1734 Georg Peter Weimar, German cantor and composer, born in Stotternheim (d. 1800)
1749 Domenico Cimarosa, Italian composer (Il Matrimonio Segreto), born in Aversa, Italy (d. 1801)
1770 Johann Friedrich Schubert, German composer, born in Rudolstadt, Germany (d. 1811)
1838 Berthold Tours, Dutch-English composer, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1897)
1840 C. F. E. Horneman, Danish composer, born in Copenhagen (d. 1906)
1848 Frederick Grant Gleason, American composer, born in Middletown, Connecticut (d. 1903)
1861 Fritz Volbach, German conductor, musicologist and composer (Raffael), born in Wipperfürth, Germany (d. 1940)
1863 Ion Vidu, Romanian composer and conductor, born in Mânerău, Arad district, Hungarian Kingdom (now Romainia) (d. 1931)
1864 (John) Felix Körling, Swedish composer and conductor, born in Kristdala, Sweden (d. 1937)
1869 Nikolai Ivanovich Kazanli, Russian composer, born in Tiraspol, Russian Empire (now Moldova) (d. 1916)
1894 Arthur Fiedler, American conductor (Boston Pops), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1979)
1900 Lucijan Marija Škerjajanc, Slovene pianist, composer, conductor, and teacher, born in Graz, Austria (d. 1973)
1903 Ray Noble, English bandleader, comedian and actor (The Very Thought of You), born in Brighton, Sussex, England (d. 1978)
1906 Fernando Lopes-Graça, Portuguese composer (Rustic Suite), born in Tomar, Portugal (d. 1994)
1908 William Brocklesby Wordsworth, English composer, born in London, England (d. 1988)
1910 (Donnell) "Spade" Cooley, American Western swing fiddler, bandleader, and television personality ("Shame On You"), born in Grand Oklahoma (d. 1969)
1910 (Melvin) "Sy" Oliver, American jazz arranger, songwriter (Jimmie Lunceford; Tommy Dorsey - "Yes, Indeed!"), and bandleader, born in Battle Creek, Michigan (d. 1988) [1]
1915 André Claveau, French pop singer and actor (Dors, mon amour), born in Paris; (d. 2003)
1917 Louis Palange, American arranger, classical music and film score composer (Hollywood Panorama; King Dinosaur), and conductor, born in Oakland, California (d. 1979)
1924 Sándor Lakatos, Hungarian violinist, bandleader, and actor (mostly as a gypsy violinist), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1994)
1925 Rijk de Gooyer, Dutch actor, comedian and singer (Black Rider; Rififi in Amsterdam), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 2011)
1930 Makoto Moroi, Jpansese composer (Yamauba; The Vision of Cain), born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 2013)
1936 Tommy Steele [Thomas Hicks], English pop singer, 1st British Rock and Roll star, born in London
1937 Art Neville, American funk and R&B singer, keyboard player, and songwriter (Neville Brothers; The Funky Meters), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2019)
1938 Carlo Little, English rock drummer (Screaming Lord Sutch & the Savages), born in Shepherd's Bush, London, England (d. 2005)
1939 Eddie Kendricks, American singer-songwriter (The Temptations - "The Way You Do the Things You Do"; "Just My Imagination"), born in Union Springs, Alabama (d. 1992)
1939 James Booker, American R&B musician (Gonzo), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1941 Dave Dee [Harman], British pop singer-songwriter, and guitarist (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - "Bend It!"), born in Salisbury, England (d. 2009)
1942 Paul Butterfield, American blues singer and harmonica player (Paul Butterfield Blues Band; Better Days), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1987)
1943 Ron Geesin, Scottish musician and avant-garde, symphonic rock, and film score composer, born in Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland
1943 William Brooks, American composer, educator, and musicologist, born in the USA
1944 Giedrė Lukšaitė-Mrázková, Lithuanian–Czech harpsichord player, organist, and educator, born in Kaunas, Lithuania
1947 Jim Hodder, American drummer (Steely Dan, 1972-74), born in Bethpage, New York (d. 1990)
1948 James Alexander, American R&B bassist (The Bar-Kays - "Soul Finger"; "Shaft"), born in Memphis, Tennessee
1948 Jim Bonfanti, American drummer (Raspberries - "Go All the Way"), born in Windber, Pennsylvania
1949 Paul Rodgers, English-Canadian rock singer and musician (Bad Company - "Feel Like Makin' Love", "Rock and Roll Fantasy"; The Firm; + Queen), born in Middlesbrough, England
1950 Carlton "Carly" Barrett, Jamaican reggae drummer (The Upsetters; Bob Marley & Wailers), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 1987)
1951 Wanda Hutchinson, American pop-R&B singer (The Emotions - "So I Can Love You"; "Best Of My Love"), born in Chicago, Illinois
1953 Ikue Mori, Japanese experimental drummer and composer, born in Tokyo
1953 Mark Gane, rocker (M+M), born in Toronto, Ontario
1958 Mike Mills, American rock bassist (R.E.M. - "The One I Love"), born in Berkeley, California
1959 Bob Stinson, American rock guitarist (The Replacements - "Pleased To Meet Me"), born in Waconia, Minnesota (d. 1995)
1961 Sara Dallin, British musician (Bananarama), born in Bristol, England
1964 Ginger Wildheart [David Leslie Walls], British singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Wildhearts), born in Suth Shields, Tyne & Wear, England
1967 Gigi D'Agostino, Italian club DJ and musician ("Bla, Bla, Bla"; "L'Amour Toujours"), born in Turin, Italy
1970 DJ Homicide [Craig Bullock], American musician, rapper, DJ, and record producer (Sugar Ray), born in Pasadena, California
1974 Sam Loeffler, American rock drummer (Chevelle - "The Red"; "Jar"), born in Grayslake, Illinois
1978 Neil Sanderson, Canadian drummer (Three Days Grace), born in Peterborough, Ontario
1979 Ryan Key, American musician and songwriter (Yellowcard), born in Jacksonville, Florida
1981 40 Cal. [Calvin Alan Byrd], American rapper, born in Harlem, New York
1982 Onur Ozsu, Turkish music artist, born in Izmir
1992 Young Nudy [Quantavious Thomas], American rapper ("Peaches & Eggplants"), born in East Atlanta, Georgia
1994 Nat Wolff, American actor, and singer-songwriter (The Naked Brothers Band), born in Los Angeles, California
1998 Manu Ríos, Spanish actor and singer (Elite), born in Calzada de Calatrava, Spain
1999 Holly Humberstone, English singer-songwriter ("The Walls Are Way Too Thin"), born in Grantham, England
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