, Mexican singer and actress (Apuesta por un Amor), born in Mexico City
- 1974 Carlos Dengler, American musician (Interpol), born in Queens, New York
- 1975 Jón Þór Birgisson, Icelandic musician and singer (Sigur Rós), born in Iceland
- 1976 Aaron Dessner, American songwriter, musician and producer (The National), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- 1976 Bryce Dessner, American guitarist, songwriter (The National), orchestral and film score composer, born in Cincinnati, Ohio
John Cena (47 years old)
1977 American professional wrestler, rapper and actor (The Marine), born in West Newbury, Massachusetts
- 1979 Barry Fratelli [Wallace], Scottish rock bassist (The Fratellis - Costello Music; Here We Stand), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- 1979 Lauri Ylönen, Finnish singer and songwriter (The Rasmus), born in Helsinki, Finland
- 1980 Taio Cruz [Adetayo Onile-Ere], British singer, songwriter, rapper and record producer ("Break Your Heart"), born in Brent, England
- 1996 Jake Kiszka, American guitarist (Greta Van Fleet), born in Frankenmuth, Michigan
- 1996 Josh Kiszka, American vocalist (Greta Van Fleet), born in Frankenmuth, Michigan
- 1999 Claud [Mintz], American indie-pop singer-songwriter ("Soft Spot'; "A Good Thing"), born in Highland Park, Illinois
- 1999 Laufey [Jónsdóttir], Icelandic-Chinese jazz-pop singer-songwriter, guitarist, and cello player, born in Reykjavík, Iceland
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