- 1540 Johann Baptista Serranus, German singer and composer, Born in Lehrberg bei Ansbach, Duchy of Bavaria (now Lehrberg, Germany) (d. 1600)
- 1749 Konrad Back, German monastic composer, born in Haigerloch, County of Hohenzollern, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1810)
- 1810 (Franziska) "Fanny" Elssler, Austrian ballerina and choreographer, born in Gumpendorf, Vienna, Austrian Empire (d. 1884)
- 1824 Carl Reinecke, German pianist, composer and teacher (Undine Sonata), born in Altona, Duchy of Holstein, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1910)
- 1837 Ernest Guiraud, French opera composer (Piccolino; Sylvie), arranger (Bizet), and teacher, born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1892)
- 1852 Raoul Pugno, Italian-French piano prodigy, organist (Church of Saint-Eugène, 1872–92), composer, and pedagogue (Paris Conservatoire, 1892-1901), born in Paris, France (d. 1914)
- 1855 Maude Valérie White, French-born English composer, born near Dieppe, Normandy (d. 1937)
- 1877 Blair Fairchild, American composer and diplomat, born in Belmont, Massachusetts (d. 1933)
- 1877 Hermann Stephani, German organist, and musicologist, born in Grimma, German Empire (d. 1960)
- 1887 John Finley Williamson, American choral conductor (Westminster Choir College, 1920-58), born in Canton, Ohio (d. 1964)
- 1892 Mieczyslaw Horszowski, Polish-American pianist, born in Lviv, Ukraine (d. 1993)
- 1899 Alexander Moiseyevich Veprik, Russian composer, born in Balta, Ukraine (d. 1958)
- 1904 Willie Mae "Mother" Smith (née Ford), American gospel singer, evangelist, and folk artist, born in Rolling Fork, Mississippi (d. 1994)
- 1907 Eddie Pola [Sidney Edward Pollacsek], American radio and TV producer, and lyricist ("The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year"; "I Love The Way You Say Goodnight"), born in New York City (d. 1995)
- 1910 Milt Hinton, American jazz bassist (Cab Calloway) and session musician, born in Vicksburg, Mississippi (d. 2000)
- 1913 Helen Humes, American jazz and blues singer (Harry James; Count Basie; "Million Dollar Secret"), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1981)
- 1915 Zeb Turner [William Grishaw], American country-rockabilly guitarist, singer-songwriter ("Chew Tobacco Rag"; "It's A Sin"), and disc jockey, born in Lynchburg, Virginia (d. 1978)
- 1917 Peter Knight, English musical arranger, conductor, and composer, born in Exmouth, Devon, England (d. 1985)
- 1920 Paul Des Marais, American composer, born in Menominee, Michigan (d. 2011)
- 1922 Francis Thorne, American composer (Fortuna; Elegy), born in Bay Shore, Long Island, New York (d. 2017)
- 1923 George Russell, American jazz pianist, composer, arranger (The Jazz Workshop; Jazz in the Space Age), and music theorist (Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 2009)
- 1925 (Amada) "Amy" Santos Ocampo, Filipina pianist and composer, born in Manila, Philippines (d. 2009)
- 1926 Lars Johan Werle, Swedish avant-garde composer (Pentagram; Resan - The Journey), singer, and jazz musician, born in Gävle, Sweden (d. 2001)
Bob Fosse (1927-1987)
American choreographer, film and stage director (All the Jazz, Cabaret, Damn Yankees), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1929 Henri Pousseur, Belgian composer (Votre Faust), born in Malmedy, Liège, Belgium (d. 2009)
June Carter Cash (1929-2003)
American Grammy Award-winning country singer (The Carter Family; Johnny Cash Show), songwriter ("Ring of Fire"), and actress, born in Maces Spring, Virginia
- 1930 Elza Soares, Brazilian samba and jazz singer, named one of the Singers of the Millennium by BBC Radio, born in the Padre Miguel, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 2022)
- 1937 Niki Sullivan, American guitarist (The Crickets), born in South Gate, California (d. 2004)
- 1938 Alan Vega [Bermowitz] American punk rock vocalist (Suicide - "Ghost Rider"; "Dream Baby Dream"; Cubist Blues), and visual artist, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2016)
- 1940 Adam Faith [Terence Wright], English pop and rock singer ("What Do You Want?"; "Poor Me"), actor (Budgie; Love Hurts), and financial journalist, born in Acton, Middlesex< England (d. 2003)
