- 1732 Jean-Claude Trial, French composer, born in Avignon, France (d. 1771)
- 1740 Franz Xaver Schnitzer, German composer, born in Bad Wurzach, County of Waldburg-Zeil, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1785)
- 1770 John Clarke-Whitfeld, English organist and composer, born in Gloucester, England (d. 1836)
- 1797 Heinrich Heine, German poet and lyricist (Schubert, Liszt), born in Düsseldorf, Grand Duchy of Berg (d. 1856)
- 1819 Edwin George Monk, English church organist and composer, born in Frome, Somerset (d. 1900)
- 1835 Phillips Brooks, American Episcopal bishop and composer (Little Town of Bethlehem), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1893)
- 1838 Alexis de Castillon, French composer, born in Chartres, France (d. 1873)
- 1843 George Stephănescu, Romanian composer, born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 1925)
- 1850 Iver Holter, Norwegian conductor (Oslo Philharmonic, 1886-1911), and composer (St. Hans Kveld), born in Gausdal, Norway (d. 1941)
- 1853 Joseph Sickman Corsen, Curacao musician, composer and poet, born in Curacao (d. 1911)
- 1858 Jakab Gyula Major, Hungarian pianist and composer, born in Kosice, Czech Republic (d. 1925)
- 1865 Gustav Luders, German-American conductor and stage musical composer (The Prince of Pilsen), born in Bremen, Germany (d. 1913)
- 1877 Mykola Leontovych, Ukrainian composer (Carol of the Bells), born in Selevyntsi, Podolia, Russian Empire (d. 1921)
- 1898 Daniel Lazarus, French composer, born in Paris, France (d. 1964)
- 1899 Yusef Greiss, Egyptian composer, born in Cairo, Egypt (d. 1961)
- 1900 Jonel Perlea, Romanian opera conductor, born in Ograda, Romania (d. 1970)
- 1902 Paul Kurzbach, German composer, born in Hohndorf, Germany (d. 1997)
- 1903 Carlos Montoya, Spanish-American flamenco guitarist (Suite Flamenca), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 1993)
- 1906 Ingemar Liljefors, Swedish composer, born in Gothenburg, Sweden (d. 1981)
- 1908 Victor Babin, Russian-American concert pianist (Vronsky & Babin), composer, and educator (Cleveland Institute, 1961-72), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1972)
- 1910 Lillian Roth [Rutstein], American singer and actress (Animal Crackers), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1980)
- 1913 Jimmy Carroll, American pianist (Most Important People), born in New York City (d. 1972)
- 1914 George "Tiger" Haynes, American jazz guitarist (The Three Flames), and stage and screen actor (The Wiz; In the Heat of the Night), born in Frederiksted, St. Croix (d. 1994)
- 1917 Dave Street [Patrick Devlin], American actor and singer (Moonrise; I Surrender Dear; Broadway Open House), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1971)
- 1920 Frits Noske, Dutch musicologist (Signifier & the Signified), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1993)
Dick Van Dyke (98 years old)
1925 American Emmy, Tony, and Grammy Award-winning actor, singer, and dancer (The Dick Van Dyke Show - "Rob Petrie": Bye Bye Birdie; Mary Poppins; The Comic; Diagnosis: Murder), born in West Plains, Missouri
- 1928 Joe Messina, American soul, jazz, and R&B session guitarist (Soupy Sales; The Funk Brothers), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2022) [1]
- 1933 Lou Adler, American music executive, director, producer, and co-owner of the famous Roxy Theatre, born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1938 Alvin Curran, American composer (Inner Cities; I Dreamt John Cage Yodeling at the Zurich Hauptbahnhof), born in Providence, Rhode Island
- 1938 Heino [Heinz Georg Kramm], German schlager and traditional volksmusik singer, born in Düsseldorf-Oberbilk, Germany
- 1938 Tony Gomez, British rock keyboardist (The Foundations - "Baby Now That I've Found You"; "Build Me Up Buttercup"), born in Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) (d. 2015)
- 1941 Robert Covington, American drummer and singer, born in Yazoo City, Mississippi (d. 1996)
- 1943 (Margaret) "Marti" Webb, British actress and singer (Evita; Tell Me on a Sunday), born in Hampstead, London
- 1945 Robert Martinez, Mexican-American drummer (? and the Mysterians - "96 Tears"), born in Texas
- 1946 Radim Hladík, Czech guitarist (The Blue Effect), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (d. 2016)
- 1947 Chuck Findley, American jazz and rock session trumpet and flugelhorn player (Steely Dan; The Carpenters; The Tonight Show), born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania
- 1948 Davy O'List, British rock guitarist (The Nice, 1967-68; Roxy Music, 1970-72), born in Chiswick, England
- 1948 Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, American rock guitarist (Steely Dan, 1972-74; The Doobie Brothers, 1974-79), and missile defense consultant, born in Washington, D.C.
