- 1748 Louis-Henry Paisible, French composer, born in Saint Cloud, Paris (d. 1782)
- 1779 Gottlob Wiedebein, German composer, born in Eilenstedt (d. 1854)
- 1797 Franz Schoberlechner, Austrian composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1843)
- 1865 Robert Kahn, German composer, born in Mannheim, Baden, German Confederation (d. 1951)
- 1898 Ernest Willem Mulder, Dutch composer, born in Amsterdam (d. 1959)
- 1898 Sara Carter, American country musician, songwriter and vocalist (Carter Family), born in Cooper Creek, Virginia (d. 1979)
- 1903 Theodore Karyotakis, Greek composer, born in Argos, Greece (d. 1978)
- 1906 Daniel Ayala Perez, Mexican composer and violinist, born in Abalá, Yucatán (d. 1975)
- 1915 Floyd McDaniel, American blues singer and guitarist (Five Blazes), born in Athens, Alabama (d. 1995)
- 1920 Isaac Stern, Ukrainian-American violinist (debut San Francisco Symphony), born in Kremenets, Ukraine, Soviet Union (d. 2001)
- 1920 Manuel Valls, Spanish composer, born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 1984)
- 1925 Lovro Zupanovic, Croatian composer, born in Šibenik, Croatia (d. 2004)
- 1926 Queenie Watts [Mary Spenton], British singer and actress (Up the Junction, Holiday on the Buses), born in London, England (d. 1980)
- 1930 Anand Bakshi, Indian poet and lyricist, born in Rawalpindi, Punjab Province, British India (now Paikistan) (d. 2002)
- 1931 (Conrad) "Sonny" Clark, American hard pop jazz and session pianist, composer, and group leader (Sonny's Crib), born in Herminie, Pennsylvania (d. 1963)
- 1931 León Schidlowsky, Chilean-Israeli composer (Absalom; The Darkest Night; Before Breakfast), graphic artist, and painter, born in Santiago, Chile
- 1931 Plas Johnson, American be-bop jazz and session saxophonist (sax solo on "The Pink Panther Theme"), born in Donaldsonville, Louisiana
- 1935 Kaye Stevens, American singer and comedienne (Jerry Lewis Show), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2011)
- 1938 Anton Kuerti, Austrian-Canadian Juno Award-winning classical pianist, peace activist, composer, and educator, born in Vienna, Austria
- 1939 Kim Fowley, American rock vocalist, singer, producer (The Runaways), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2015)
- 1942 Alun Davies, Welsh touring and session guitarist (Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam), born in Wales
- 1943 Henry McCullough, Irish guitarist (Wings), born in Portstewart, Northern Ireland (d. 2016)
- 1945 Rosalie “Rosie” Hamlin, American singer-songwriter (Rosie and The Originals – “Angel Baby”), born in Klamath Falls, Oregon (d. 2017)
- 1946 Barry "Bean" Whitwam, British drummer (Herman's Hermits), born in Manchester, England
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1948 British singer-songwriter ("Peace Train"; "Moonshadow"), born in Marylebone, London, England
- 1950 Larry Tolbert, American funk and R&B drummer (Raydio)
- 1953 Eric Bazilian, American rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, and mandolin player (The Hooters - "All You Zombies"; "And We Danced"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1955 Henry Preistman, British rock keyboardist, songwriter, and vocalist (Christians - "Harvest For The World"), born in Kingston upon Hull, England
- 1955 Howie Epstein, American bassist (The Heartbreakers, 1982-2002), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2003)
- 1955 Taco [Ockerse], Indonesian-Dutch pop and new wave singer (Puttin' On the Ritz), born in Jakarta, Indonesia
- 1958 Jean Rivier, French composer and educator (Paris Conservatory, 1946-66), born in Villemonble, France (d. 1987)
- 1961 Amar Singh Chamkila [Dhanni Ram], Punjabi folk singer "The Elvis of Punjab", born in Dugri, Punjab, India (d. 1988)
- 1961 Jim Martin, American rock guitarist (Faith No More - "Real Thing"), born in Oakland, California
- 1962 Lee Aaron [Karen Lynn Greening], Canadian rock singer (Metal Queen), born in Belleville, Ontario
- 1969 Emerson Hart, American singer-songwriter (Tonic -"If You Could Only See"), born in Washington, Pennsylvania
- 1970 Michael Fitzpatrick, French-American musician (Fitz and The Tantrums), born in Montluçon, France
- 1974 Terry Coldwell, British pop singer (East 17 - "Stay Another Day"), and actor, born in Islington, London, England
- 1978 Damian Marley, Jamaican musician, born in Kingston, Jamaica
- 1981 Blake Lewis, American musician (American Idol), born in Redmond, Washington
- 1981 Paloma Faith, English singer, songwriter and actress, born in Hackney, London, England
- 1981 Romeo Santos, American bachata singer-songwriter (Aventura), born in The Bronx, New York
- 1983 Eivør [Pálsdóttir], Faroese singer-songwriter, born in Syðrugøta, Faroe Islands
- 1986 Diane Guerrero, American actress and singer (Encanto), born in Passaic, New Jersey
- 1998 Maggie Lindemann, American singer-songwriter (Pretty Girl), born in Dallas, Texas
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