- 1547 Cristofano Malvezzi, Italian composer, born in Lucca, Republic of Lucca (now Italy) (d. 1599)
- 1586 Paul Siefert, German composer and organist, born in Danzig (d. 1666)
- 1604 Heinrich Albert, German composer (Arien oder Melodien), and poet, born in Lobenstein, Principality of Reuss in Thuringia (now Bad Lobenstein, Germany) (d. 1651)
- 1734 Jean-Jacques Beauvarlet-Charpentier, French composer, born in Abbeville, Hauts-de-France, France (d. 1794)
- 1831 Joseph Joachim, German violinist (Hungarian Concerto), born in Köpcsény, Moson County, Kingdom of Hungary (d. 1907)
- 1847 Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson, Icelandic composer (Lofsöngur - National Anthem of Iceland), born in Seltjarnarnes, Iceland (d. 1927)
- 1852 Hans Huber, Swiss composer and pedagogue, born in Eppenberg-Wöschnau, Switzerland (d. 1921)
- 1853 Edwin Arthur Jones, American composer (Song of Our Saviour), born in Stoughton, Massachusetts (d. 1911)
- 1874 Oley Speaks, American composer (On the Road to Mandalay), born in Canal Winchester, Ohio (d. 1948)
- 1879 Sigurd von Koch, Swedish composer, born in Ägnö, Stockholm archipelago, Sweden (d. 1919)
- 1885 Giuseppe Mulè, Italian composer, born in Rome (d. 1951)
- 1887 Boleslav Vomácka, Czech composer (Vodntk - The Water Sprite), critic, and musicologist (Josef Suk), born in Mladá Boleslav, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (d. 1965)
- 1893 Luciano Gallet, Brazilian pianist, composer, conductor, and educator, born in Rio de Janeiro (d. 1931)
- 1893 Nils Björkander, Swedish composer, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1972)
- 1895 Kazimierz Sikorski, Polish composer, born in Zurich, Switzerland (d. 1986)
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979)
American composer, mostly for theater (Rodgers & Hart - "Pal Joey"; "Babes In Arms"; Rodgers & Hammerstein - "Oklahoma!"; "South Pacific"; "The King And I"; "The Sound Of Music") and 1st EGOT (Emmy; Grammy; Oscar; and Tony awards winner), born in New York City
- 1904 Włodzimierz Poźniak, Polish composer, born in Kraków, Poland (d. 1967)
- 1906 Safford Cape, American-Belgian conductor, composer and music historian, born in Denver, Colorado (d. 1973)
- 1909 Arnold Shaw, American writer on popular music and composer, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1989)
- 1912 Sergiu Celibidache, Romanian conductor, composer, educator (Munich Philharmonic 1979-1996), born in Roman, Moldavia, Romania (d. 1996)
- 1913 George Lloyd, English composer (The Serf; Pervigilium Veneris (The Vigil of Venus); John Socman), born in St. Ives, Cornwall, England (d. 1998)
- 1915 David "Honeyboy" Edwards, American delta blues guitarist, born in Shaw, Mississippi (d. 2011)
- 1917 Willem "Wim" Sonneveld, Dutch singer considered one of the 'Great Three' of Dutch cabaret (My Fair Lady), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1974)
- 1923 (Walter) "Pete" Candoli, American jazz, big band, and session trumpeter (Woody Herman; Stan Kenton; Henry Mancini; The Brothers Candoli), born in Mishawaka, Indiana (d. 2008)
Mel Brooks (97 years old)
1926 American writer, actor, comedian, songwriter, and director (Get Smart; Blazing Saddles; Young Frankenstein: Spaceballs), born in New York City
- 1926 Robert Shelton [Shapiro], American music and film critic (New York Times), and biographer (No Direction Home, The Life and Music of Bob Dylan), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1995)
- 1928 Andrew Gordon Speedie-Pask, English cybernetician stage producer and lyricist, born in Derby (d. 1996)
- 1929 Helena van Heerden, English-South African pianist, born in East London, England
- 1930 Nikolai Nikolayevich Karetnikov, Russian composer, born in Moscow (d. 1994)
- 1936 Peter Hall, British folklorist and musician, born in London (d. 1996)
- 1945 Dave Knights, British rock bassist (Procol Harum - "Conquistador"), born in London, England
- 1945 Raul Seixas, Brazilian rock singer-songwriter ("Mosca na Sopa" - "Fly In The Soup"), born in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil (d. 1989)
- 1946 Robert Xavier Rodriguez, American classical composer, born in San Antonio, Texas
- 1951 David “Frankie” Toler, American drummer and percussionist (Allman Brothers), born in Connersville, Indiana, USA), (d. 2011)
- 1952 Alan Pasqua, American jazz and rock pianist, composer and educator (Standards; Twin Bill), born in New Jersey
- 1954 Ava Barber, American country singer (Lawrence Welk Show), born in Knoxville, Tennessee
- 1955 Thomas Hampson, American lyric baritone, born in Elkhart, Indiana
- 1956 Paul Meyers, American jazz and Brazilian guitarist (Andy Bey, Jon Hendricks ), composer (Welcome Home; Blues for the Millennium), and educator, born in New York City
- 1968 Chayanne [Elmer Figueroa Arce], Puerto Rican singer, born in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico
- 1974 Siphiwo Ntshebe, South African operatic tenor, born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa (d. 2010)
- 1975 Jon Nödtveidt, Swedish musician (Dissection), born in Strömstad, Sweden (d. 2006)
- 1977 Harun Tekin, Turkish musician (Mor ve Ötesi), born in Ankara, Turkey
- 1977 Mark Stoermer, American bass player (The Killers), born in Houston, Texas
- 1981 Michael Crafter, Australian musician (I Killed The Prom Queen), born in Perth, Australia
- 1984 Anita Rachvelishvili, Georgian opera singer (Carmen), born in Tbilisi, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
- 1986 Kellie Pickler, American country music singer (Best Days of Your Life), born in Albemarle, North Carolina
- 1988 Lacey Schwimmer, American dancer (So You Think You Can Dance), born in Redland, California
- 1991 Yvette Young, American progressive rock guitarist, violinist, and keyboard player (Covet), born in San Jose, California
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