- 1627 Thomas Bullis, English composer (baptized) (d. 1708)
- 1687 Willem de Fesch, Dutch violinist and composer (Joseph), born in Alkmaar, North Holland, The Netherlands (d. 1761)
- 1726 Karl Kohaut, Austrian composer and lutenist, born in Vienna (d. 1784)
- 1745 François Guichard, French guitarist and composer, born in Le Mans, France (d. 1807)
- 1749 Johann Ernst Rembt, German organist and composer, born in Suhl, Germany (d. 1810)
- 1788 Aloys Schmitt, German pianist, composer and music theorist (Preparatory Exercises, Op. 16), born in Erlenbach am Main, Bavaria, Germany (d. 1866)
- 1823 Wilhelm Troszel, Polish operatic bass, composer and voice teacher, born in Warsaw (d. 1887)
- 1828 Erik Anthon Valdemar Siboni, Danish organist and composer, born in Copenhagen (d. 1892)
- 1843 Georg August Lumbye, Danish composer and conductor (Tivoli Concert Hall Orchestra), born in Copenhagen (d. 1922)
- 1877 Harriet Ware (Krumbhaar), American concert pianist, composer (Women's Triumphal March; The Rose Is Red; The Varying Shore), and music educator, born in Waupun, Wisconsin (d. 1962)
- 1887 Luis Abraham Delgadillo, Nicaraguan pianist and composer (Inca Symphony), born in Managua (d. 1961)
- 1896 Richard Pindle Hammond, American composer, born in Kent, England (d. 1980)
- 1901 Jimmy Rushing, American jump blues singer, known as "Mr. Five By Five" (Count Basie Orchestra, 1935-48), and pianist, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (d. 1972)
- 1911 Lester Lanin, American orchestra leader (40 Beatle Hits), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2004)
- 1915 Humphrey Searle, British composer and musicologist (Twentieth Century Counterpoint; The Music of Franz Liszt), born in Oxford, England (d. 1982)
- 1915 William Bardwell, British composer (d. 1994)
- 1918 Louis Stotijn, Dutch bassoonist, and conductor (Residence Orchestra), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 2013)
- 1919 Ronny Graham [Stringer], American composer, lyricist, screenwriter (M*A*S*H (TV series), and actor (Chico & the Man; Mel Brooks films), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1999)
- 1922 Lazar Nikolov, Bulgarian composer, born in Burgas, Bulgaria (d. 2005)
- 1923 Wolfgang Sawallisch, German conductor (Vienna Symphony, 1960-70; Philadelphia Orchestra, 1993-2003), and pianist, born in Munich, Germany (d. 2013)
- 1928 Andrew Porter, British organist, opera director, music critic, and librettist, born in Cape Town, South Africa (d. 2015)
- 1928 Peter Appleyard, British-Canadian jazz vibraphonist, born in Cleethorpes England (d. 2013)
- 1931 Dane Škerl, Slovene conductor, composer (Rhapsodic Symphony), and teacher, born in Ljubljana, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (now of Slovenia) (d. 2002)
- 1933 Ida Gotkovsky, French pianist, composer (Poème du feu), and teacher, born in Calais, France
- 1938 Jet Black [Brain Duffy], British punk rock drummer (The Stranglers), born in Ilford, Essex, England
- 1939 Fred Milano, American doo-wop singer (Dion & The Belmonts), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2012)
- 1940 Nik Turner, British jazz-rock fusion saxophonist, flute player, singer, and composer (Hawkwind), born in Oxford, England (d. 2022)
- 1941 Chris Curtis [Crummey], British rock drummer, songwriter and vocalist (The Searchers - "Needles And Pins"), born in Oldham, Lancashire (d. 2005)
- 1942 Keith Alison, American session and touring guitarist (Paul Revere and The Raiders, 1968-75), and songwriter, born in Coleman, Texas (d. 2021)
- 1942 Vic Dana [Samuel Mendola], American singer and dancer ("Red Roses For A Blue Lady"), born in Buffalo, New York
- 1944 Alan Parker, British session guitarist (Blue Mink; Serge Gainsbourg) and television and film composer (American Gothic), born in Matlock, Derbyshire, England
- 1946 Chantal Renaud, Québécoise yé-yé singer, songwriter, actress and writer, born in Quebec, Canada
- 1946 Ladislav Kubík, Czech-American composer (Aulos; Subterranean River) and educator (Florida State University, 1990-2017), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (d. 2017)
- 1946 Mark Snow [Martin Fulterman], American television and film composer (The X-Files theme), born in New York City
