1567 Nicolas Formé, French composer, born in Paris (d. 1638)
1603 Francesco Nigetti, Italian composer, born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (now Italy) (d. 1681)
1796 Auguste Mathieu Panseron, French composer, born in Paris (d. 1859)
1806 Karl Ludwig Friedrich Hetsch, German composer, born in Stuttgart, Germany (d. 1872)
1822 Jan Albert van Eijken, Dutch composer and organist, born in Amersfoort, Netherlands (d. 1868)
1834 Horatio Richmond Palmer, American composer and choir director, born in Sherburne, New York (d. 1907)
1880 Mikhail Fokine, Russian choreographer and founder of modern dance, born in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire (d. 1942)
1886 Ma Rainey [Gertrude Pridgett], American singer "Mother of the Blues", born in Columbus, Georgia (d. 1939)
1910 Erland von Koch, Swedish composer, born in Stockholm (d. 2009)
1910 Ernst Tittel, Austrian organist and composer, born in Sternberg, Moravia (d. 1969)
1914 Wilfrid Howard Mellers, English musicologist and composer (François Couperin and the French Classical Tradition), born in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire (d. 2008)
1915 Johnny Shines, American delta blues singer and guitarist, born in Memphis, Tenneessee (d. 1992)
1916 (Arnoldus) Arnold van Wyk, South African concert pianist and composer (Nagmusiek - Night Music), born in Calvinia, Cape Province, Union of South Africa (d. 1983)
1920 Padú del Caribe [Juan Chabaya Lampe], Aruban pianist and composer, known as the "Father of the Caribbean" ("Aruba Dushi Tera" - Aruba's national anthem), born in Oranjestad, Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands (d. 2019)
1921 Jimmy Giuffre, American jazz clarinetist, composer, arranger, and proponent of "free improv" jazz, born in Dallas, Texas (d. 2008)
1922 Margaret Scott, South African ballet dancer and founder (Australian Ballet School), born in Johannesburg, Union of South Africa (d. 2019)
1922 Paul-André Gaillard, Swiss composer, born in Veytaux, Switzerland (d. 1992)
1925 Jørgen Ingmann, Danish jazz guitarist ("Apache"; "Dansevise"), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 2015)
1925 Wilma Lipp, Austrian soprano (Vienna Opera, 1945-81; Mozart's Die Zauberflöte - "Queen of the Night"), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2019)
1926 Oldřich František Korte, Czech pianist, composer, and writer, born in Šaľa, Slovakia (d. 2014)
1932 Francis Lai, French film music composer (Love Story), born in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France (d. 2018)
1933 Ilkka Kuusisto, Finnish opera composer and arts administrator (Finnish National Opera, 1984-92), born in Helsinki, Finland
1934 Esteban Sánchez, Spanish classical pianist and pedagogue (Badajoz Conservatoire, 1978-97), born in Orellana la Vieja, Spain (d. 1997)
1936 Doug Sax, American mastering engineer (Bob Dylan, The Doors, Pink Floyd, Ray Charles), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2015)
1938 Duane Eddy, American twangy guitarist ("Rebel Rouser"; Peter Gunn"; "Cannonball"), born in Corning, New York
1938 Maurice Williams, American doo-wop singer, and songwriter (Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs - "Stay"), born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
1940 Giorgio Moroder, Italian record producer, and film score composer (Cat People; Top Gun), born in Ortisei, Italy
1941John Mitchell, American classical composer, organist, church music director, and opera coach, born in Hollywood, California
1942 Bobby Rydell [Ridarelli], American pop singer ("Wild One"; "Wildwood Days"), and actor (Bye Bye Birdie), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2022) [1]
1943 Gary Wright, American rock singer and keyboardist (Spooky Tooth - It's All About; solo - "Dream Weaver"), born in Cresskill, New Jersey (d. 2023) [1]
1945 Mike Finnigan, American session and touring rock, jazz, and blues Hammond B3 organ and keyboard player, and vocalist, born in Troy, Ohio
1949 Jimmy Hall, American rocker (Wet Willie), born in Birmingham, Alabama
1950 (Lakshminarayana) "L." Shankar, Indian rock, jazz and Indian classical violinist, singer and composer (Shakti; Frank Zappa; Peter Gabriel), born in Madras, Tamil Nadu
1950 Peter Schaufuss, Danish dancer and director of ballet (Deutsche Opera Berlin), born in Copenhagen, Denmark
1951 Diego Verdaguer [Miguel Boccadoro], Argentine-Mexican singer-songwriter, bandoneón player, and trumpeter ("Volveré"; "Voy a Conquistarte"), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 2022)
1955 Gisèle Ben-Dor (née Buka), Uruguayan-Israeli-American conductor (Santa Barbara Symphony, 1994–2006; Boston Pro-Arte Chamber Orchestra, 1991–2000), born in Montevideo, Uruguay
1957 Rosa Briceño, Venezuelan conductor, and educator, born in Caracas, Venezuela (d. 2018)
1959 John Corabi, American hard rock guitarist and singer (Mötley Crüe, 1992-96), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1960 Roger Taylor, English rock drummer (Duran Duran - "Hungry Like The Wolf"), born in Birmingham, England
1961 Chris Mars, American drummer (The Replacements, 1979-90), and painter, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
1962 Grahame "Skin" Skinner, Scottish rocker (Hipsway), born in Glasgow
1962 Michael Damian, American actor (Young & Restless) and singer ("Rock On"), born in San Diego, California
1967 Darrin Mooney, British session drummer (Primal Scream; Gary Moore), born in Merton, London
1970 Shane Evans, American drummer (Collective Soul, 1992-2005 - "Shine"; "The World I Know"), born in Stockbridge, Georgia
1970 T-Boz [Tionne Watkins], American R&B-pop singer (TLC -"Waterfalls"; "No Scrubs"), born in Des Moines, Iowa
1971 Jay DeMarcus, American bassist (Rascal Flatts - "I Melt"), born in Columbus, Ohio
1972 Juanita du Plessis (née Naudé), Namibian Afrikaans country music singer ("Ska-Rumba"), born in Windhoek, South West Africa
1975 Joey Jordison, American drummer (Slipknot, 1995-2013 - "All Hope Is Gone"), born in Des Moines, Iowa (d. 2021)
1975 Nerina Pallot, British pop-rock singer-songwriter ("Sophia"; "Everybody's Gone To War"), born in London
1976 José Pasillas, American drummer (Incubus - "Meglomaniac"; "Drive"), born in Calabasas, California
1978 (Myron) Avant, American R&B singer ("Separated"; "Read Your Mind"), born in Cleveland, Ohio
1979 Ariane Moffatt, Canadian singer (Aquanaute - "La barricade"; "Dans un océan"), born in Saint-Romuald, Quebec
1979 Janne Wirman, Finnish progressive metal keyboardist (Children of Bodom), born in Espoo, Finland
1981 Caro Emerald [Caroline van der Leeuw], Dutch singer ("On A Night Like This"), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
1981 Ms. Dynamite [Niomi Arleen McLean-Daley] English musician, born in Archway, North London
1982 Jon Lee, English actor and singer (S Club 7), born in Ipplepen, Devon
1984 Mija Martina, Bosnian singer (Eurovision 2019 - "Ne Brini"), born in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
1985 Nam Gyu-Ri, Korean singer (member of See Ya), born in Seoul, South Korea