- 1694 Coelestin Praelisauer, German organist, composer, and monk, baptized in Kötzting, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1745)
- 1699 Andreas Benedikt Praelisauer, German choirmaster and composer, baptized in Kötzting, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1743)
- 1727 Henri Hardouin, French composer and maître de musique (Cathédrale de Reims), born in Grandpré, France (d. 1808)
- 1745 Georg Druschetzky [Jiří Družecký], Czech composer, oboist, and timpanist, born in Jemníky, Lands of the Bohemian Crown (now Czech Republic) (d. 1819)
- 1748 Georg Wenzel Ritter, German bassoonist, composer, and friend of Wolfgang Mozart, born in Mannheim, Electorate of the Palatinate, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1808)
- 1763 Domenico Dragonetti, Italian composer and double bass player, born in Venice, Republic of Venice (d. 1846)
- 1768 Karl Theodor Toeschi, Italian-German composer and violinist, born in Mannheim Electorate of the Palatinate, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1843)
- 1819 Hubert Léonard, Belgian violinist, and pedagogue (Brussels Conservatoire, 1848-67), born in Liège, Belgium (d. 1890)
- 1826 Johann Hermann Berens, German-born Swedish Romantic composer, born in Hamburg, German Confederation (d. 1880)
- 1851 Otto Klauwell, German composer, born in Langensalza, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1917)
- 1870 Joseph Ryelandt, Belgian composer (Christus Rex - Christ the King), born in Bruges, Belgium (d. 1965)
- 1895 Eduardo Toldrà, Spanish Catalan composer and conductor, born in Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain (d. 1962)
- 1897 Harald Sæverud, Norwegian composer (Rondo Amoroso; Sinfonia Dolorosa), born in Bergen, Norway (d. 1992)
- 1899 Robert Casadesus, French concert pianist and composer (Symphony No. 7 - "Israel"), born in Paris (d. 1972)
- 1908 Percy Faith, Canadian-American pop and easy listening composer and bandleader ("Theme from A Summer Place"), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 1976)
- 1910 Obdulio Morales, Cuban pianist, conductor, composer, ethnomusicologist, and Afro-Cuban bandleader, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1981)
Billie Holiday (1915-1959)
American jazz singer ("I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm"; "Strange Fruit"), and songwriter ("God Bless The Child"; "Lady Sings the Blues"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [1]
- 1917 Egil Harder, Danish concert pianist and composer (The Blue Anemone), born in Norway (d. 1997)
- 1918 Michael "Peanuts" Hucko, American big band jazz and session clarinetist (Glenn Miller's Army-Air Force Band; Lawrence Welk Show), born in Syracuse, New York (d. 2003)
- 1919 Ralph Flanagan, American orchestra leader (Let's Dance), born in Loraine, Ohio (d. 1995)
- 1920 Gino Marinuzzi, Jr., Italian-American conductor, symphonic and film score composer (Le Carrosse d’or), and electronic music pioneer (Fonosynth), born in New York City (d. 1996)
Ravi Shankar (1920-2012)
Bengali Brahmin sitar master and Indian classical music composer (West Meets East; Concert for Bangladesh), born in Benares, British, India
- 1922 Kenneth Peacock, Canadian pianist, ethnomusicologist and composer (Rituals of Earth, Fire and Darkness), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2000)
- 1922 Ramón "Mongo" Santamaría, Cuban percussionist (Afro Blue), born in Havana, Cuba (d. 2003)
- 1924 Ikuma Dan, Japanese composer (Yūzuru), born in Toyko (d. 2001)
- 1924 Nick Perito, American pianist, accordion player, arranger and orchestra leader (Perry Como; Muzak; The Don Knotts Show), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 2005)
- 1927 Babatunde Olatunji, Nigerian percussionist (Drums of Passion), educator, and social activist, born in Ajido, Lagos (d. 2003)
- 1932 Mr. Bo [Louis Collins], American electric blues guitarist and singer, born in Indianola, Mississippi (d. 1995)
- 1934 Victor Feldman, British jazz pianist and drummer, born in London, England (d. 1987)
- 1935 Bobby Bare, American country singer ("500 Miles Away From Home"; "Come Sundown"; "Marie Laveau"), born in Ironton, Ohio
