- 1666 Francesco Scarlatti, Italian composer, born in Palermo, Sicily (d. ~1741)
- 1687 Francesco Geminiani, Italian violinist and composer, born in Lucca, Republic of Lucca (now Italy) (d. 1762)
- 1697 Carlo Arrigoni, Italian composer and musician, born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (now Italy) (d. 1744)
- 1697 Giuseppe de Majo, Italian composer and organist, born in Naples, Kingdom of Naples, Spanish Empire (now Italy) (d. 1771)
- 1724 Joseph Friebert, Austrian composer, born in Gnadendorf, Lower Austria (d. 1799)
- 1844 Frederick Bridge, English organist and composer, born in Oldbury, Worcestershire (d. 1924)
- 1852 Thomas Laub, Danish organist and composer, born in Langå, Denmark (d. 1927)
- 1870 Vítězslav Novák, Czech composer, born in Kamenice nad Lipou, Czech Republic (d. 1949)
- 1878 Arrigo Pedrollo, Italian composer, born in Montebello Vicentino, Veneto, Italy (d. 1964)
- 1880 Alexander Schmuller, Russian-Dutch violinist and conductor, born in Mazyr, Belarus (d. 1933)
- 1881 Coretté Alefred [Hardy], American-Russian-Soviet jazz, spiritual and pop lyrical and dramatic soprano, dancer, and actress, born in Churchville, New York (d. 1951)
- 1884 Evert Cornelis, Dutch conductor and pianist, born in Amsterdam (d. 1931)
- 1888 Áskell Snorrason, Icelandic composer, born in Öndolfsstaðir, Iceland (d. 1970)
- 1898 Grace Moore, American soprano and actress (One Night of Love), born in Slabtown, Tennessee (d. 1947)
- 1899 Sonny Boy Williamson II [Aleck Miller], American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter, born in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi (d. 1965) (year of birth disputed)
- 1901 Hanns Jelinek, Austrian composer, born in Vienna (d. 1969)
- 1901 Ray Whitley, American country and western singer-songwriter ("Back in the Saddle Again") and actor (Tim Holt films), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 1979)
- 1911 Władysław Szpilman, Polish pianist and classical composer, born in Sosnowiec, Congress Poland, Russian Empire (d. 2000)
- 1915 Carl Donnell "Kansas" Fields, American jazz drummer, born in Chapman, Kansas (d. 1995)
- 1923 Johnny Pate, American jazz bassist (Stuff Smith, James Moody), pop, soul and R&B arranger and producer (The Impressions, Peabo Bryson), born in Chicago Heights, Illinois
Bhumibol Adulyadej (1927-2016)
King of Thailand (1946-2016), jazz saxophonist and composer, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
- 1932 James Cleveland, American gospel singer, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1991)
Little Richard (1932-2020)
American singer-songwriter and rock 'n' roll pioneer (Tutti Frutti), born in Macon, Georgia
- 1933 Bernard van Beurden, Dutch composer and music educator, born in Amsterdam (d. 2016)
- 1934 Art Davis, American bassist ("A Time Remembered"), born in Hamburg, Pennsylvania (d. 2007)
- 1936 Robert Freeman, English photo-journalist and graphic designer (early Beatles album art and film posters), born in London (d. 2019) [1]
- 1938 J. J. Cale, American rock guitarist and songwriter ("After Midnight": "Call Me The Breeze"; "Cocaine"), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (d. 2013)
- 1939 Frédéric van Rossum, Belgian pianist, composer (Waves; In memoriam Glenn Gould), and pedagogue, born in Ixelles, Belgium
- 1945 Geoff Emerick, British sound engineer and record producer (Beatles; Elvis Costello), born in Crouch End, North London, England (d. 2018)
José Carreras (77 years old)
1946 Spanish opera tenor (I Lombardi, Three Tenors), born in Barcelona
- 1947 Jim Messina, American guitarist and songwriter (Buffalo Springfield; Poco: Loggins & Messina - "Your Mamma Don't Dance"), born in Maywood, California
- 1947 Kim Simmonds, Welsh blues-rock guitarist (Savoy Brown), born in Newbridge, Wales (d. 2022)
- 1947 Rick Wills, British bass guitarist (Peter Frampton, 1972-74: Foreigner, 1977-91), born in Cambridge, England
- 1949 Enrico Pieranunzi, Italian classically trained jazz pianist, and composer, born in Rome, Italy
- 1949 Pamela Blair American stage actress, singer, and dancer (A Chorus Line), born in Bennington, Vermont (d. 2023)
- 1950 Camarón de la Isla [José Monge Cruz], Spanish flamenco singer, born in San Fernando, Cádiz, Spain (d. 1992)
- 1950 Osvaldo Golijov, Argentine composer (Oceana), born in La Plata, Argentina
- 1952 Bobby Barth, American rocker vocalist and guitarist (Axe), born in Coffeyville, Kansas
- 1953 John Molo, American rock and jazz drummer (Bruce Hornsby and The Range; Moonalice), born in Bethesda, Maryland)
- 1956 Krystian Zimerman, Polish pianist and conductor, born in Zabrze, Poland
- 1958 Patrick Hawkes, English composer, organist, pianist, and conductor, born in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
- 1960 Brian Bromberg, American jazz bass player (You Know That Feeling), born in Tucson, Arizona
- 1960 Jack Russell, American rocker (Great White-Twice Shy), born in Montebello, California
- 1960 Les Nemes, English rock bassist (Haircut 100), born in Croydon, England
- 1962 José Cura, Argentine tenor, born in Rosario, Argentina
- 1965 Johnny Rzeznik, American singer, songwriter and guitarist (Goo Goo Dolls), born in Buffalo, New York
- 1965 Wayne Smith, Jamaican reggae musician (Under Mi Sleng Teng), born in Kingston, Jamaica
- 1966 Patricia Kaas, French pop singer (Mademoiselle Chant), born in Forbach, Lorraine, France
- 1967 Gary Allan, American country musician (Used Heart For Sale), born in La Mirada, California
- 1967 René Shuman, Dutch bandleader and singer, born in Geleen, Limburg, Netherlands
- 1976 Evonne Hsu, Taiwanese-American Mando-pop singer, born in Longview, Texas
- 1980 Ibrahim Maalouf, Lebanese-born French trumpeter, born in Beirut, Lebanon
- 1982 Keri Hilson, American singer and songwriter (The Way I Are), born in Decatur, Georgia
- 1984 Lera Lynn, American singer-songwriter (True Detective), born in Houston, Texas
- 1994 Emily Marie Estefan, American music artist and daughter of Gloria & Emilio Estefan, born in Miami, Florida
Conan Gray (25 years old)
1998 American singer-songwriter (Sunset Season, Superache), born in Lemon Grove, California
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