- 1672 Francesco Mancini, Neapolitan composer, born in Naples, Kingdom of Naples, Spanish Empire (d. 1737)
- 1728 Niccolò Piccinni, Italian classical, opera, and sacred music composer (Roland; Buona Figliuola), born in Bari, Kingdom of Naples (d. 1800)
- 1804 Karl August Krebs, German conductor and composer, born in the Free Imperial City of Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1880)
- 1815 Adolph Trube, German organist, teacher and composer, born in Waldenburg, Kingdom of Saxony (d. 1857)
- 1868 Cyril Metodej Hrazdira, Czech composer and conductor, born in Rájec nad Svitavou, Moravia, Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1926)
- 1872 Henri-Paul Büsser, French composer and conductor, born in Toulouse, France (d. 1973)
- 1893 Daisy Kennedy, Australian concert violinist, born in Burra-Burra (now Burra), Australia (d. 1981)
- 1894 Irving Mills [Isadore Minsky], American jazz music publisher, manager (Duke Ellington, 1926-48), singer and lyricist, born in Odessa, Ukraine (d. 1985)
- 1902 Evelyn Danzig [Levine], American songwriter ("Scarlet Ribbons"), born in Waco, Texas (d. 1996)
- 1904 Max Vredenburg, Dutch composer and music critic, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1976) [1]
- 1905 Ernesto Halffter, Spanish classical and film score composer (Rapsodia portuguesa; Don Quixote de la Mancha), and conductor, born in Madrid, Spain (d. 1989)
Ethel Merman (1908-1984)
American Tony and Grammy Award-winning stage and screen singer ("There's No Business Like Show Business"), and actress (It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World), born in Astoria, New York City
- 1914 Roger Wagner, French-American choral director, and educator, born in Le Puy, France (d. 1992)
- 1922 Ernesto Bonino, Italian pop singer, born in Turin, Italy (d. 2008)
- 1923 Roy Lanham, American western swing and jazz guitarist (The Whippoorwills; Sons of the Pioneers, 1961-86), born in Corbin, Kentucky (d. 1991)
- 1928 Ezra Sims, American composer of microtonal music, born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 2015)
- 1928 Pilar Lorengar [Lorenza Pilar García], Aragones soprano, born in El Gancho, Zaragoza, Spain (d. 1996)
- 1929 Tage Nielsen, Danish composer, born in Frederiksberg, Denmark (d. 2003)
- 1934 Marilyn Horne, American mezzo-soprano, born in Bradford, Pennsylvania
- 1934 Richard Wernick, American composer (1977 Pulitzer Prize: Visions of Terror and Wonder), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1937 Bob Bogle, American surf rock bassist and guitarist (Ventures - "Walk, Don't Run"), born in Wagoner, Oklahoma (d. 2009)
- 1937 Conny Vandenbos [Jacoba Hollestelle], Dutch singer ("My Rose, My Little Rose"), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 2002)
- 1938 Jô Soares, Brazilian comedian, late night television talk show host, author (O Xangô de Baker Street - A Samba for Sherlock), and jazz musician, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 2022)
- 1939 Ramon "Ray" Philips, Welsh rock singer (Nashville Teens - "Tobacco Road"), born in Tiger Bay, South Wales
- 1942 Barbara Lynn [Ozen], American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist ("You'll Lose A Good Thing"), born in Beaumont, Texas
- 1942 Billy Francis, American keyboardist (Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show - "Cover of the Rolling Stone"), born in Sacramento, California (d. 2010)
- 1942 René Angélil, Canadian music executive, actor and director (Omertà, L'apparition), and husband of Céline Dion, born in Montréal, Québec (d. 2016)
- 1943 Brian Ferneyhough, British composer, born in Coventry, England
- 1943 Gavin Bryars, English composer, born in Goole, England
- 1943 Ronnie Milsap [Millsaps], American country singer ("It Was Almost Like a Song"; "Any Day Now"), born in Robbinsville, North Carolina
- 1944 Jim Stafford, American singer-songwriter ("Spiders & Snakes"; "My Girl Bill"), born in Eloise, Florida
- 1944 Katherine Anderson, American singer (The Marvelettes - "Please Mr. Postman"[ "Don't Mess With Bill"), born in Ann Arbor, Michigan (d. 2023)
- 1946 Katia Ricclarelli, Italian soprano and actress (Falstaff, Otello, Turandot), born in Rovigo, Italy
- 1947 James "Sandy" Pinkard, American country music songwriter, born in Abbeville, Louisiana
- 1949 Caroline Munro, British actress (Golden Voyage of Sinbad; Hammer Horror films), and singer ("Tar and Cement"; "Pump Me Up"), born in Windsor, England
- 1950 (Kemji) "Damo" Suzuki, Japanese rock singer (Can; Damo Suzuki's Network), born in Japan (d. 2024) [1]
- 1950 Debbie Allen, American dancer, choreographer, actress (Fame -"Lydia"), producer, and director (A Different World), born in Houston, Texas
- 1951 Rick Thompson, American funk-disco guitarist (B. T. Express - "Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)"), born in Fairfax, South Carolina
- 1953 Mike Henderson, American country, blues, and bluegrass singer-songwriter, and slide guitarist (The Bluebloods; The SteelDrivers), born in Independence, Missouri (d. 2023)
- 1959 Sade [Helen Folasade Adu], Nigerian-born British singer-songwriter, arranger, and record producer ("Soldier of Love"; "Smooth Operator"), born in Ibadan, Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria
- 1960 Richard Elliot, Scottish-born American jazz saxophonist ("When a Man Loves a Woman"), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- 1961 Jill Sobule, American singer-songwriter ("I Kissed a Girl"), born in Denver, Colorado
- 1961 Paul Raven, English rock bassist (Killing Joke), born in Wolverhampton, England (d. 2007)
- 1962 Maxine Jones, American R&B singer (En Vogue), born in Paterson, New Jersey
- 1962 Paul Webb, English rocker (Talk Talk - "It's My Life"), born in Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom
- 1971 Josh Evans, American actor (Ricochett, The Doors), and film producer, born in New York City
- 1972 Greg Page, Australian musician and actor (The Wiggles), born in Sydney, Australia
- 1979 Aaliyah [Haughton], American singer and actress, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2001)
- 1979 Rashawn Ross, American trumpeter (Dave Mathews Band), born in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Lin-Manuel Miranda (44 years old)
1980 American composer and playwright (In The Heights; Hamilton), born in New York City
- 1980 Lukasz Urbaniak, Polish classical pianist, composer and teacher, born in Bydgoszcz, Poland
- 1981 Nick Valensi, American rock guitarist (The Strokes), born in New York City
- 1982 (Samuel) Preston, British pop singer (The Ordinary Boys), born in Worthing, West Sussex, England
- 1984 Jared Slingerland, Canadian rock guitarist and electronic musician, born in Kelowna, British Columbia
- 1988 FKA Twiggs [Tahliah Barnett], English singer-songwriter (LP1), born in Cheltenham, England
- 1996 Jennie Kim, South Korean singer and actress (Blackpink), born in Seoul, South Korea
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