- 1747 Antonio Benedetto Maria Puccini, Italian composer, born in Lucca, Republic of Lucca (now Italy) (d. 1832)
- 1751 Maria Anna Mozart, Austrian pianist and Wolfgang's sister, born in Salzburg, Austrian Empire (d. 1829)
- 1793 Joseph-François Snel, Belgian composer, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1861)
- 1824 Eugenio Terziani, Italian composer, born in Rome, Papal States (now Italy) (d. 1889)
- 1875 James W. Tate, English composer, born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England (d. 1922)
- 1877 Charles Radoux-Rogier, Belgian composer, born in Liège, Belgium (d. 1952)
- 1886 Algot Haquinius, Swedish pianist, and composer, born in Sveg, Sweden (d. 1966)
- 1899 Gerald Moore, English pianist (Am I Too Loud), born in Watford, Hertfordshire (d. 1987)
- 1899 John Woods Duke, American composer, born in Cumberland, Maryland (d. 1984)
- 1906 Ľudovít Rajter, Slovak composer and conductor, born in Pezinok, Kingdom of Hungary (d. 2000)
- 1906 Serafin Pro, Cuban composer, born in La Habana (d. 1977)
- 1913 Ivo Lhotka-Kalinski, Yugoslav composer, born in Zagreb, Croatia (d. 1987)
- 1918 Joe Daley, American jazz tenor, clarinet and flute player, born in Salem, Ohio (d. 1994)
- 1921 Grant Johannesen, American concert pianist, born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 2005)
- 1922 Zbigniew Wiszniewski, Polish composer, born in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland (d. 1999)
- 1923 Siegfried Köhler, German conductor, music director, and composer, born in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany (d. 2017)
- 1924 Christopher Shaw, British composer, born in London, England (d. 1995)
- 1925 Antoine Duhamel, French composer, born in Valmondois, Val-d'Oise, France (d. 2014)
- 1929 Christine McGuire, American pop vocalist (McGuire Sisters - "Sincerely"; "Sugartime"), born in Middletown, Ohio (d. 2018)
- 1931 Frederick Swann, American church and concert pipe organist (Riverside Church, NYC, 1952-82; Robert Shuller's Crystal Cathedral Hour of Power), born in Lewisburg, West Virginia (d. 2022)
- 1934 André Prévost, Canadian composer, born in Hawkesbury, Ontario, Canada (d. 2001)
- 1936 (George) "Buddy" Guy, American blues guitarist (Stone Crazy), born in Lettsworth, Louisiana
- 1936 István Zelenka, Swiss composer, born in Budapest, Hungary
- 1936 Reva Rose, American stage and screen actress (You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown; Temperature's Rising), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1936 Yuri Alexandrovich Falik, Russian composer, born in Odessa, Ukraine
- 1939 Tom Wilkes, American photographer, Grammy Award-winning art director, poster and album cover designer (George Harrison; Rolling Stones; Carpenters, Sir Doug; Janis Joplin; Sandpipers), born in Long Beach, California (d. 2009)
Paul Anka (82 years old)
1941 Canadian-American singer (Put Your Head on My Shoulder; Diana; Lonely Boy), and songwriter (It Doesn't Matter Anymore; My Way; She's A Lady), born in Ottawa, Ontario
- 1944 Chris Darrow, American country-rock pioneer, singer-songwriter, guitarist, fiddler, bassist, and banjo plucker (Kaleidoscope; Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, 1967-70), born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota (d. 2020)
- 1944 Jimmy Cliff [Chambers], Jamaican reggae singer ("The Harder They Come"), born in St James, Colony of Jamaica
- 1944 Teresa Cahill, British soprano opera singer, born in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England
- 1945 David Sanborn, American jazz saxophonist (David Letterman Show), born in Tampa, Florida
- 1946 Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond, English rock bassist (Jethro Tull), born in Blackpool, Lancashire, England
- 1947 John Siomos, American rock drummer, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2004)
- 1949 Joyce Jones, American soul singer (First Choice), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1949 Richard "Duck" Baker, American acoustic guitarist, born in Washington, D.C.
- 1950 Wime de Craene, Flemish singer and composer, born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1990)
- 1955 Rat Scabies [Chris Miller], British rock drummer (The Damned), born in Surrey, England
- 1956 Phil Fearon, English rocker (Galaxy, Kandidate - "I Don't Want to Lose You"), born in London
- 1958 Kate Bush, English singer-songwriter (Running Up That Hill; Wuthering Heights), born in Bexleyheath, Kent, England
- 1958 Kevin Mahogany, American jazz vocalist ("Double Rainbow"; "Pride And Joy"), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 2017) [1] [2]
- 1968 Sean Moore, Welsh drummer (Manic Street Preachers), born in Pontypool, Wales
- 1971 Bard Hargreaves, American drummer (Third Eye Blind - "Semi-Charmed Life"), born in Marin County, California
- 1973 Sonu Nigam, Indian playback singer, born in Haryana, India
- 1975 Tifini Hale, American pop singer (Party - "Rodeo"; "That's Why"), born in Palm Springs, California (d. 2021)
- 1977 Finneas [O'Connell], American Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, record producer, and audio engineer (Billie Eilish), born in Los Angeles, California
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