- 1948 Ted Nugent, American rock guitarist ("Cat Scratch Fever"; Damn Yankees) and right-wing gun advocate, born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1949 Mark Elf, American Jazz guitarist (Trickynometry), and educator, born in Queens, New York
- 1949 Randy Owen, American country music star (Alabama - "Mountain Music"), born in Fort Payne, Alabama
- 1949 Tom Verlaine [Miller], American rock guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist (Television - "Marquee Moon"), born in Denville, New Jersey (d. 2023)
- 1950 Don Dixon, American musician, songwriter and record producer (R.E.M.; Smithereeens; Marti Jones; Hootie & The Blowfish; Marshall Crenshaw), born in Lancaster, South Carolina
- 1953 Berton Averre, American guitarist and songwriter (The Knack - "My Sharona"), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1954 John Anderson, American country singer and actor ("I've Got a Feelin'";"Money in the Bank"), born in Apopka, Florida
- 1954 Steve Forbert, American singer-songwriter ("Romeo's Tune"; "Going Down To Laurel"), born in Meridian, Mississippi
- 1956 Majida El Roumi, Lebanese singer, born in Kfarshima, Lebanon
- 1957 Morris Day, American funk-R&B singer (The Time), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- 1958 Dana Strum [Strumwasser], American rock bassist (Slaughter - "Up All Night"; "Days Gone By"), born in Washington, D.C.
- 1961 Harry Gregson-Williams, English composer, born in Chichester, England
- 1964 (Judge) "Lucky" Peterson, American contemporary blues, soul, and R&B musician ("The Son of A Bluesman"), born in Buffalo, New York (d. 2020)
- 1964 Hide [Hideto Matsumoto], Japanese rock guitarist, singer-songwriter and record producer (X Japan; Zilch), born in Midorigaoka, Japan (d. 1998)
Jamie Foxx (56 years old)
1967 American comedian (In Living Color), Academy Award-winning actor (Ray), and Grammy Award-winning musician ("Blame It"), born in Terrell, Texas
- 1969 Murat Nasyrov, Russian singer and composer, born in Almaty, Kaszakhstan (d. 2007)
- 1974 Nicholas McCarthy, German-English guitarist (Franz Ferdinand), born in Blackpool, England
- 1975 Tom DeLonge, American rock guitarist (blink-182, Angels & Airwaves), born in Poway, California
- 1978 Ryo Kawakita, Japanese punk-metal guitarist and vocalist (Maximum the Hormone), born in Tokyo, Japan
Amy Lee (42 years old)
1981 American singer and songwriter (Evanescence), born in Riverside, California
Taylor Swift (34 years old)
1989 American Grammy and Emmy Award-winning country-pop singer-songwriter ("You Belong To Me"; "Our Song"; "All Too Well"), and Guinness World Record holder, born in Reading, Pennsylvania
- 1991 Dermot Kennedy, Irish singer-songwriter ("Power Over Me"; "Giants"), born in Rathcoole, County Dublin, Ireland
- 1991 Jay Greenberg, American classical composer, born in New Haven, Connecticut
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