- 1616 Pietro Andrea Ziani, Italian organist and composer, born in Venice (d. 1684)
- 1628 Samuel Friedrich Capricornus, Czech composer, born in Žerčice, Czech Republic (d. 1665)
- 1728 Hermann Friedrich Raupach, German composer, born in Stralsund, Germany (d. 1778)
- 1756 Thomas Anton Kunz, Czech composer, born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1830)
- 1810 Ludwig Schuncke, German pianist and composer, born in Kassel, Germany (d. 1834)
- 1826 Ernst Pauer, Austrian composer and pianist, born in Vienna (d. 1905)
- 1848 Edward Everett Rice, American pioneer producer and composer of musical theater, born in Brighton, Massachusetts (d. 1924)
- 1850 Zdenek Fibich, Czech classical composer (Šárka, The Bride of Messina), born in Všebořice (d. 1900)
- 1867 John Winter Thompson, American organist, born in Michigan (d. 1951)
- 1873 Blagoje Bersa, Croatian composer, born in Dubrovnik, Croatia (d. 1934)
- 1886 George Norman Peterkin, English composer and music publisher, born in Liverpool, England (d. 1982)
- 1895 Paul Hoffer, German composer, born in Barmen, Germany (d. 1949)
- 1896 Leroy Robertson, American composer and music educator, born in Fountain Green, Utah (d. 1971)
- 1902 Peetie Wheatstraw [William Bunch], American blues singer, songwriter, and piano player, born in Cotton Plant, Arkansas (d. 1941)
- 1911 Paul Burkhard, Swiss composer, born in Zürich, Switzerland (d. 1977)
- 1915 Werner von Trapp, Austrian singer (Trapp Family Singers), born in Zell am See, Austria (d. 2007)
- 1917 Andre Eglevsky, Russian-born ballet dancer & teacher (Limelight), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1977)
- 1921 Alicia Alonso, Cuban ballerina and founder of the National Ballet of Cuba, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 2019)
- 1921 Joan Dickson, British cellist and teacher, born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1994)
- 1924 Rita Reys [Maria Reijs], Dutch jazz singer, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 2013)
- 1926 John Herbert McDowell, American composer for ballet, TV and the stage, born in Washington, D.C. (d. 1985)
- 1928 Thomas Rajna, British-Hungarian pianist, and composer (Amarantha; Stop All The Clocks), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2021)
- 1929 Jack Philip Cannon, British composer and teacher, born in Paris, France (d. 2017)
- 1931 Caroline Kaart (neé Raitt), Scottish-Dutch alto singer, TV and radio presenter, born in Blackness, Scotland (d. 2020)
- 1931 David Baker, American jazz trombonist and cellist, jazz and classical composer (Reflections), and educator (Indiana University), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 2016)
- 1932 Ilja Zeljenka, Slovak composer (Oświęcim), born in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia) (d. 2007)
- 1933 Miklos Kocsar, Hungarian composer, born in Debrecen, Hungary
- 1934 (Bennie Ross) "Hank" Crawford, American saxophonist, arranger and songwriter ("Help Me Make It Through the Night"), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2009)
- 1934 Harmonica Slim [Travis Blaylock], American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter ("You Better Believe It"), born in Texarkana, Texas (d. 1984)
- 1936 Éric Gaudibert, Swiss composer, pianist, and teacher, born in Vevey, Switzerland (d. 2012)
- 1938 Roland Coryn, Belgian violist, composer, and music educator, born in Kortrijk, Belgium
Frank Zappa (1940-1993)
American rock guitarist, composer, (Mothers of Invention - "Peaches en Regalia"; "Baby Snakes"), activist, and filmmaker (200 Motels), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- 1940 Ray Hildebrand, American pop and contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter (Paul & Paula - "Hey Paula; Land and Hildebrand), born in Joshua, Texas (d. 2023)
- 1940 Tony Rivers [Thompson], British pop singer and vocal arranger (Harmony Grass; Cliff Richard), born in Shildon, England
- 1942 Carla Thomas, American soul and R&B singer ("Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes)"; "Tramp"), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- 1942 Reinhard Mey, German singer, born in Berlin, Germany
- 1943 Albert Lee, English guitarist, born in Lingen, Herefordshire
- 1944 Michael Tilson Thomas, American conductor (San Francisco Symphony, 1995-2020), and composer (Shówa/Shoáh), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1946 Carl Wilson, American rock vocalist and guitarist (The Beach Boys - "God Only Knows"), born in Hawthorne California (d. 1998)
- 1946 Christopher Keene, American conductor (La Traviata), born in Berkeley, California (d. 1995)
- 1946 Kevin Peek, Australian guitarist, born in Adelaide, Australia (d. 2013)
- 1947 Paco de Lucía, Spanish flamenco guitarist and composer, born in Algeciras, Spain (d. 2014)
- 1948 (Wilhelm) "Willi" Resetarits, Austrian singer and human rights activist, born in Stinatz, Austria (d. 2022)
- 1950 Lillebjørn Nilsen, Norwegian singer-songwriter, born in Oslo, Norway
- 1951 Midori Takada, Japanese ambient composer and percussionist, born in Tokyo, Japan
- 1951 Nick Gilder, English singer (Hot Child in the City), born in London
- 1953 Andras Schiff, Hungarian-British concert pianist and conductor, born in Budapest, Hungary
- 1953 Betty Wright [Bessie Norris], American R&B singer-songwriter (Clean Up Woman), born in Miami, Florida (d. 2020)
- 1955 Kazuyuki Sekiguchi, Japanese musician, born in Agano, Niigata Prefecture
- 1955 Peter Oundjian, Canadian-American violinist (Tokyo String Quartet, 1981-95), conductor. (the Amsterdam Sinfonietta, 1998-2003; Toronto Symphony, 2004-18; Royal Scottish, 2012-18; Colorado Symphony, 2022-present), and educator, born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1956 Lee Roy Parnell, American country singer ("Oughta Be A Law"), born in Abilene, Texas
- 1956 Stuart Kimball, American session and touring rock guitarist (Bob Dylan, 2004-18; Face To Face 1979-88), born in New Hampshire
- 1957 Tony Lewis, British rock singer-songwriter and bass player (The Outfield - "Your Love"), born in London, England (d. 2020)
- 1960 Louis Demetrius Alvanis, English classical pianist, born in London, England
- 1961 Ryuji Sasai, Japanese video game composer, born in Osaka Prefecture, Japan
- 1962 Christy Forester, American musician (Forester Sisters - "Men"), born in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia
- 1965 Gabby Glaser, American alt-rock guitarist and songwriter (Luscious Jackson), born in the USA
- 1969 Julie Delpy, French-American actress (Before Sunrise; before Sunset; Before Midnight), singer-songwriter, and director, born in Paris, France
- 1971 Brett Scallions, American singer (Fuel, The X's), born in Brownsville, Tennessee
- 1971 Matthieu Chedid, French musician, born in Boulogne-Billancourt, France
- 1972 Erwin Schrott, Uruguayan opera singer, born in Montevideo, Uruguay
- 1973 Karmen Stavec, Slovene pop singer, born in West Berlin, West Germany
- 1975 Paloma Herrera, Argentine ballet dancer, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 1979 Tuva Novotny, Swedish actress, singer, and television director, born in Stockholm, Sweden
- 1981 Lynda Thomas, Mexican teen pop singer-songwriter ("Corazón Perdido"; "Ay, Ay, Ay"), born in Tijuana, Mexico
- 1990 Gianluca Buccellati, American record producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist (Arlo Parks; Tei Shi,; White China), born in Mount Kisco, New York
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