- 1937 Charlie Thomas, American pop singer (The Drifters, 1958-67 - "Sweets For My Sweet"; "Save The Last Dance For Me"), born in Lynchburg, Virginia (d. 2023)
- 1938 Alexander von Schlippenbach, German jazz pianist and composer (Globe Unity Orchestra), born in Berlin, Germany
- 1938 Freddie Hubbard, American jazz trumpeter (Art Blakey), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 2008)
- 1938 Spencer Dryden, American drummer (Jefferson Airplane - "White Rabbit"; New Riders of the Purple Sage), born in New York City (d. 2005)
- 1939 Gary Kellgren, American music producer who co-founded The Record Plant studios, born in Shenandoah, Iowa (d. 1977)
- 1940 Jan Wilhelm Morthenson, Swedish composer, born in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
- 1943 Mick Abrahams, British rock guitarist (Jethro Tull, 1967-68; Blodwyn Pig, 1969-70), born in Luton, England
- 1943 Roberta Shore [Schourop], American actress (The Virginian), and singer, born in Monterey Park, California
- 1944 Carol Grimes, British singer (Delivery; Eyes Wide Open; The Shout), born in London, England
- 1945 Megas [Magnús Þór Jónsson], Icelandic rock singer-songwriter, born in Reykjavík, Iceland
- 1946 Barbara Benary, American composer (Gamelon Son Of Lion), born in Bay Shore, Long Island, New York (d. 2019)
- 1947 Charles '"Skip" Pitts, American soul & blues guitarist (Shaft), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2012)
- 1947 Florian Schneider, German musician (Kraftwerk), born in Düsseldorf, Germany (d. 2020)
- 1947 Patricia Bennett, American singer (Chiffons - "He's So Fine"), born in The Bronx, New York City
- 1948 Carol Douglas, American disco singer ("Doctor's Orders"), born in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City
- 1948 Dallas Taylor, American session drummer (Crosby, Stills & Nash; Clear Light), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 2015)
- 1948 Ronnie Wilson, American R&B keyboardist (Gap Band - "Burn Rubber On Me"), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma (d. 2021)
- 1949 John Oates, American rock guitarist and vocalist (Hall & Oates - "Rich Girl"; "Maneater"), born in New York City
- 1949 Patricia Paay [Anglaia Margareth Paaij], Dutch singer ("You Are Not Hip"), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands
- 1951 Janis Ian [Fink], American singer-songwriter and folk musician ("At Seventeen"; "Society's Child"), born in New York City
- 1951 John Dittrich, American country music drummer (Restless Heart - "Wheels"; "The Bluest Eyes In Texas"), born in Union, New Jersey
- 1952 Bruce Gary, American rock drummer (The Knack - "My Sharona"), born in Burbank, California (d. 2006)
- 1955 Greg Reeves, American bass guitarist (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: Déjà Vu), born in Warren, Ohio
- 1957 Simon Climie, English singer-songwriter and producer (Climie Fisher - "Love Changes Everything"), born in London
- 1958 Tony Ayre, Northern Irish rock bass player (The Adventures - "Broken Land", "Drowning in the Sea of Love"), born in the UK (d. 2009)
- 1960 Tracy Silverman, American contemporary classical and jazz acoustic and electric 6-string violinist (Turtle Island String Quartet), composer, and pedagogue, born in Peekskill, New York
- 1961 Karen Tanaka, Japanese classical composer (Frozen Horizon), born in Tokyo, Japan
- 1967 Artemis Gounaki, Greek-German pop singer-songwriter, vocal coach, and music producer, born in Munich, Germany
- 1970 Leif Ove Andsnes, Norwegian classical pianist, born in Karmøy, Norway
- 1975 John Cooper, American contemporary Christian rock musician (Skillet), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- 1978 Duncan James, British pop singer (Blue -"If You Come Back"), and actor (Hollyoaks), born in Dorset, England
- 1985 Saad Lamjarred, Moroccan pop singer-songwriter ("Lm3allem"), born in Rabat, Morocco
Anne-Marie (33 years old)
1991 British pop singer-songwriter ("Rockabye"; "Friends"), born in East Tilbury in Essex, England
- 1999 Ally Venable, American blues-rock guitar player, singer-songwriter (Texas Honey), born in Kilgore, Texas
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