- 1940 Diana Trask, Australian-American country music and pop, singer ("It's a Man's World (If You Have a Man Like Mine)"; "When I Get My Hands on You"), and television personality ( Sing Along With Mitch), born in Camberwell, Australia
- 1940 Stuart Sutcliffe, Scottish visual artist and rock bassist (The Beatles, 1960-61), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1962)
- 1941 Robert Hunter, American lyricist (Grateful Dead - "Box Of Rain"; "Ripple"; "Friend Of The Devil"; "Truckin'"), and singer-songwriter, born in Arroyo Grande, California (d. 2019)
- 1943 James Levine, American conductor (Metropolitan Opera, 1976-2017), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 2021)
- 1944 Rosetta Hightower, American pop singer (The Orlons - "Don't Hang Up"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, (d. 2014)
- 1945 Paul Goddard, American rock bassist (Atlanta Rhythm Section - "So In To You"), born in Georgia (d. 2014)
- 1946 Russ "Rusty" Thacker, American stage actor and singer, born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2012)
- 1948 Myles Goodwyn, Canadian rock guitarist, singer and songwriter (April Wine - "You Could Have Been a Lady"), and record producer, born in Woodstock, New Brunswick (d. 2023) [1]
- 1948 Nigel Osborne, British composer, teacher and music therapist, born in Manchester, England
- 1952 Anthony Jackson, American jazz, jazz-fusion, R&B, session and touring electric 4 and 6-string bassist (Philadelphia International Records, Billy Paul, Paul Simon, Chaka Kahn, Steve Kahn, Al DiMeola, Roberta Flack), born in New York City
- 1954 Kevin Locke [Tȟokéya Inážiŋ], Lakota Native American flute player, storyteller, educator, and cultural ambassador, born in Southern California (d. 2022)
- 1955 Glenn Danzig [Anzalone], American rock musician, singer (The Misfits; Samhain; Danzig), born in Lodi, New Jersey
- 1956 Randy Jackson, American session and touring bassist, singer, and record producer (Jean-Luc Ponty; Journey; Mariah Carey) and TV personality (American Idol judge, 2002-14), born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- 1957 Lee John [John L Mcgregor], English singer and actor (Body Talk), born in Hackney, England
- 1960 Donald Harrison, American jazz saxophonist, born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1960 Tatsuya Uemura, Japanese arcade game musician and programmer, born in Japan
- 1961 Mark Drillich, Dutch pop bassist (Kong-Slauerhoff), born in the Netherlands
- 1962 Chuck Billy, American thrash-metal vocalist (Testament), born in 61) Alameda County, California
- 1963 Steve Shelley, American drummer (Sonic Youth), born in Midland, Michigan
- 1964 Joey Allen [Cagle], American glam-metal rock guitarist (Warrant, 1987-94, 2004–present) - "Cherry Pie"), born in Fort Wayne, Indiana
- 1965 Paul Arthurs, British pop-rock guitarist (Oasis, 1991-99), born in Manchester, England
- 1966 (Jonathan) "Chico" DeBarge, American singer and keyboard player (DeBarge), born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1969 Noa [Achinoam Nini], Israeli singer ("There Must Be Another Way"), born in Bat Yam, Israel
- 1970 Yann Tiersen, French Breton multi-instrumentalist musician and songwriter, born in Brest, Brittany, France
- 1973 Marie N [Naumova], Latvian pop and jazz singer, born in Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
- 1976 Joe Becker, American rock guitarist and composer, born in Chicago, Illinois
Jason Mraz (46 years old)
1977 American singer-songwriter ("I'm Yours"; "Have It All"), born in Mechanicsville, Virginia
- 1978 Frédéric Leclercq, French heavy metal bassist and guitarist (DragonForce; Sinsaenum), born in France
- 1978 Memphis Bleek [Malik Cox], American rapper ("Is Theat Your Chick"), born in New York City
- 1988 Isabella Leong [Lok-yau], Macanese canto-pop singer, actress (Diary), and model, born in Macao
- 1995 Danna Paola [Rivera], Mexican telenovela, film, and stage actress, and singer (Wicked (en español)), born in Mexico City< Mexico
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