- 1705 Farinelli [Carlo Broschi], Italian castrato (considered one of the great opera singers), born in Andria, Kingdom of Naples (d. 1782)
- 1758 Johann Chrysostomus Drexel, German composer, born in Epfenhausen, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1801)
- 1774 Karl Moser, German composer and violinist, born in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1851)
- 1776 Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann, German Romantic writer, judge and composer (Undine), born in Königsberg, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1822)
- 1796 Nicholas Mori, Anglo-Italian violinist and conductor, born in London, England (d. 1839)
- 1806 Anna Caroline Oury (née De Belleville), German concert pianist and composer, born in Landshut, kingdom of Bavaria (d. 1880)
- 1828 Karol Studzinski, Polish violinist and composer, born in The Free, Independent, and Strictly Neutral City of Cracow (now Kraków, Poland) (d. 1883)
- 1829 William Mason, American pianist, pedagogue and composer, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1908)
- 1859 Alexander Alexandrovich Ilyinsky, Russian composer (The Fountain of Bakhchisaray), born in Tsarskoye Selo, Russia (d. 1920)
- 1879 Stanislaw Lyudkevich, Ukranian composer, born in Jaroslaw, Habsburg Empire (now Poland) (d. 1979)
- 1909 Tiny Winters [Frederick Gittens], English jazz bassist and singer, born in London, England (d. 1996)
- 1913 Norman Dello Joio [Nicodemo DeGioio], American classical composer (Choreography: Three Dances for Strings), born in New York City (d. 2008)
- 1915 Vitezslava Kapralova, Czech composer, born in Brno, Czechia (d. 1940)
- 1918 Gottfried von Einem, Austrian composer (Dantons Tod), born in Bern, Switzerland (d. 1996)
- 1919 Leon Kirchner, American contemporary classical composer (Pulitzer Prize for Music 1967), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2009)
- 1920 Don Saddler, American choreographer & dancer (Holiday Hotel), born in Van Nuys, California (d. 2014)
Maria Tallchief (1925-2013)
American prima ballerina (The Nutcracker), born in Fairfax, Oklahoma
- 1931 Ib Nørholm, Danish organist, composer (Aspects of Sand and Simplicity), choral conductor, and educator, born in Søborg, Gladsaxe (d. 2019) [1]
- 1933 Zeke Carey, American doo-wop and R&B singer (The Flamingos - "I Only Have Eyes For You"), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1999)
- 1936 Daniel Goode, American composer, and clarinetist (Gamelan Son of Lion), born in New York City
- 1936 Doug Kershaw, American Cajun, folk and bluegrass fiddle player, born in Cameron Parrish, Louisiana
- 1936 Jack Scott, Canadian rock and roll singer-songwriter (My True Love), born in Windsor, Ontario (d. 2019)
- 1938 Julius Hemphill, American jazz saxophonist, and composer, born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 1995)
Ray Stevens (85 years old)
1939 American country, pop, and novelty singer-songwriter ("Ahab the Arab"; "Everything Is Beautiful"; "The Streak"), born in Clarkdale, Georgia
- 1940 Dave Getz, American drummer (Big Brother & The Holding Company), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1941 Aaron Neville, American Grammy Award-winning R&B, soul, and pop singer, and keyboardist (Neville Brothers; "Don't Know Much"), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1941 Michael Chapman, British progressive folk-rock guitarist and singer-songwriter (Looking for Eleven; Fully Qualified Survivor), born in Leeds, England (d. 2021)
Neil Diamond (83 years old)
1941 American singer-songwriter ("Sweet Caroline"; "I'm A Believer"; "Solitary Man"), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1944 Klaus Nomi, German singer, born in Immenstadt, Germany (d. 1983)
- 1947 Warren Zevon, American rock singer-songwriter, and piano player ("Werewolves of London"; "Lawyers, Guns and Money"; "Excitable Boy"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2003)
- 1948 Charlie Souza, American session and touring bass player and vocalist (Mudcrutch), born in Tampa, Florida
- 1948 Michael Des Barres, British rock singer (Detective; Power Station), actor (MacGyver; The New WKRP in Cincinnati), and radio DJ, born in Hove, England
John Belushi (1949-1982)
American comedian (SNL, 1975-80), actor (Animal House), and singer (The Blues Brothers), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1953 James Hutchinson, American session and touring bassist Bonnie Raitt, Ivan Neville, Boz Scaggs), born in Lynn, Massachusetts
- 1953 Nigel Glockler, British heavy metal drummer (Saxon), born in Hove, East Sussex, England
- 1954 Glenn Worf, American session and touring upright and electric bassist (Mark Knopfler), born in Dayton, Ohio
- 1956 Hanne Krogh, Norwegian singer (Bobbysocks), born in Oslo, Norway
- 1956 Lounès Matoub, Kabylian singer-songwriter, guitar and mandole player, and Berber rights activist, born in of Taourirt Moussa, Algeria (d. 1998)
- 1957 Vladimir "Vlatko" Stefanovski, Macedonian guitarist, born in Prilep
- 1958 Jools Holland, British rock keyboardist (Squeeze), and TV presenter (Later...), born in Blackheath, London
- 1962 Stephen Gould, American operatic tenor (Bayreuth Festival, 2004-22), born in Roanoke, Virginia (d. 2023)
- 1967 John Myung, American musician (Dream Theater), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1968 Michael Kiske, German heavy metal vocalist (Helloween, 1986-93 and 2016-present), born in Hamburg, West Germany
- 1972 Beth Hart, American blues-rock singer-songwriter ("LA Song (Out of This Town)", Screamin' for My Supper), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1972 Naoshi Mizuta, Japanese composer, born in Kōchi
- 1980 Yamandu Costa, Brazilian guitarist and composer (Os Fronteiriços), born in Passo Fundo
- 1984 Witold Kiełtyka, Polish drummer (Decapitated), born in Krosno, Poland (d. 2007)
- 2003 Johnny Orlando, Canadian pop singer-songwriter ("Waste My Time"), born in Mississauga, Ontario
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