- 1715 Vaclav Kalous [Simon à Scto Bartholomaeo], Czech composer, born in Solnice (d. 1786)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Austrian musical prodigy and composer (The Marriage of Figaro; Jupiter Symphony), born in Salzburg, Austria
- 1784 Martin-Joseph Mengal, Belgian composer, conductor, and educator (Director of the Royal Conservatory of Ghent, 1835-51), born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1851)
- 1806 Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga, Basque child prodigy and composer, born in Bilbao, Spain (d. 1826)
- 1823 Édouard Lalo, French composer (Symphonie Espagnole; Le roi d'Ys), born in Lille, France (d. 1892)
- 1828 Louis Schubert, German, violinist, composer, and pedagogue, born in Dessau, German Confederation (d. 1884)
- 1830 Georg Hellmesberger Jr, Austrian violinist and composer, born in Vienna, Austrian Empire (d. 1852)
- 1867 Claude Terrasse, French organist and operetta composer, born in L’Arbresle, Rhône, France (d. 1923)
- 1868 Cato Engelen-Sewing, Dutch soprano prima donna (Dutch Opera), born in Amsterdam (d. 1961)
- 1869 Will Marion Cook, American composer, violinist and choral director (In Dahomey), born in Washington D.C. (d. 1944)
- 1879 Sven Holger Körling, Swedish organist, music teacher, and composer of children's songs, born in Ystad, Sweden (d. 1948)
- 1885 Eduard Künneke, German conductor and theater composer, born in Emmerich, Germany (d. 1953)
Jerome Kern (1885-1945)
American Broadway and film composer (Showboat; Roberta), born in New York City
- 1892 Mitya Stillman, Russian-American violist and composer, born in Ukraine, Russian Empire (d. 1936)
- 1895 Cláudio Carneyro, Portuguese violinist, composer, and educator, born in Porto, Portugal (d. 1963)
- 1895 Harry Ruby [Harry Rubenstein], American composer and screenwriter, born in New York City (d. 1974)
- 1895 Joseph Rosenstock, American conductor (NY City Opera), born in Kraków, Poland (d. 1985)
- 1899 Granville English, American composer, born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1968)
- 1899 Sulo Nikolai Salonen, Finnish composer, born in Pyhtää (d. 1976)
- 1906 Radames Gnattali, Brazilian composer and conductor (Rádio Nacional), born in Porto Alegre, Brazil (d. 1988)
- 1908 Oran "Hot Lips" Page, American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader, born in Dallas, Texas (d. 1954)
- 1911 Benay Venuta [Benvenuta Rose Crooke], American actress, singer and dancer (Annie Get Your Gun, Call Me Mister), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1995)
- 1913 Milton Adolphus, American pianist and composer, born in the Bronx, New York (d. 1988)
- 1913 Valery Zhelobinsky, Russian pianist and composer, born in Tambov, Russia (d. 1946)
- 1915 Jack Brymer, British classical clarinetist (Royal Philharmonic; BBC Symphony; London Symphony), and teacher, born in South Shields, England (d. 2003)
- 1918 (Lyle) "Skitch" Henderson, British-American pianist and orchestra leader (NBC Radio; NBC Television; New York Pops), born in Birmingham, England (d. 2005)
- 1918 Elmore James, American blues slide guitarist (Dust My Broom), born in Richland, Mississippi (d. 1963)
- 1919 David Seville [Ross Bagdasarian], American songwriter ("Come On A-My House"), singer (Alvin & The Chipmunks - "Witch Doctor"), and actor (Rear Window), born in Fresno, California (d. 1972)
- 1919 Nina Milkina, Russian British pianist, born in Moscow (d. 2006)
- 1920 Helmut Zacharias, German violinist, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2002)
- 1924 Alexander Chugayev, Soviet Russian composer, born in Yeysk, USSR (d. 1990)
- 1928 Jean-Michel Damase, French pianist and composer, born in Bordueax (d. 2013)
- 1928 Vaclovas Paketūras, Lithuanian composer (The Sun Is Setting; Polyphonic Pieces), born in Gruodiškiai, Lithuania (d. 2018)
- 1930 Bobby "Blue" Bland, American blues an soul singer ("Call on the Drummer"), born in Rosemark, Tennessee (d. 2013)
- 1931 Rudi Maugeri, Canadian doo-wop vocalist (Crew Cuts - "Sh-Boom"), and broadcaster, born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2004)
- 1937 John Ogdon, British pianist and composer, born in Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, England (d. 1989)
- 1939 Tigran Mansuryan, Armenian composer (The Tango of Our Childhood; Requiem), born in Beirut, Lebanon
- 1941 Bobby Hutcherson, American jazz vibraphone and marimba player ("Little B's Poem"; SFJAZZ Collective), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2016)
