- 1509 Kanaka Dasa, Indian musician and composer of Carnatic music, born in Baada, Vijayanagara Empire (now Karnataka, India) (d. 1609)
- 1576 Marsilio Casentini, Italian composer, born in Trieste, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1651)
- 1596 Nicolo Amati, Italian violin maker (Stradivari & Guarneri), born in Cremona, Duchy of Milan, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1684)
- 1668 Casimir Schweizelsperg, German composer, born in Rosenheim, Upper Bavaria (d. sometime after 1722)
- 1729 Antonio Soler, Spanish Catalan composer (Fandango), born in Olot, Catalonia, Spain (d. 1783)
- 1750 Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, German organist, pianist, kapellmeister, composer, and priest, born in Würzburg, Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1817)
- 1752 Georg Friederich Fuchs, German composer, born in Mainz, Landgraviate of Hesse (now Germany) (d. 1821)
- 1758 Joseph Gelinek, Czech composer, born in Beroun, Czech Republic (d. 1825)
- 1826 Edmond van der Straeten, Belgian lawyer and musicologist, born in Oudenaarde, Belgium (d. 1895)
- 1883 Anton (Friedrich Wilhelm) von Webern, Austrian 12-tone composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1945)
- 1888 Ion Nonna Otescu, Romanian composer and educator (Bucharest Conservatory, 1913-40), born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 1940)
- 1896 Bolesław Szabelski, Polish organist and composer, born in Radoryż Smolany, Russian Poland (d. 1979)
- 1898 Lev Knipper, Russian-Soviet composer (Poem of the Komsomol Fighter; Tales of a Plaster God), and secret agent, born in Tiflis, Russian Empire (now Tbilisi, Georgia) (d. 1974)
- 1907 Connee Boswell, American jazz singer (The Boswell Sisters; Pete Kelly's Blues), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1976)
- 1907 Machito [Francisco "Frank" Grillo], Latin jazz musician and creator of Cu-bop and salsa music (Afro-Cubans), born in Havana, Cuba - NB: birth date and location disputed (d. 1984)
- 1908 Halsey Stevens, American composer (Triskelion), born in Scott, New York (d. 1989)
- 1909 Dana Suesse, American musician and songwriter (You Ought To Be In Pictures), born in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri (d. 1987)
- 1911 Nino Rota [Giovanni Rota Rinaldi], Italian classical and film score composer (Il cappello di paglia di Firenze; The Godfather (I & II); 16 Federico Fellini films), born in Milan, Italy (d. 1979)
- 1914 Edward "Corky" Cornelius, American jazz trumpeter (Benny Goodman; Gene Krupa), born in Cicero, Indiana (d. 1943)
- 1914 Irving Fine, American composer (Toccata), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1962)
- 1919 Charles Craig, English operatic tenor, born in London (d. 1997)
- 1921 Phyllis Curtin, American soprano (NYC Opera, 1953-64), born in Clarksburg, West Virginia (d. 2016)
- 1925 Ferlin Husky, American country singer (Born to Lose; Gone), born in Desloge, Missouri (d. 2011)
- 1926 Hans Otte, German composer and pianist (The Book of Sounds, Book of Hours), born in Plauen, Germany (d. 2007)
Andy Williams (1927-2012)
American pop singer ("Moon River"; "Days of Wine and Roses"; "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"), born in Wall Lake, Iowa
- 1927 Isabelle Harriet Lucas, Canadian-born British actress and singer (Outland, Comics), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 1997)
- 1929 Clarence Ford, American jazz and R&B clarinet and saxophone player, born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1994)
- 1929 Paul Harris Turok, American composer, educator and music critic (Ragtime Caprice), born in New York (d. 2012)
- 1929 Werner Rackwitz, German opera director and musicologist (Handel-Renaissance), born in Breslau, Weimar Republic (d. 2014)
- 1931 [Mary] Jaye P. Morgan, American pop singer ("All I Want From You"), game show panelist (Gong Show), born in Mancos, Colorado
