Charles Gounod (1818-1893)
French composer (Faust; La reine the Saba; Funeral March of a Marionette), born in Paris
James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938)
American Harlem Renaissance poet, lyricist ("Lift Every Voice And Sing"), civil rights activist, and leader of the NAACP, born in Jacksonville, Florida
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
Russian composer (Le Sacre du Printemps - The Rite of Spring; The Firebird), born in Oranienbaum, Russia
- 1883 Alexandre Eugène Cellier, French organist and composer, born in Molières-sur-Cèze, France (d. 1968)
- 1888 Bernhard van den Sigtenhorst Meyer, Dutch composer, born in Amsterdam (d. 1953)
- 1895 Sam Wooding, American jazz pianist, bandleader, one of the 1st to tour Europe (Chocolate Kiddies), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1985)
- 1895 Slavko Osterc, Slovenian composer (Iz Satanovega Dnevnika (From Satan's Diary); Illusions), and pedagogue, born in Veržej, Austria-Hungary (now Slovenia) (d. 1941)
- 1900 Hermann Reuter, German composer, born in Stuttgart (d. 1985)
- 1902 Sammy Fain, American popular music composer, born in New York City (d. 1989)
- 1908 John Verrall, American composer, born in Britt, Iowa (d. 2001)
- 1910 H. Owen Reed, American composer, born in Odessa, Missouri (d. 2014)
- 1910 Red Foley, American country singer (Mr Smith Goes to Washington), born in Blue Lick, Kentucky (d. 1968)
- 1912 Don Gillis, American composer (Symphony 5½ - A Symphony for Fun), born in Cameron, Missouri (d. 1978)
- 1915 Stringbean [David Akeman], American banjoist and comedian (Hee Haw), born in Annville, Kentucky (d. 1973)
- 1916 Einar Englund, Finnish composer, born in Gotland, Sweden (d. 1999)
- 1919 Galina Ustvolskaya, Russian composer, born in Petrograd, Russia (d. 2006)
- 1922 Jerry Fielding, American jazz musician and composer (Lively Ones, Hogan's Heroes), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1980)
- 1922 Kelsey Jones, Canadian composer, born in South Norwalk, Norwalk, Connecticut (d. 2004)
- 1926 Manuel Enríquez, Mexican composer, born in Ocotlán, Jalisco, Mexico (d. 1994)
- 1927 Martin Böttcher, German composer and conductor, born in Berlin (d. 2019)
- 1930 Cliff Gallup, American guitarist (Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps), born in Norfolk, Virginia (d. 1988)
- 1930 Romuald Twardowski, Polish composer, born in Wilno/ Vilnius, Poland
- 1932 Dolores White, American composer, pianist, and pedagogue, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2023)
- 1933 Christian Ferras, French violinist and conductor, born in Le Touquet, France (d. 1982)
- 1939 James Gadson, American drummer and session musician, born in Kansas City, Missouri
- 1940 Alton Kelley, American graphic artist, known for concert posters and album cover art (Grateful Dead -"Workingman's Dead"; Steve Miller Band - "Book of Dreams"), born in Houlton, Maine (d. 2008)
- 1940 Chuck Rainey, American jazz and session bassist (Steely Dan; Quincy Jones; Aretha Franklin; Mose Allison), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- 1942 Norman Kuhlice, British rock drummer (The Swinging Blue Jeans,1957-1969 - "You're No Good"), born in Liverpool. England
Barry Manilow (80 years old)
1943 American pop singer, and piano player ("Mandy": "Daybreak"; "I Write The Songs"; "Copacabana"), born in New York City
- 1943 Christopher Brown, English composer, born in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
- 1944 Chris Spedding, British session and touring rock guitarist (Sharks; Bryan Ferry; Harry Nilsson), and producer, born in Staveley, Derbyshire, England
- 1946 B. J. Cole, British session and touring pedal steel guitarist and dobro player (Cochise; Humble Pie; k.d. lang; John Cale; Sting), born in Enfield, England
- 1947 George S. Clinton, American film score (Austin Powers films; Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee; Mortal Kombat movies;), stage, and concert composer, born in Chattanooga, Tennessee
- 1947 Gregg Rolie, American rock singer and keyboardist (Santana, 1965-71; Journey, 1973-80; Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band, 2012-present), born in Seattle, Washington
- 1947 Paul Young, British rock singer and percussionist (Mike + The Mechanics - "All I Need Is A Miracle"), born in Manchester, England (d. 2000)
- 1947 Rev. Timothy Wright, American gospel singer (Been There Done That), and pastor, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2009)
- 1947 Vlastimir Trajković, Serbian avant-garde composer, and educator, born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia (d. 2017)
- 1949 Snakefinger [Philip Lithman], British singer and songwriter. guitarist, and violinist (The Residents), born in Tooting, England (d. 1987)
- 1950 Nicky Marrero, American percussionist and timbalero (Eddie Palmieri; Fania All Stars; Típica 73!), born in South Bronx, New York City
- 1957 Martin Dillon, American operatic tenor and teacher, born in Portsmouth, Ohio (d. 2005)
- 1957 Philip Chevron, Irish musician (The Pogues - Peace & Love), born in Dublin (d. 2013)
- 1957 Uģis Prauliņš, Latvian composer (Missa Rigensis), born in Riga, Latvian SSR (now Latvia)
- 1958 Derek Lee Ragin, American countertenor, born in West Point, New York
- 1958 Jello Biafra [Eric Reed Boucher], American musician and activist (Dead Kennedys), born in Boulder, Colorado
- 1962 (Martin) "Bap" Kennedy, Irish singer-songwriter ("Moonlight Kiss"; "Sailor's Revenge"), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 2016)
- 1962 Michael Monroe, Finnish singer (Hanoi Rocks), born in Helsinki, Finland
- 1965 David Longdon, English progressive rock musician (Big Big Train), born in Nottingham, England
- 1967 Eric Stefani, American musician (No Doubt, 1986-95 - "Don't Talk"; "Spiderwebs"), born in Fullerton, California
- 1969 Kevin Thornton, American R&B vocalist (Color Me Badd, 1985-98 - "I Wanna Sex You Up"), and Christian minister, born in Oklahoma
- 1971 Paulina Rubio, Mexican singer, model and businesswoman (La Chica Dorada), born in Mexico City
- 1974 Ricardo "Rikrok" Ducet, Jamaican-British singer (with Shaggy - "It Wasn't Me"), born in Manchester, Jamaica
- 1980 Kimeru, Japanese singer and actor (The Prince of Tennis), born in Kumamoto-ken
- 1983 Jaimie Branch, American avant-garde trumpet player and composer (Fly Or Die), born in Huntington, Long Island, New York (d. 2022)
- 1983 Kazunari Ninomiya, Japanese singer (Arashi) and actor (Letters from Iwo Jima), born in Katsushika, Tokyo
- 1983 Lee Ryan, English singer (Blue), born in Chatham, Kent
- 1983 Mickey Guyton, American country music singer (Black Like Me), born in Arlington, Texas
Kendrick Lamar (36 years old)
1987 American hip hop singer-songwriter (Damn), born in Compton, California
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