- 1557 Girolamo Trombetti, Italian composer, born in Bologna, Papal States (now Italy) (d. 1628)
- 1604 Ambrosius Reiner, German composer, born in Altdorf, Weingarten, Württemberg (d. 1672)
- 1637 Bernardo Pasquini, Italian composer, born in Massa e Cozzile, Tuscany (d. 1710)
- 1648 Giovanni Maria Capelli, Italian composer, born in Parma, Duchy of Parma and Piacenza (now Italy) (d. 1726)
- 1772 Joseph Franz Maximilian Lobkowitz, Bohemian aristocrat and composer, born in Vienna (d. 1816)
- 1801 Johann Nestroy, Austrian actor, singer and playwright (Judith und Holofernes), born in Ratibor, Silesia (d. 1862)
- 1835 Dom Joseph Pothier, French monk and musicologist, born in Bouzemont, France (d. 1923)
- 1840 Hermann Goetz, German composer, born in Königsberg, East Prussia (d. 1876)
- 1857 Niccolò van Westerhout, Italian composer, born in Mola di Bari, Italy (d. 1898)
- 1863 John Ebenezer West, English composer, born in Hackney, London, England (d. 1929)
- 1863 Pietro Mascagni, Italian composer (Cavalleria Rusticana), born in Livorno, Italy (d. 1945)
- 1876 Ludwig Schiedermair, German musicologist (Beethoven-Archiv), born in Regensburg, Germany (d. 1957)
- 1879 Rudolf Friml, Czech-American concert pianist and composer (Rose-Marie; The Vagabond King), born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1972)
- 1887 Ernst Toch, Austrian composer (Geographical Fugue), music theorist (Melodielehre), and Pulitzer Prize winner (1956), born in n Leopoldstadt, Vienna, Austria (d. 1964)
- 1889 Heathcote Dicken Statham, English organist, composer, and conductor, born in London, England (d. 1973)
- 1896 Juan María Thomas Sabater, Spanish composer, born in Palma de Mallorca, Spain (d. 1966)
- 1904 Konstantin Sokolsky, Russian singer, born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 1991)
- 1906 George James, American jazz saxophonist, born in Boggs, Oklahoma (d. 1995)
- 1910 Edmundo Ros, Trinidadian-Venezuelan musician and arranger, born in Port of Spain, Trinidad (d. 2011)
- 1910 Louis Prima, American jazz and pop singer, trumpeter, and bandleader ("That Old Black Magic"; "Oh, Marie"), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1978)
- 1910 Richard Franko Goldman, American educator and composer, born in New York City (d. 1980)
- 1912 Daniel Jones, Welsh composer, born in Pembroke, Wales (d. 1993)
- 1918 Jórunn Viðar, Icelandic pianist and composer, born in Reykjavík, Iceland (d. 2017)
- 1921 Arne Dørumsgaard, Norwegian composer, born in Fredrikstad, Norway (d. 2006)
- 1924 Bent Fabric [Fabricius-Bjerre], Danish pianist and composer (Alley Cat), born in Frederiksberg, Denmark (d. 2020)
- 1926 Wolfgang Ludewig, German composer, born in Marburg, Germany (d. 2017)
- 1927 Helen Watts, British contralto, born in Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales (d. 2009)
- 1927 Vlastimir Peričić, Serbian composer, born in Vršac, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (d. 2000)
- 1928 Raymond Warren, British composer (Cello Requiem; Variations on a Gloucester Chime), and educator (Queen's University - Belfast, 1955-72), born in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England
- 1930 Richard Felciano, American composer (In Celebration of Golden Rain), born in Santa Rosa, California
- 1931 Bobby Osborne, American bluegrass mandolin player (The Osborne Brothers - "Rocky Top"), born in Thousandsticks, Kentucky (d. 2023)
- 1934 Armando Manzanero, Mexican composer and singer ("It’s Impossible"; "Adoro"), born in Merida, Mexico (d. 2020) date disputed [1]
- 1935 Jean-Claude Casadesus, French conductor (Orchestre national de Lille, 1976-2016), born in Paris, France
- 1936 Arthur Jenkins, Jr., American jazz and pop session and touring keyboardist, composer, and arranger (Johnny Nash; Harry Belafonte; John Lennon; Roberta Flack), born in the Bronx, New York City (d. 2009)
- 1942 Harry Chapin, American folk-rock singer-songwriter ("Taxi"; "Cat's in the Cradle"; "Mr. Tanner"), born in New York City (d. 1981)
- 1942 Jonathan D. Kramer, American composer (Notta Sonata), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 2004)
- 1944 Daniel Chorzempa, American classical organist, and composer, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 2023)
- 1945 Graciela Agudelo, Mexican pianist and avant garde composer (Celebration of Wine), born in Mexico City (d. 2018)
- 1945 Marion Rung, Finnish pop singer, born in Helsinki, Finland
- 1948 Gary Morris, American country singer ("100% Chance of Rain"), and actor (The Colbys), born in Fort Worth, Texas
- 1948 Mads Vinding, Danish jazz double-bassist, born in Copenhagen, Denmark
- 1948 Yoko Morishita, Japanese prima ballerina (Baterina No Habataki), born in Hiroshima, Japan
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1949 American singer-songwriter, pianist (Small Change; Blue Valentine; "Jersey Girl"), and actor (Ironweed; Down By Law), born in Pomona, California
- 1951 Henk Temming, Dutch vocalist and keyboardist (Good Cause), born in Utrecht, Netherlands
- 1954 Mike Nolan, Irish singer (Bucks Fizz-My Camera Never Lies), born in Dublin, Ireland
- 1960 Craig Scanlon, English rock guitarist (The Fall), born in Manchester, England
- 1963 (Jakub) "Kuba" Stankiewicz, Polish jazz pianist and composer, born in Wrocław, Poland
- 1963 Barbara Weathers, American vocalist (Atlantic Starr - "Secret Lovers"), born in Greensboro, North Carolina
- 1964 Duncan Millar, English pop and jazz pianist (Blue Mercedes - Rich & Famous), born in London, England
- 1966 Louise Post, American rock guitarist and singer (Veruca Salt - "Volcano Girls"), born in St. Louis, Missouri
- 1971 Stephanie D'Abruzzo, American actress, puppeteer (Avenue Q; Sesame Street), and cabaret singer, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1974 Nicole Appleton, English-Canadian singer (All Saints), born in Hamilton, Ontario
- 1976 Mark Duplass, American filmmaker and musician (The Morning Show), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1976 Sunny Sweeney, American country music singer-songwriter ("From a Table Away"; "Drink Myself Single"), born in Houston, Texas
- 1977 Dominic Howard, English drummer (Muse), born in Stockport, England
- 1978 Frankie J. [Francisco Javier Bautista, Jr.], Mexican-American singer (Kumbia Kings), born in Tijuana, Mexico
- 1979 Sara Bareilles, American pop singer ("Love Song"; "Brave"), born in Eureka, California
- 1987 Aaron Carter, American singer, rapper and songwriter, born in Tampa, Florida (d. 2022)
- 1988 Benjamin Clementine [Sainte-Clémentine], British vocalist, composer, musician, and poet (At Least For Now), born in London
- 1989 Caleb Landry Jones, American actor and musician (Nitram), born in Garland, Texas
- 1996 Jack Griffo, American actor (The Thundermans) and musician, born in Orlando, Florida
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