1669 Mauritius Vogt, German composer, born in Königshofen, Bavaria (now Germany) (d. 1730)
1671 Teodorico Pedrini, also known as De Lige, Italian Vincentian priest, musician, composer, and missionary at the imperial court of China (1711-46), born in Fermo, Marche, Papal States (now Italy) (d. 1746)
1685 John Gay, English poet and dramatist (The Beggar's Opera), born in Barnstaple, England (d. 1732)
1722 Jiří Antonín Benda, Czech composer and violinist, born in Benátky nad Jizerou, Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1795)
1723 Christian Ernst Graf, Dutch composer, born in Rudolstadt, County of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1804)
1743 Niels Schiørring, Danish musician and composer, born in Favrskov Municipality, Denmark (d. 1798)
1818 Edward John Hopkins, British chorister, organist (Temple Church, 1843-98), and composer, born in Westminster, England (d. 1901)
1846 Ricardo Drigo, Italian composer, born in Padua, Lombardo-Venetian Kingdom (now Italy) (d. 1930)
1892 László Lajtha, Hungarian composer, ethnomusicologist and conductor, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1963)
1908 Lucino Tinio Sacramento, Filipino composer, born in Licab, Nueva Ecija, Philippines (d. 1984)
1912 Tibor de Machula, Hungarian-Dutch cellist, born in Cluj-Napoca, Romania (d. 1982)
1914 Natko Devčić, Croatian composer, born in Glina, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Croatia) (d. 1997)
1917 Lena Horne, American actress and Grammy Award-winning singer (Cabin in the Sky; Stormy Weather; The Wiz), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2010)
1918 Stuart Foster, American singer (Galen Drake Show), born in Binghamton, New York (d. 1968)
1921 Gordon Reynolds, English organist and master of the Choristers at the Chapel Royal, Hampton Court Palace, born in Hull, England (d. 1995)
1925 Will Gay Bottje, American composer, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan (d. 2018)
1926 Peter Alexander [Ferdinand Maximilian Neumayer], Austrian actor and singer (Who Wants to Sleep?), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2011)
1929 Alexander Kelly, British classical pianist, composer, and pedagogue (Royal Academy of Music, 1960-92), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1996)
1929 Micki Grant [Minnie Perkins], American theater singer, actress, and composer (Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope; Your Arms Are Too Short To Box With God), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2021)
1930 Doyle Holly, American comedian and musician (Buckaroos), born in Perkins, Oklahoma (d. 2007)
1930 June Valli, American singer (Your Hit Parade), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 1993)
1931 James Loughran, Scottish conductor (BBC Scottish Symphony, 1965-71; The Hallé, 1971–83), born in Glasgow, Scotland
1932 Martin Mailman, American composer, born in New York City (d. 2000)
1936 Dave Van Ronk, American folk singer and songwriter ("Garden State Stomp"), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2002)
1936 Pauls Dambis, Latvian composer, conductor, and pedagogue, born in Riga, Latvia
1938 Apostolos Nikolaidis, Greek folk singer (first Greek artist to record or re-record the authentic, "prohibited" rebetika songs in the early 1970s with their original lyrics), born in Drama, Greece (d. 1999)
1938 Chris Hinze, Dutch flutist (Vivat Vivaldi), born in Hilversum, North Holland, Netherlands
1939 Lindembergue Cardoso, Brazilian composer, and music educator (Brazilian Contemporary Music Ensemble), born in Livramento de Nossa Senhora, Bahia, Brazil (d. 1989)
1940 Mark Spoelstra, American folk singer and songwriter, born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 2007)
1941 Larry Hall, American rocker (Sandy), born in Hamlet, Ohio (d. 1997)
1941 Mike Leander, English songwriter and record producer, born in Walthamstow, Essex (d. 1996)
1943 Florence Ballard, American pop and R&B singer (The Supremes, 1959-67 - "Buttered Popcorn"; "Where Did Our Love Go"), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1976)
1944 Glenn Shorrock, British-Australian rock vocalist (Little River Band - "Reminiscing"; "Lonesome Loser"), born in Chatham, Kent, England
1946 Billy Brown, American R&B vocalist (The Moments - "Love on a Two-Way Street"; Ray, Goodman & Brown - "Special Lady"), born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey
1947 Jasper van 't Hof, Dutch jazz pianist (Live in Montreux), born in Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands
1949 Andy Scott, Welsh guitarist and songwriter (The Sweet - "Love Is Like Oxygen"; "The Ballroom Blitz"), born in Wrexham, Wales
1950 Leonard Whiting, English actor and singer (Romeo and Juliet), born in London, England
1951 Andre Hazes, Dutch barkeeper and singer (We Love Orange), born in Amsterdam (d. 2004)
1951 Stanley Clarke, American Grammy Award-winning jazz-fusion bassist (Return To Forever - "No Mystery"; solo - "School Days"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1953 Hal Lindes, American-English rock guitarist (Dire Straits, 1980-85), and film score composer (The Boys Are Back), born in Monterey, California
1954 Bryn Burrows, British rock drummer (Fabulous Poodles - "Mirror Star"), born in England
1956 Ronald Winans, American gospel singer (Winans), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2005)
1956 [Philip] Adrian Wright, British composer and keyboard player (Human League - "Don't You Want Me"; "Human"), born in Wakefield, England
1957 Chris Van Jaarsveld, Dutch heavy metal guitarist (Sleeze Beez), born in the Netherlands
1958 Esa-Pekka Salonen, Finnish orchestral conductor (Giro), born in Helsinki, Finland
1960 Brendan O'Brien, American Grammy Award-winning sound engineer and record producer (Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, Rage Against the Machine, Chris Cornell, and Bruce Springsteen), born in Atlanta, Georgia
1960 Murray Cook, Australian children's singer (The Wiggles), born in Cowra, New South Wales, Australia
1962 Julianne Regan, English-Irish rocker (All About Eve - "Martha's Harbour"; "Flowers In Our Hair"), born in Coventry, Warwickshire, England
1963 Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Swedish guitarist and songwriter, born in Stockholm, Sweden
1968 Philip Anselmo, American heavy metal musician (Pantera), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1979 Matisyahu [Matthew Miller], Hasidic Jewish Reggae singer and rapper ("One Day"), born in West Chester, Pennsylvania
1982 Andy Knowles, British musician (Franz Ferdinand), born in Bolton, England
1982 Dan Jacobs, American heavy metal guitarist (Atreyu), born in Orange County, California
1983 Brendon James, British pop drummer (Thirteen Senses - "Into The Fire"), born in Cornwall
1983 Cheryl [Tweedy], British singer (Girls Aloud), born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England
1983 Patrick Wolf, English musician, born in London, England
1984 Fantasia [Barrino], American singer (American Idol, "Back to Me"), born in High Point, North Carolina
1985 Rafal Blechacz, Polish classical pianist, born in Nakło nad Notecią, Poland
1990 Daro Behroozi, American funk saxophonist and clarinetist (Lucky Chops), born in New York City
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