- 1710 Giovanni Battista Pergolesi [Draghi], Italian Baroque organist, composer (Il Prigioniero Superbo; La serva padrona (The Maid Turned Mistress); Stabat Mater), born in Jesi, The Papal States (d. 1736)
- 1717 Antonio Maria Mazzoni, Italian opera composer, born in Milan, Lombardy, Austrian Empire (d. 1785)
- 1720 Johann Friedrich Agricola, German (court) composer and organist, born in Dobitschen, Thuringia (d. 1774)
- 1759 Maria Rosa Coccia, Italian composer from the age of 13 and harpsichordist, born in Rome, Papal States (d. 1833)
- 1773 Johann Peter Heuschkel, German oboist and composer, born in Harras, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1853)
- 1805 Stephan Hale Alonzo Marsh, British born composer who worked in Australia (Australia's 1st opera), born in Sidmouth England (d. 1888) (or born 4 Feb 1806)
- 1807 Baltasar Saldoni, Spanish composer and musicologist, born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 1889)
- 1844 Thomas H. Rollinson, American composer, conductor and bandleader, born in Ware, Massachusetts (d. 1928)
- 1870 Percy Pitt, English composer (BBC), born in London, England (d. 1932)
- 1874 Josef Suk, Czech violinist (Bohemian String Quartet, 1891-1933), composer (Asrael Symphony; Ripening; Serenade for Strings), and educator, born in Křečovice, Bohema (d. 1935)
- 1893 Manuel Palau Boix, Spanish composer (Conservatory of Valencia), born in Alfara del Patriarca, Spain (d. 1967)
- 1894 Wesley LaViolette, American composer and teacher, born in St. James, Minnesota (d. 1978)
- 1898 Roger Vuataz, Swiss composer and musician, born in Geneva, Switzerland (d. 1988)
- 1904 Erik Chisholm, Scottish conductor, composer (Hindustani Piano Concerto), and educator (South African College of Music, 1949-65), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1965)
- 1916 Lionel Newman, American film music composer (Peyton Place), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 1989)
- 1922 Frank Wess, American jazz flutist, saxophonist (Duke Ellington, 1953-64; New York Jazz Quartet, 1974-82), and composer, born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 2013)
- 1923 (Pablo) "Tito" Rodríguez, Puerto Rican timbalero, singer, bandleader ("Inolvidable"), and television host, born in Obrero, Santurce, Puerto Rico (d. 1973)
- 1923 Flavio Testi, Italian composer and musicologist, born in Florence, Italy (d. 2014)
Grace Bumbry (1937-2023)
American mezzo-soprano (Venus in Tannhäuser, 1st Black singer to sing at Bayreuth Festival), born in St. Louis, Missouri [1]
- 1939 Jon Appleton, American electronic and electro-acoustic music composer, educator, and co-developer of the Synclavier, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2022)
- 1941 John Bennett Perry, American actor (Falcon Crest), and singer, born in Williamstown, Massachusetts
- 1942 John McLaughlin, British jazz-rock fusion guitarist (Mahavishnu Orchestra), born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
- 1944 Volker Hombach, German saxophone player and violinist (Tangerine Dream, 1967-69), born in Germany
- 1945 JayDee Maness, American pedal steel guitar player (Desert Rose Band - "Love Reunited"), born in Loma Linda, California
- 1946 Arthur Conley, American soul singer ("Sweet Soul Music"), born in McIntosh County, Georgia (d. 2003)
- 1946 Susannah McCorkle, American jazz singer, born in Berkeley, California (d. 2001)
- 1947 Chris Cutler, English musician, percussionist, and composer (Henry Cow, Art Bears), born in Washington D.C.
- 1947 John King, American rock drummer (Steve Miller Band, 1972-74), born in Kingsport, Tennessee (d. 2010)
- 1951 Pete Haycock, British blues-rock guitarist, vocalist, and composer (Climax Blues Band - "Couldn't Get It Right"), born in Stafford, England (d. 2013)
- 1954 Eugene Chadbourne, American avant-garde jazz composer, guitarist and banjo player, born in Mount Vernon, New York
- 1955 Kathy Forester, American country singer (Forester Sisters - "Mama's Never Seen Those Eyes"), born in Lookout Mountain, Georgia
- 1955 Mark Hollis, British synth-pop musician (Talk Talk), born in London, England (d. 2019)
- 1956 Bernard Sumner [Albrecht], English rock guitarist, vocalist (Joy Division and New Order), born in Salford, England
- 1956 Nels Cline, American guitarist and composer (Wilco), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1957 Patty Loveless [Ramey], American country singer ("Blue Side of Town"), born in Pikeville, Kentucky
- 1959 Vanity [Denise Matthews] Canadian-American pop and R&B singer, Prince protégé, and actress (52 Pick Up), born in Niagara Falls, Ontario (d. 2016)
- 1960 Michael Stipe, American rock vocalist and songwriter (R.E.M. - "Losing My Religion"; "Stand"; "Everybody Hurts"), born in Decatur, Georgia
- 1962 Martin McAloon, British power-pop bassist (Prefab Sprout - "2 Wheels Good"), born in Durham, England
- 1962 Patrick Cassidy, American actor and composer (Fever Pitch; Off the Wall), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1962 Peter Steele [Petrus Ratajczyk], American heavy metal singer-songwriter, and bassist (Type O Negative), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2010)
- 1962 Pierre Kezdy, American punk-rock bass player (Naked Raygun), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2020)
- 1963 Till Lindemann, German heavy metal singer (Rammstein), born in Leipzig, East Germany
- 1965 Beth Gibbons, English singer (Portishead), born in Exeter, Devon, England
- 1965 Cait O'Riordan, British musician (The Pogues), born in Lagos, Nigeria
- 1965 Craig Revel Horwood, Australian-English dancer and judge (Strictly Come Dancing), born in Ballarat, Australia
- 1965 David Glasper, Welsh rock singer (Breathe - "Hands To Heaven"), born in Cardigan, Wales
- 1966 Deana Carter, American country singer, born in Nashville, Tennessee
- 1974 Ian Moor, English pop singer, born in North Ferriby, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
- 1977 Tim Wheeler, Irish pop-rock singer-songwriter (Ash - "Shining Light"), born in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland
- 1978 Mai Meneses, Spanish pop singer-songwriter (Nena Daconte), born in Madrid, Spain
- 1978 Patrick Farrell, American jazz and klezmer accordionist, born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1979 Jeph Howard, American rock bass player (The Used), born in Orem, Utah
Labrinth [Timothy Lee McKenzie] (35 years old)
1989 British record producer, rapper, and singer-songwriter (Beneath Your Beautiful; Jealous), born in London, England
![Labrinth [Timothy Lee McKenzie]](/images/people/labrinth-timothy-lee-mckenzie.jpg?w=200)
- 1989 Waxahatchee [Katie Crutchfield], American folk-rock singer-songwriter, born in Birmingham, Alabama
- 1995 María Isabel, Spanish pop singer ("Antes muerta que sencilla" - "I'd rather be dead than understated"), born in Ayamonte, Huelva, Spain
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