- 1932 Bob Cranshaw, American jazz bassist (Blue Note Records; Sonny Rollins; Stanley Turrentine; Duke Pearson), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2016)
- 1932 Corry Brokken, Dutch pop singer (1957 Eurovision), born in Breda, The Netherlands (d. 2016)
- 1938 José Serebrier, Uruguayan conductor and composer (Star Wagon; Passacaglia and Perpetuum Mobile), born in Montevideo, Uruguay
- 1940 Kishin Shinoyama, Japanese photographer, including album cover art (Saori Minami; John Lennon and Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy), born in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
- 1944 António Variações [António Joaquim Rodrigues Ribeiro], Portuguese singer-songwriter (Dar & Receber), born in Braga, Portugal (d. 1984)
- 1945 Laura Dean, American choreographer known for her collaborations with composer Steve Reich (Drumming), born in Staten Island, New York
- 1946 Vic Malcom, British rock guitarist and songwriter (Geordie - "All Because of You"), born in England
- 1947 John Wilson, Irish rock drummer (Them, 1965), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
- 1948 (John) "Ozzy" Osbourne, English heavy metal vocalist and songwriter (Black Sabbath), born in Birmingham, England
- 1949 Mickey Thomas, American rock vocalist (Jefferson Starship - "Jane"; Starship -"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"), born in Cairo, Georgia
- 1951 Chris Kimsey, British sound engineer and producer (Rolling Stones; Peter Frampton; Peter Tosh; Marillion), born in Battersea, London, England
- 1951 Kimberley Rew, British rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Katrina and the Waves - "Walking on Sunshine"), born in Bristol, England
- 1951 Mike Stock, British songwriter and producer (Stock, Aitken & Waterman; Rick Astley; Bananarama; Kylie Minogue), born in Margate, Kent, England
- 1951 Nicky Stevens [Helen Maria Thomas], Welsh pop singer (Brotherhood of Man - "Save Your Kisses For Me"), born in Carmarthen, Wales, U.K.
- 1952 Don Barnes, American rock guitarist (38 Special - "Teacher, Teacher"), born in Jacksonville, Florida
- 1952 Duane Roland, American southern-rock guitarist (Molly Hatchet - "Flirtin' With Disaster"), born in Jeffersonville, Indiana (d. 2006)
- 1954 Paul Gregg, American country bassist (Restless Heart - "Big Dreams In A Small Town"; "The Bluest Eyes In Texas"), born in Altus, Oklahoma
- 1963 Joe Lally, American rock bassist (Fugazi), born in Silver Spring, Maryland
- 1968 Montell Jordan [Barnett], American R&B singer, record producer ("This Is How We Do It"), and pastor, born in Los Angeles, California
- 1969 Bill Steer, Scottish-British heavy metal guitarist (Napalm Death; Carcass; Gentlemans Pistols), born in Stockton-on-Tees, England
- 1970 Amy Helm, American singer-songwriter (Ollabelle), born in Woodstock, New York
- 1975 Csaba Czébely, Hungarian drummer (Pokolgép), born in Beregszász, Transcarpathia
- 1975 Mickey Avalon [Yeshe Perl], American rapper, born in Hollywood, California
- 1978 Trina [Katrina Laverne Taylor], American rapper (Glamorest Life), born in Miami, Florida
- 1979 Daniel Bedingfield, British-New Zealand pop singer-songwriter ("Gotta Get Thru This"), born in Auckland, New Zealand
- 1981 Jean Dubé, Canadian concert pianist (International Franz Liszt Piano Competition, 2002), born in Edmonton, Alberta
- 1982 Jaycee Chan, American-born Hong Kong singer and actor, born in Los Angeles, California
- 1983 Sherri DuPree-Bemis, American pop-rock singer-songwriter (Eisley), born in Tyler, Texas
Lil Baby (29 years old)
1994 American rapper and singer-songwriter ("My Turn", "The Voice of the Heroes"), born in Atlanta, Georgia
- 1995 Angèle [Van Laeken], Belgian singer-songwriter (Brol), born in Uccle, Belgium
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