- 1444 Rudolphus Agricola [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist, scholar (De inventione dialectica), poet, and organist, born in Baflo, Groningen, the Hanseatic League (d. 1485) (alternate date 1443)
- 1653 Arcangelo Corelli, Italian composer and violinist (Concerti Grossi), born in Fusignano, Duchy of Modena and Reggio (d. 1713)
- 1667 Georg Bronner, German composer and organist, baptized in Hamburg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1720)
- 1675 Johann Melchior Conradi, German composer, born in Oettingen, County of Oettingen, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1756)
- 1696 Ernst Gottlieb Baron, German lutenist and composer, born in Breslau, Silesia (d. 1760)
- 1697 Louis-Maurice de La Pierre, French composer, born in Versailles, France (d. 1753)
- 1747 Narciso Casanovas, Spanish keyboard player, composer, and Benedictine monk, born in Sabadell, Spain (d. 1799)
- 1754 Jan Jachym Kopriva, Czech composer and organist, born in Cítoliby, Czech Republic (d. 1792)
- 1796 Giovanni Pacini, Italian opera composer (Saffo), and educator, born in Catania, Kingdom of Sicily (d. 1867)
- 1816 Friedrich Wilhelm Markull, German composer and musician, born in Reichenbach, Prussia (d. 1887)
- 1820 Henri Vieuxtemps, Belgian violin prodigy, composer, and teacher (Brussels Conservatory), born in Verviers, United Kingdom of the Netherlands (d. 1881)
- 1821 Lola Montez, Irish dancer and courtesan, born in Grange, Ireland (d. 1861)
- 1831 Francisco Salvador Daniel, French composer, and ethnomusicologist, born in Bourges, France (d. 1871)
- 1850 Anton Urspruch, German composer, born in Free City of Frankfurt, German Confederartion (d. 1907)
- 1850 Ludwig Bonvin, Swiss born composer who worked in America, born in Sierre, Switzerland (d. 1939)
- 1855 Aleksander Różycki, Polish pianist, composer, and music teacher, born in Zhitomir, Russian Empire (d. 1915)
- 1858 Ernest Ford, English composer, born in Warminster, Wiltshire, England (d. 1919)
- 1862 Edward German (Jones), English composer (Merrie England), born in Whitchurch, Shropshire, England (d. 1936)
- 1864 Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson, Australian bush poet (Waltzing Matilda, The Man From Snowy River), born near Orange, New South Wales, Australia (d. 1941)
- 1882 Kurt Schindler, German-American composer and conductor, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1935)
- 1887 Leevi Antti Madetoja, Finnish composer (Pohjalaisia), conductor and teacher, born in Oulu, Finland, (d. 1947)
- 1905 Orville "Hoppy" Jones, American bass singer and cellist (The Ink Spots - "If I Didn't Care"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1944)
- 1906 Ramon Tapales, Filipino composer and conductor, born in Baybay, Philippines (d. 1995)
- 1907 Alec Wilder, American classical, jazz, and pop music composer (The Churkendoose), and musicologist (American Popular Song: The Great Innovators, 1900-1950), born in Rochester, New York (d. 1980)
- 1907 Charlie Spivak, Ukrainian-American big band trumpeter and bandleader, born in Kiev, Ukraine, Russian Empire (now Kyiv, Ukraine (d. 1982)
- 1907 Marjorie Lawrence, Australian-American operatic soprano (Wagner; Interrupted Melody), born in Deans Marsh, Australia (d. 1979)
- 1910 Alfred Mendelsohn, Romanian composer, and conductor (Romanian National Opera, 1944-63), and teacher, born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 1966)
- 1913 Oskar Danon, Yugoslav conductor (Belgrade Opera, 1944-65), born in Sarajevo, Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 2009)
- 1913 René Leibowitz, Polish-French jazz pianist, classical composer, conductor, and educator, born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1972)
- 1915 Homer Keller, American classical composer, born in Oxnard, California (d. 1996)
- 1920 Paul Fetler, American composer (December Stillness; Three Poems By Walt Whitman), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2018)
- 1923 (Boniface) "Buddy" DeFranco, Italian-American jazz clarinetist and bandleader (Glenn Miller Orchestra), born in Camden, New Jersey (d. 2014)
- 1924 Margaret Truman, American presidential daughter, writer (Murder at FBI), and pianist, born in Independence, Missouri (d. 2008)
- 1925 Ron Goodwin, English composer and conductor, born in Plymouth, England (d. 2003)
- 1926 Friedrich Cerha, Austrian composer (Baal) and conductor (Ensemble Die Reihe), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2023)
- 1926 Lee Hoiby, American concert pianist and composer (1957 Arts & Letters; Summer and Smoke), born in Madison, Wisconsin (d. 2011)
- 1928 Marta Romero, Puerto Rican actress (La Divina Infiel; The Shadow of the Bat), and singer ("Es tarde ya" (It's Too Late Now)), born in Ponce, Puerto Rico (d. 2013)