- 1942 Kate Wolf [Allen], American folk singer-songwriter ("Love Still Remains"; "Across the Great Divide"), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1986)
- 1942 Petr Kotik, Czech composer, born in Prague, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (now Czech Republic)
- 1944 Kevin Coyne, English musician, born in Derby (d. 2004)
- 1944 Nick Mason, British progressive rock drummer (Pink Floyd), born in Birmingham, England
- 1947 Björn Afzelius, Swedish rock and progg singer-songwriter and guitarist (Hoola Bandoola Band), born in Huskvarna, Sweden (d. 1999)
- 1947 Calvin "Cal" Schenkel, American illustrator, graphic designer, and album cover designer (Frank Zappa; Captain Beefheart; Tom Waits), born in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania
- 1947 Nedra Telley, American pop and Christian music vocalist (Ronettes - "Be My Baby"), born in New York City
- 1948 Chuck Larsen, American country-rockabilly singer and banjo player (Snuff - "Bad, Bad, Billy"), born in Oklahoma
- 1948 Kim Gardner, English rock bassist (Ashton, Gardner & Dyke), born in London (d. 2001)
- 1948 Mikhail Baryshnikov, Russian-American ballet dancer,and choreographer (American Ballet Theater), and actor (The Turning Point; Sex In The City), born in Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union (now Latvia)
- 1949 Jaya Suprana [Phoa Kok Tjiang], Indonesian pianist, composer, conductor, writer, educator, and television presenter, born in Denpasar, Bali
- 1951 Brian Downey, Irish rock drummer (Thin Lizzy - "The Boys Are Back in Town"), born in Dublin, Ireland
- 1951 Seth Justman, American rock keyboardist (J Geils Band - "Freeze Frame"), born in Washington, D.C.
- 1953 Bob Mintzer, American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, and big band bandleader (Yellowjackets), born in New Rochelle, New York
- 1955 Richard Young, American country singer (Kentucky Headhunters - "Davy Crockett"), born in Glasgow, Kentucky
- 1958 Charles Waltz, American multi-instrumentalist rocker (Shooting Star), born in Kansas City, Missouri
- 1961 Gillian Gilbert, British rock keyboard and guitar player (New Order - "Round & Round"), born in Manchester, England
- 1961 Margo Timmins, Canadian folk-rock singer (Cowboy Junkies - "Sweet Jane"; "Anniversary Song"), born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1961 Martin Degville, British rock singer-songwriter (Sigue Sigue Sputnik - "Love Missile F-111"), born in Walsall, England
- 1961 Tessa Niles, British session and touring singer (Eric Clapton; Duran Duran; Robbie Williams), born in Ilford, Essex, England
- 1962 Michael Collins, English classical clarinetist, conductor, and pedagogue, born in Isleworth, West London, England
- 1962 Roberto Paci Dalò, Italian writer, theater director, visual artist, and composer, born in Rimini, Italy
- 1964 Migi Drummond, English pop drummer (Curiosity Killed the Cat - "Down to Earth"), born in Strawberry Hill, Middlesex, England
- 1968 Éric Tanguy, French contemporary classical composer, born in Caen, France
- 1968 Mike Patton, American rocker (Faith No More - "The Real Thing"), born in Eureka, California
- 1968 Tracy Lawrence, American country singer (Sticks & Stones), born in Atlanta, Texas
- 1968 Tricky [Adrian Thaws], English rapper (Massive Attack), and record producer, born in Bristol, England
- 1969 Cornelius [Keigo Oyamada], Japanese musician and producer (Flipper's Guitar), born in Tokyo, Japan
- 1969 Michael Kulas, Canadian singer-songwriter (James, 1997-2001), and record producer, born in Oakville, Ontario
- 1970 Emmanuel Pahud, French-Swiss flautist, born in Geneva, Switzerland
- 1970 Mark Trojanowski, American rock drummer (Sister Hazel), born in the USA
- 1972 Mark Owen, English pop singer (Take That - "Pray"; solo - "Four Minute Warning"), born in Oldham, Lancashire, England
- 1976 Ruby Lin, Taiwanese actress (My Fair Princess), singer, and television producer, born in Taipei, Taiwan
- 1987 Katy Rose [Bullard], American pop singer-songwriter ("Overdrive"), born in Redondo Beach, California
- 1997 Kinga Głyk, Polish jazz electric bassist and composer (Dream), born in Rydułtowy, Poland
- 2000 Bailey Zimmerman, American country music singer-songwriter ("Rock and a Hard Place"; "Fall in Love"), born in Louisville, Illinois
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