- 1638 Giovanni Buonaventura Viviani, Italian composer, born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (now Italy) (d. 1693)
- 1700 Johann Christoph Richter, German composer, pantaleon player. and organist, born in Dresden, Eelectorate of Saxony (now Germany) (d. 1785)
- 1802 John Barnett, English composer (The Mountain Sylph), born in Bedford, England (d. 1892)
- 1818 Heinrich Esser, German violinist, conductor, and composer, born in Mannheim, Duchy of Baden, German Confederation (d. 1872) [1]
- 1849 Moritz Heuzenroeder, German pianist and composer who settled in Australia, born in Ottersberg, Kingdom of Hanover (now Germany) (d. 1897)
- 1870 Ernest Walker, British composer, born in Bombay, British India (d. 1949)
- 1884 Enrique Soro, Chilean composer, born in Concepción, Chile (d. 1954)
- 1898 Noel Gay [Reginald Moxon Armitage], British composer (Who's Been Polishing The Sun), born in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England (d. 1954)
- 1898 Norman Demuth, British composer and musicologist specializing in French works, born in Croyden, Surrey, England (d. 1968)
- 1901 John Wesley Work III, African-American composer, musicologist and scholar of African-American folklore and music, born in Tullahoma, Tennessee (d. 1967)
- 1904 Dorothy Fields, American lyricist ("I'm In The Mood For Love"; "The Way You Look Tonight"), born in Allenhurst, New Jersey (d. 1974)
- 1910 Ronald Binge, British composer (Elizabethan Serenade, Sailing By), born in Derby, England (d. 1979)
- 1913 Dorothy Schwartz (neé Cohen), American violinist (Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra), born in Fort Dobbs, Iowa (d. 2007)
- 1913 Lloyd "Cowboy" Copas, American country singer ("Candy Kisses"; "Alabam"), born in Blue Creek, Ohio (d. 1963)
- 1919 Jack Hunter [John Averona], American big band vocalist (Elliot Lawrence Orchestra - "Apple Blossom Time"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1991)
- 1921 Jack Beeson, American classical pianist and opera composer (Lizzie Borden; Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines ), born in Muncie, Indiana (d. 2010)
- 1923 "Philly" Joe Jones, American jazz drummer (Miles Davis Quintet), born in Philadelphia (d. 1985)
- 1926 John Lambert, English composer, born in Maidenhead, England (d. 1995)
- 1928 Joseph Arthurlin "Joe" Harriott, Jamaican-British be-bop and free-form jazz alto saxophonist (Abstract), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 1973)
- 1929 Charles Anthony [Caruso], tenor (2,928 performances at Metropolitan Opera), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2012)
- 1930 Toshiya Sukegawa, Japanese contemporary classical and electro-acoustic composer (The Eternal Morning 1945.8.6; A Projection), born in Sapporo, Japan (d. 2015)
- 1932 Nina Van Pallandt, Danish actress (American Gigolo), and singer (Nina and Frederik), born in Copenhagen Denmark
- 1933 Frederico Davia, opera singer
- 1933 Julian Bream, English classical guitarist and lutenist, born in London, England (d. 2020)
- 1934 Harrison Birtwistle, British contemporary classical composer (The Minotaur; The Mask of Orpheus), born in Accrington, Lancashire, England (d. 2022) [1]
- 1939 William Hellerman, American composer, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 1941 Geoffrey Burgon, British jazz trumpeter, and film, television and concert composer (City Adventures), born in Hampshire, England (d. 2010)
- 1944 Millie Jackson, American disco and R&B singer ("Hurts So Good"; "If You're Not Back in Love By Monday"), born in Thompson, Georgia
- 1945 Peter Lewis, American rock guitarist and vocalist (Moby Grape), born in Los Angeles, California
Linda Ronstadt (77 years old)
1946 American rock/country/pop/Latin/opera singer ("Different Drum"; "It's So Easy"; "What's New?") and actress (Pirates of Penzance), born in Tucson, Arizona
- 1947 Bertus Borgers, Dutch musician rock saxophonist (Mr. Albert Show - "Wild Sesation"; Sweet d'Buster), and educator (Fontys Rock Academy), born in Vessem, Netherlands
- 1947 Peter Banks [Brockbanks], British rock guitarist and singer-songwriter described as "the architect of progressive music" (Yes, the Syn, Flash), born in Chipping Barnet, London (d. 2013)
- 1947 Roky Erickson [Roger Kynard], American musician (The 13th Floor Elevators - "Starry Eyes"; "Don't Slander Me"), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 2019)
- 1948 (Thomas) "Artemis" Pyle, American rock drummer (Lynyrd Skynyrd - "Gimme Three Steps"), and plane crash survivor, born in Louisville, Kentucky
- 1948 Alicia Bridges, American pop singer ("I Love The Nightlife"), born in Charlotte, North Carolina
- 1949 John Arthur Casken, British composer (The Dream of the Rood), born in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England
- 1949 Trevor Horn, British rock musician/producer (Buggles - "Video Killed The Radio Star"; Yes - Drama; Frankie Goes To Hollywood), born in Durham, England
- 1950 Steve James, American guitarist, songwriter, and luthier, born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2023)
- 1952 David Pack, American musician (Ambrosia), born in Huntington Park, California
- 1952 Jeff Carlisi, American rock guitarist (.38 Special), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1952 Johnny Thunders [Genzale], American punk rock guitarist (New York Dolls), born in Queens, New York (d. 1991)
- 1956 Ian Curtis, English rock vocalist (Joy Division - "Transmission") (d. 1980)
- 1956 Joe Satriani, American rock guitarist, born in Westbury, New York
- 1957 (Lyman) "Mac" McAnally, American session and touring country music singer-songwriter, and musician (Coral Reefer Band), born in Red Bay, Alabama
- 1959 Shep Pettibone, American record producer, born in Ocean Grove, New Jersey
- 1962 Howard Gray, British audio engineer, and record producer (UB40; Apollo 440; Stealth Sonic Orchestra), born in Sydney, Australia
- 1970 Chi Cheng, American musician (Deftones), (d. 2013)
- 1971 Danijela, Croatian singer
- 1973 John Dolmayan, Armenian-American heavy metal drummer (System Of A Down, since 1997 - "Chop Suey!"; "Toxicity"), born in Beirut, Lebanon
- 1974 Chot Ulep, Filipino musician, born in Quezon City, Philippines
- 1976 Jim Jones, American rapper (The Diplomats), born in New York City
- 1977 Faraz Anwar, Pakistani guitarist (Mizraab)
- 1977 Ray Toro, American musician (My Chemical Romance)
- 1979 Laura Benanti, American musical theatre actress
- 1984 Vice Cooler, American musician, born in Mobile, Alabama
- 1990 Olly Alexander [Oliver Thornton], British actor, singer-songwriter (Years & Years), and LGBT activist, born in Harrogate, England
- 1992 Koharu Kusumi, Japanese pop singer (Morning Musume), born in Ojimaya, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
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