- 1929 Dame Patricia Routledge, British stage and screen actress and singer (Keeping Up Appearances; Talking Heads: A Lady of Letters), born in Tranmere, Birkenhead
- 1930 Usko Merilainen, Finnish composer, born in Tampere, Finland (d. 2004)
- 1935 Johnny Bush, American country singer, born in Houston, Texas (d. 2020)
- 1936 John Leyton, British actor and singer ("Johnny Remember Me"), born in Frinton-on-Sea, England
- 1937 Mickey McGill, American doo-wop vocalist (The Dells - "Love is Blue"), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1938 Charles "Buck" Trent, American country and bluegrass banjoist, dobro player, and singer (Hee Haw), born in Spartanburg, South Carolina (d. 2023)
- 1940 Gene Pitney, American vocalist and songwriter ("Town Without Pity"; "Hello Mary Lou"; "He's A Rebel"), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 2006)
- 1940 Vicente Fernández, Mexican Grammy Award-winning singer, known as "El Rey de la Música Ranchera" (The King of Ranchera Music), actor, and film producer, born in Huentitán El Alto, Jalisco, Mecico (d. 2021)
- 1944 Karl Jenkins, Welsh composer (Adiemus), born in Penclawdd, Wales
- 1947 Ben Cramer, Dutch pop and musical theater singer ("De Clown"), born in Amsterdam. Holland
- 1947 Dodie Stevens [Geraldine Pasquale], American pop singer ("Pink Shoe Laces"), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1948 José José [José Rómulo Sosa Ortiz], Mexican singer and actor, known as 'The Prince of Song', born in Mexico City (d. 2019)
- 1949 Fred Frith, English guitarist, violinist and bassist (Skeleton Crew), born in Heathfield, England
- 1950 Rickey Medlocke, American rock guitarist, vocalist, and drummer (Blackfoot, 1969-97 - "Highway Song"' "Gimme, Gimme, Gimme"; Lynyrd Skynyrd, 1971-72 and 1996-present), born in Jackson, Florida
- 1951 Lou Ann Barton, American blues singer, born in Fort Worth, Texas
- 1956 Jeffrey Foskett, American session and touring singer and guitarist (The Beach Boys; Brian Wilson; Wondermints), born in San Jose, California (d. 2023)
- 1957 Loreena McKennitt, Canadian world and Celtic harpist, accordion, and piano player, singer, and composer ("The Mummer's Dance"), born in Morden, Manitoba
- 1962 David McComb, Australian singer-songwriter, and guitarist (The Triffids, 1976-89; The Blackeyed Susans, 1989–93), born in Perth, Australia (d. 1999)
- 1962 Samuel Bayer, American music video director, born in Syracuse, New York
- 1966 Melissa Brooke-Belland, American musician (Voice of the Beehive - "Let it Bee)", born in Los Angeles, California
- 1966 Michael Lepond, American musician (Symphony X), born in Newark, New Jersey
- 1966 Quorthon [Thomas Forsberg], Swedish heavy and Viking metal musician, and record producer (Bathory), born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 2004)
- 1967 Chanté Moore, American R&B singer, actress and author (Precious), born in San Francisco, California
- 1968 Patrick Uterwijk, Dutch heavy metal guitarist (Pestilence - Consuming Impulse), born in The Netherlands
- 1970 Tim Mahoney, American rock guitarist (311), born in Omaha, Nebraska
- 1971 Martyn Bennett [-Knight], Canadian-Scottish celtic-fusion piper, pianist, and composer, born in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador (d. 2005)
Billie Joe Armstrong (52 years old)
1972 American singer and musician (Green Day - "Basket Case"; "American Idiot"), born in Oakland, California
- 1972 Taylor Hawkins, American drummer (Foo Fighters - "Everlong"; "My Hero"), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2022)
- 1972 Yuki Isoya, Japanese pop-rock singer and lyricist (Judy and Mary -"Sobakasu"; NiNa), born in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
- 1974 Bryan White, American country music singer-songwriter, born in Lawton, Oklahoma
- 1974 Kaoru [Niikura], Japanese rock guitarist and songwriter (Dir En Grey), born in Hyogo, Japan
- 1975 Harisu [Lee Kyung-eun], South Korean singer, model and actress, born in Seongnam, Korea
- 1977 Matthew Kaminski, jazz, and baseball organist (Atlanta Braves), polka accordionist, and educator, born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1979 Bear McCreary, American composer for film, television (Outlander; The Walking Dead: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), and video games, born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- 1979 Sarah Lee Guthrie, American folk dinger-songwriter, daughter of Arlo, and granddaughter of Woody, born in Massachusetts
Ed Sheeran (33 years old)
1991 English singer-songwriter ("Shape of You"; "Thinking Out Loud"), born in Halifax, England
- 1992 Meaghan Martin, American pop singer (Camp Rock), and actress (10 Things I Hate About You), born in Fallon, Nevada
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