- 1585 Lazaro Valvasensi, Italian organist and composer, born in Valvasone, Republic of Venice (now Italy) (d. 1661)
- 1615 Salvatore Rosa, Italian baroque painter, poet, musician and actor, born in Arenella, Kingdom of Naples, Spanish Habsburg (now Italy) (d. 1673)
- 1730 Nonnosus Madlseder, German composer and Benedictine monk, born in Merano, County of Tyrol, Austria (now Italy) (d. 1797)
- 1743 Anna Laetitia Barbauld, English poet and writer of hymns (Life! I Know Not What Thou Art), born in Kibworth Harcourt, Leicestershire, England (d. 1825)
- 1756 Joseph Martin Kraus, German-Swedish composer, known as "the Swedish Mozart", conductor, and pedagogue, born in Miltenberg am Main, Electorate of Bavaria (now Germany) (d. 1792)
- 1819 Jacques Offenbach, German-French composer (Tales of Hoffmann), born in Cologne, Kingdom of Prussia (now Germany) (d. 1880)
- 1861 Arthur Battelle Whiting, American composer and teacher, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts (d. 1936)
- 1883 Giannotto Bastianelli, Italian musician and composer, born in Fiesole, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1927)
- 1896 Wilfred Pelletier, Canadian conductor (Voice of Firestone), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1982)
- 1897 Elisabeth Hauptmann, German writer (co-author of The Threepenny Opera), born in Peckelsheim, Westphalia, German Empire (d. 1973)
- 1899 Anthon van der Horst, Dutch organist and composer, born in Amsterdam (d. 1965)
- 1906 Bob Howard, American singer and pianist (Sing it Again), born in Newton, Massachusetts (d. 1986)
- 1907 Jimmy Driftwood, American folk songwriter and musician, born in Mountain View, Arkansas (d. 1998)
- 1914 Friedrich Zipp, German composer, born in Frankfurt, Germany (d. 1997)
- 1920 Donato "Danny" Cedrone, American guitarist and bandleader (The Esquires; Bill Haley & His Comets - "Rock Around The Clock"), born in Jamesville, New York (d. 1954)
- 1924 Chet Atkins, American guitarist (Me & My Guitar), born in Luttrell, Tennessee (d. 2001)
- 1927 John M Dengler, American jazz multi-instrumentalist - bass sax/trumpet/trombone (The Intensely Vigorous Jazz Band), born in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania (d. 1994) [1]
- 1928 Eric Dolphy, American jazz saxophone, bass clarinet, and flute player, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1964)
- 1929 Ingrid Haebler, Austrian pianist (Haydn/Mozart/Schubert), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2023) [1]
- 1931 Arne Nordheim, Norwegian conductor and composer (Aftonland; Canzona per orchestra; Poly-poly), born in Larvik, Norway (d. 2010)
- 1933 Danny Aiello, American stage and screen actor (Moonstruck; Do the Right Thing; Broadway Danny Rose), and singer, born in New York City (d. 2019)
- 1934 Alain Bancquart, French contemporary classical composer, born in Dieppe, France
- 1934 Cornel Țăranu, Romanian composer (Garlands), born in Cluj. Romania
- 1936 Billy Guy [Frank Phillips], American baritone pop singer (The Coasters, 1955-73 - "Charlie Brown"; "Youngblood"), and record producer, born in Itasca, Texas (d. 2002)
- 1937 Jerry Keller, American pop singer-songwriter ("Here Comes Summer"), and actor (If Ever I See You Again), born in Fort Smith, Arkansas
- 1938 Mickie Most [Michael Hayes], British record producer (Herman's Hermits, The Nashville Teens, Donovan, Lulu), born in Aldershot, Hampshire, England (d. 2003)
- 1938 Nikolay Martynov, Soviet Russian composer and musicologist, born in Leningrad, USSR (now Saint Petersburg, Russia)
Brian Wilson (81 years old)
1942 American singer-songwriter, vocal arranger, and producer (Beach Boys - "In My Room"; "Good Vibrations"; "God Only Knows"; Caroline No"), born in Inglewood, California
- 1945 (Morna) Anne Murray, Canadian popsinger ("Snow Bird"; "You Needed Me"), born in Springhill, Nova Scotia Canada,
- 1946 André Watts, American-Hungarian concert pianist, and educator, born in Nuremberg, Germany (*d. 2023) [1]
- 1947 Dolores Brooks, American singer (The Crystals - "Then He Kissed Me"; "Da Doo Ron Ron"), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1948 Alan Longmuir, Scottish pop-rock musician (Bay City Rollers - "Saturday Night"), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 2018)
- 1948 Nigel Morris, British Jazz-fusion drummer (Isotope), born in London, England
- 1949 Bob Andrews, English rock keyboardist and producer (Brinsley Schwarz; The Rumour), born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Lionel Richie (74 years old)
1949 American singer (Commodores, 1968-82; "Easy"; "Three Times A Lady"; solo -"Hello"; "All Night Long"), and TV personality (American Idol, 2018-22), born in Tuskegee, Alabama
- 1951 Peter Gordon, American composer (Love of Life Orchestra), born in New York City
- 1954 Michael Anthony [Sobolewski], American rock bassist/singer (Van Halen - "Pretty Woman"), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1958 (Beranadette) "Kelly" Johnson, British heavy metal guitarist (Girlschool - "St. Valentine's Day Massacre"), born in Edmonton, London, England (d. 2007)
- 1960 John Taylor, English musician (Duran Duran), born in Solihull, Warwickshire
- 1962 Eddy Shaver, American country-rock guitarist and songwriter, born in Waco, Texas (d. 2000)
- 1963 Amir Derakh [Davidson], American rock guitarist, and synthesizer player (Orgy; Julien-K), born in Schenectady, New York
- 1967 Francis Reyes, Filipino new wave and Pinoy rock guitarist (The Dawn), broadcaster, and music editor, born in Lipa City, Batangas, Philippines
- 1967 Joey Cathcart, American rock guitarist (Nelson - "Love & Affection"), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2021)
- 1967 [Matthew] Murphy Karges, American bassist (Sugar Ray - "Every Morning"), born in Orange County, California
- 1971 Jeordie White, American rock bassist (Marilyn Manson), born in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey
- 1973 Chino Moreno, American heavy metal vocalist and lyricist (Deftones), born in Sacramento, California
- 1976 Jerome Fontamillas, Filipino-American rock keyboardist (Switchfoot), born in Pasay, Philippines
- 1979 Charlotte Hatherley, English rock guitarist (Ash, 1997-2006), and composer, born in London, England
- 1980 Tony Lovato, American singer and guitarist (Mest), born in Blue Island, Illinois
- 1985 Caroline Polachek, American pop singer-songwriter (Chairlift - "Bruises"; solo - "So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings"), born in Manhattan, New York
- 2001 Nia Sioux, American dancer and singer (Dance Moms), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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