- 1946 Valerie Simpson, American singer, songwriter and producer (Ashford & Simpson - "Solid"), born in The Bronx, New York
- 1949 Bob Cowsill, American musician (The Cowsills - "Hair"; "We Can Fly"), born in Newport, Rhode Island
- 1949 Leon Redbone [Dickran Gobalian], American blues and jazz musician ("Seduced"; "Theme to Mr. Belvedere"), born in Nicosia, Cyprus (d. 2019)
- 1950 Arnold McCuller, American session and touring vocalist (James Taylor; Lyle Lovett; Phil Collins; Ry Cooder; Bonnie Raitt), songwriter, and record producer, born in Cleveland, Ohio
- 1952 Billy Rush, American guitarist (Asbury Jukes; Serge Gainesbourg), born in Deal, New Jersey
- 1954 Michael Chetwood, British keyboard player (T'Pau), born in Shropshire, England
- 1954 Wally Murphy, American pedal steel guitarist (Asleep At The Wheel, 1981-85; STEEL)
- 1956 Sally Beamish, British violist and composer (Monster; River; The Singing; Spinal Chords), born in London, England
- 1957 "Dr." Alban [Nwaba], Nigerian-Swedish hip-hop reggae singer, born in Oguta, Imo, Federation of Nigeria
- 1960 Branford Marsalis, American jazz, classical and funk saxophonist (Sting; Tonight Show, 1992-95), born in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana
- 1960 Jim Beard, American session and touring jazz-fusion keyboardist and composer (Pat Metheny, Steely Dan, The Brecker Brothers), born in Ridley Park Pennsylvania (d. 2024) [1]
- 1960 Nancy Martinez, French Canadian pop-dance singer (Move Out), born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1960 Ola Ray, American model, Playboy playmate (Jun, 1980) and actress (girlfriend in Thriller music video), born in St Louis, Missouri
- 1960 Pharez Whitted, American jazz, funk, and soul trumpeter, and educator, born in Indianapolis, Indiana
- 1961 Jimmy Olander, American country guitarist and banjo player (Diamond Rio - "Meet in Middle"), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- 1963 Liu Huan, Chinese singer (Beijing Olympics theme song "You and Me"), born in Tianjin, China
- 1966 Dan Vickrey, American guitarist and songwriter (Counting Crows - "Accidentally in Love"), born in Walnut Creek, California
- 1966 Shirley Manson, Scottish rock singer (Garbage), born in Edinburgh, Scotland
- 1969 Adrian Young, American drummer (No Doubt - "Don't Speak"), born in Long Beach, California
- 1969 Drew Hester, American session and touring drummer (Joe Walsh, Foo Fighters, Stevie Nicks), born in Chicago, Illinois
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1971 Mexican actress and singer known as the "Queen of Latin Pop", born in Mexico City
- 1974 Huang Bo, Chinese actor (Cow) and singer, born in Qingdao, China
- 1976 Amaia Montero, Spanish singer (La Oreja de Van Gogh - Guapa), born in Irun, Spain
- 1976 Zemfira [Ramazanova], Russian rock singer (Forgive Me My Love), born in Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia, Soviet Union
- 1977 Saeko Chiba, Japanese voice actor and singer, born in Tokyo, Japan
- 1978 Cedric Burnside, American Blues musician and singer-songwriter (I Be Trying), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- 1978 Raja Kashif, Pakistani singer and songwriter, born in Isleworth, Hounslow, England
- 1981 Nico Muhly, American contemporary classical composer (Marnie), born in Randolph, Vermont
- 1982 David Long, New Zealand dance and soundtrack composer (Peter Jackson's films)
- 1985 Brian Kelley, American country musician (Florida Georgia Line), born in Ormond Beach, Florida
- 1986 Cassie [Ventura], American singer (Me & U) and actress, born in New London, Connecticut
- 1986 SAINt JHN [Carlos St. John Phillips], Guyanese-American rapper, singer and songwriter (Roses), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1988 Evan Ross [Naess], American actor (96 Minutes), and singer, born in Greenwich, Connecticut
- 1990 Lil' Chris [Hardman], British rock singer ("Checkin' It Out"), born in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England (d. 2015)
- 2002 Lil Tecca [Tyler-Justin Anthony Sharpe], American rapper (Ransom), born in Queens, New York
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