- 1746 Jean-Baptiste Rochefort, French composer, born in Paris (d. 1819)
- 1747 Johann Melchior Dreyer, German composer, born in Röttingen, Württemberg (d. 1824)
- 1762 Johann Paul Wessely [Jan Pavel Veselý], Czech violinist and composer, born in Hluboká nad Vltavou (Frauenberg), Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic (d. 1810)
- 1803 George James Webb, English-American composer, born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England (d. 1887)
- 1840 Louis Brassin, Belgian composer and pianist, born in Aix-la-Chapelle (d. 1884)
- 1847 Gaston Salvayre, French composer, born in Toulouse, France (d. 1916)
- 1873 Thomas Carl Whitmer, American composer, born in Altoona, Pennsylvania (d. 1959)
- 1879 Agrippina J. Vaganova, Russian ballet dancer, and pedagogue (Fundamentals of the Classical Dance), born in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire (d. 1951)
- 1901 Harry Partch, American composer (Revelations in the Courthouse Park; Delusion Of The Fury), born in Oakland, California (d. 1974)
- 1904 (Wonga) Phil Harris], American singer, actor (The Jungle Book; The Aristocrats; Robin Hood), comedian, and orchestra leader (The Jack Benny Program; The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show), born in Linton, Indiana (d. 1995)
- 1906 Pierre Fournier, French cellist, and teacher (Paris Conservatoire, 1937-49), born in Paris, France (d. 1986)
- 1907 José de Lima Siqueira, Brazilian conductor, and composer, born in Conceição, State of Paraíba, Brazil (d. 1985)
- 1908 Guru Gopinath, Indian classical dancer, born in Champakulam, Kuttanad (now Kerala), British India (d. 1987)
- 1908 Hugo Distler, German organist, choral conductor and composer, born in Nuremberg, Kingdom of Bavaria (now Germany) (d. 1942)
- 1909 Milton Katims, American violist and conductor (Seattle Symphony, 1954–76), born in New York City (d. 2006)
- 1910 Denis Dowling, New Zealand-born British operatic baritone, born in Ranfurly, South Island (d. 1996)
- 1913 Max van Praag, Dutch popular music singer (Glück Auf!), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1991)
- 1916 Ruth Shaw Wylie, American composer (Spring Madness; Psychogram; Nova), and educator (Wayne State University, 1949-69), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1989)
- 1920 Bernhard Krol, German hornist and composer (Figaro Metamorphoses), born in Berlin, Gemany (d. 2013) [1]
- 1922 Roy Elihu Travis, American composer (Passion of Oedipus), born in New York City (d. 2013)
- 1922 Tata Giacobetti, Italian jazz singer (Quartetto Cetra), born in Rome, Italy (d. 1988)
- 1933 Rosalie Sorrels, American traditional folk singer-songwriter ("Up Is A Nice Place To Be"; "Nevada Moon"), born in Boise, Idaho (d. 2017)
- 1934 Carl Hall [Caldwell], American soul singer ("You Don't Know Nothing About Love"; "What About You"), and session vocalist, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1999)
- 1935 Jiří Teml, Czech composer (People and Sources Symphony), born in Vimperk, Czechoslovakia
- 1935 Terry Riley, American minimalist composer (In C; A Rainbow In Curved Air), born in Colfax, California
- 1938 Lowell Cross, American electronic music composer, instrument maker and laser light show inventor, born in Kingsville, Texas
- 1942 Arthur Brown, British rock singer and songwriter (The Crazy World of Arthur Brown - "Fire"), born in Whitby, Yorkshire
- 1942 Michele Lee, American stage and screen actress, and singer (Knots Landing - "Karen; Seesaw; The Love Bug), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1944 Charlie Whitney, British rock guitarist (Family), born in Skipton, North Yorkshire, England
- 1944 Chris Wood, British rock saxophone and flute player (Traffic; Ginger Baker's Air Force; Jimi Hendrix), born in Quinton, Birmingham, England (d. 1983)
Jeff Beck (1944-2023)
English Grammy Award-winning rock guitarist (Yardbirds, 1965-66; Jeff Beck Group, 1967-72), born in Wallington, Surrey, England [1] [2]
Mick Fleetwood (76 years old)
1947 British rock drummer (Fleetwood Mac - "Go Your Own Way"; "Tusk"; "The Chain"), born in Redruth, Cornwall, England
- 1947 Mike de Albuquerque, British progressive rock bass player (ELO, 1972-74) and guitarist (Sundance), born in Wimbledon, London, England
- 1948 Patrick Moraz, Swiss progressive rock keyboard player (Yes, 1974-77; The Moody Blues, 1978-91), born in Morges, Switzerland
- 1949 John Illsley, British rock bassist (Dire Straits), born in Leicester, England
- 1950 Derrick "Duckie" Simpson, Jamaican rocker (Black Uhuru), born in Kingston, Jamaica
- 1957 Astro [Terence Wilson], British reggae-rock vocalist (UB40 - "Red Red Wine"), born in Birmingham, England (d. 2021)
- 1959 Andy McClusky, British electronic singer-songwriter, and bassist (Orchestal Manoeveres in the Dark - "Maid Of Orleans"; "(Forever) Live and Die"), born in Heswall, Wirral, England
- 1961 Curt Smith, British-American rock bassist and vocalist (Tears For Fears - "Everybody Wants To Rule The World"; "Shout"), born in Bath, Somerset, England
- 1967 Jeff Cease, American rock guitarist (Black Crowes, 1989-91 - "Hard To Handle"), born in Nashville, Tennessee
- 1967 [Zven] Richard Kruspe, German heavy metal guitarist (Rammstein), and vocalist (Emigrate), born in Wittenberge, East Germany
- 1969 Sissel Kyrkjebø, Norwegian pop and operatic soprano singer, born in Bergen, Norway
- 1970 Glenn Medeiros, American pop singer ("Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You"; "She Ain't Worth It"), born in Lihue, Hawaii
- 1978 Ariel Pink [Rosenberg], American hypnagogic pop and chillwave musician and songwriter ("Before Today"), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1978 Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen, Finnish symphonic metal guitarist (Nightwish; Brother Firetribe), born in Kitee, Finland
- 1986 Solange Knowles, American Grammy Award-winning R&B singer-songwriter ("Cranes In The Sky"'; "I Decided"), and performance artist, born in Houston, Texas
- 1988 Nichkhun [Horvejkul], Thai American singer-songwriter (2PM), born in Rancho Cucamonga, California
- 1992 6lack [Ricardo Valentine Jr.], American rapper (Prblms), born in Baltimore, Maryland
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