- 1764 Louis-Sébastien Lebrun, French composer, born in Paris (d. 1829)
- 1813 Errico Petrella, Italian composer, born in Palermo, Italy (d. 1877)
- 1822 César Franck, Belgian composer and organist (Symphonic Variations), born in Liège, Belgium (d. 1890)
- 1823 Theodore Furchtegott Kirchner, German composer, born in Neukirchen, Germany (d. 1903)
- 1823 Wilhelm Kuhe, German composer, born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1912)
- 1868 Louis Victor Saar, Dutch-American composer, born in Rotterdam (d. 1937)
- 1872 Johann Babtist Thaller, German composer, born in Röhrmoos, Germany (d. 1952)
- 1885 János Hammerschlag, Hungarian composer, born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1954)
- 1885 Marios Varvoglis, Greek composer (Behind the Barbed Wire Fence), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1967)
- 1893 Walter Rein, German composer, born in Stotternheim (d. 1955)
- 1908 Olivier Messiaen, French composer (L'Ame en Bourgeon; St Francois d'Assise), born in Avignon, France (d. 1992)
Morton Gould (1913-1996)
American pianist, conductor and theatrical, screen and concert composer (Pulitzer Prize, 1956 - Stringmusic), born in Richmond Hill, New York
- 1914 Dorothy Lamour [Mary Kaumeyer], American actress and singer (Road to Bali, My Favorite Brunette), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1996)
- 1919 Alexander Courage, American composer of original Star Trek theme, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2008)
- 1919 Sven-Eric Emanuel Johanson, Swedish composer, born in Västervik, Sweden (d. 1997)
- 1922 Allen Sapp, American composer (Imaginary Creatures), and pedagogue, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1999)
- 1922 Tunde Nightingale [Earnest Olatunde Thomas], Nigerian juju singer-songwtiter, and guitarist, born in Ibadan, Colonial Nigeria (d. 1981)
- 1923 Abelardo Quinteros, Chilean composer (Horizon carré; Cantos al espejo), born in Valparaiso, Chile
- 1923 Linda Hayes [Bertha Williams], American R&B singer (Yes I Know), born in Linden, New Jersey (d. 1998)
- 1926 Dag Schjelderup-Ebbe, Norwegian musicologist, educator, and composer, born in Oslo, Norway (d. 2013)
- 1926 Guitar Slim [Eddie Jones], blues guitarist ("The Things That I Used to Do"), born in Greenwood, Mississippi (d. 1959)
- 1937 Don Sebesky, American Grammy and Tony Award-winning arranger, composer, orchestra leader, jazz trombonist, and accordion player (Maynard Ferguson; Wes Montgomery; CTI Records), born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey (d. 2023)
- 1938 Yuri Temirkanov, Russian conductor (Kirov Opera and Ballet Theatre, 1976-88; Baltimore Symphony, 2000-06), born in Nalchik, Russia, USSR (d. 2023) [1]
- 1941 Chad Stuart [David Stuart Chadwick], English pop-rock vocalist and guitarist (Chad & Jeremy), born in Windermere, Cumberland, England (d. 2020)
- 1941 Kyu Sakamoto, Japanese singer (Sukiaki), and actor, born in Kawasaki (d. 1985)
- 1941 Peter Sarstedt, British pop-folk singer-songwriter and guitarist ("Where Do You Go To (My Lovely?"; "I Am A Cathedral"), born in New Delhi, British India (d. 2017)
- 1941 Ralph Tavares, Cape Verdean-American R&B and soul singer (Tavares - "Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel"), born in Providence, Rhode Island (d. 2021)
- 1942 Beer Bossu [Berend Frederik Gertenbach], Dutch actor and vocalist (Pub Chantant), born in Amsterdam
- 1945 Eric Boom, Dutch rock guitarist (The Lords; Apron Strings), record producer, and copyright lawyer, born in Leiden, Netherlands
- 1946 Ace Kefford, English bassist (The Move), born in Birmingham, England
- 1946 Gloria Loring, American actress and singer (Days of our Life), born in New York City
- 1948 Jessica Cleaves, American soul singer and songwriter (The Friends of Distinction - "Grazing In The Grass"; Earth, Wind & Fire; Parliament Funkadelic), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2014)
- 1949 Ismail "Pops" Mohamed, South African jazz multi-instrumentalist and producer, born in Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa
- 1950 Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin, Irish pianist, composer and educator (University of Limerick), born in Clonmel, Ireland (d. 2018)
- 1951 Ellen Nikolaysen, Norwegian singer (You Made Me Feel I Could Fly), born in Oslo, Norway
- 1951 Lary Fast, American keyboard and synthesizer player, and composer (Synergy; Peter Gabriel), born in Livingston, New Jersey
- 1953 Diane Schuur, American jazz pianist and singer (Diane Schuur & the Count Basie Orchestra; Heart To Heart), born in Tacoma, Washington
- 1954 Geoff Deane, British pop singer (Modern Romance), born in London
- 1954 Jack Hues [Jeremy Ryder], British new-wave singer-songwriter (Wang Chung - "Everybody Have Fun Tonight"), born in Gillingham, Kent, England
- 1955 Garth Smith [Davies], British punk rock bassist (Buzzcocks), born in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England
- 1957 Paul Hardcastle, British composer and musician ("19"; "Don't Waste My Time"), born in Kensington, London
- 1961 Nia Peeples, American dancer and host (Fame; Party Machine), born in Hollywood, California
- 1965 (Joseph) "J" Mascis, American rock singer and guitarist (Dinosaur Jr), born in Amherst, Massachusetts
- 1967 (Bror) "Messiah" Marcolin, Swedish heavy metal singer (Candlemas - 1986-91 & 2002-2004), born in Ronneby, Sweden
- 1972 Brian Molko, Belgian-born singer and songwriter (Placebo - "Nancy Boy"), born in Brussels, Belgium
- 1972 Dimitri Tikovoi, French pop, rock, and dance musician and record producer, born in Paris
- 1972 Donavon Frankenreiter, American singer-songwriter, guitarist (Pass It Around), and surfer, born in Downey, California
- 1974 Meg White, American drummer (The White Stripes), born in Grosse Point Farms, Michigan
- 1980 Massari [Sari Abboud], Lebanese-born Canadian R&B singer (Be Easy), born in Beirut, Lebanon
- 1980 Sarah Chang, Korean-American classical violinist child prodigy, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1981 Taufik Batisah, Singaporean pop singer-songwriter, born in Singapore
- 1982 Tim Deegan, Canadian MuchMusic VJ, born in Oshawa, Ontario
- 1983 Katrin Siska, Estonian pop-rock singer and keyboard player (Vanilla Ninja - "Tough Enough"), born in Tallinn, Estonia
- 1985 Grace Chatto, British electronic-pop singer and cellist (Clean Bandit - "Rather Be"; "Symphony"), born in London
Raven-Symoné (38 years old)
1985 American actress (The Cosby Show, 1989-92 -"Olivia"; That's So Raven, 2003-07), and singer, born in Atlanta, Georgia
- 1986 Natti Nastasha [Natalia Gutiérrez Batista], Dominican singer (Sin Pijama), born in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
- 1990 Teyana Taylor, American singer-songwriter, actress and TV personality (Teyana and Iman), born in New York City
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