1770 James Hewitt, American composer and conductor, born in Dartmoor, England (d. 1827)
1846 Josef Sittard, German musicologist and music critic, born in Vital, Aachen, Germany (d. 1903)
1865 Guido Gasperini, Italian composer, born in Florence, Italy (d. 1942)
1891 Erno Rapee, American conductor and composer (Radio City Music Hall), born in Narva, Estonia (d. 1945)
1899 Leo Spies, Russian-born German composer, born in Moscow (d. 1965)
1907 Marjan Kozina, Slovene composer, born in Novo mesto, Slovenia (d. 1966)
1909 Paul Nordoff, American composer (Every Soul Is a Circus), and music therapist (Nordoff-Robbins method), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1977)
1913 Bruno Bettinelli, Italian composer and teacher (Musica per archi), born in Milan, Italy (d. 2004)
1917 Robert Merrill [Moishe Miller], American operatic baritone (NY Metropolitan Opera, 1945-76), and actor, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2004)
1918 (Bulee) "Slim" Gaillard, American jazz singer-songwriter ("Flat Foot Floogie (with a Floy Floy)"), born in Claiborne, Alabama (d. 1991)
1920 Britt Woodman, American jazz trombonist (Duke Ellington; Charles Mingus; Lionel Hampton), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2000)
1921 Nina Vyroubova, Russian-French ballerina (Pavlova Prize, 1957), born in Gurzuf, Crimea, Ukrainian S.S.R. (d. 2007)
1922 Irwin Bazelon, American composer (Duo for Viola), born in Evanston, Illinois (d. 1995)
1926 Chuck Thompson, American jazz be-bop drummer (Erroll Garner; Hampton Hawes), born in New York City (d. 1982)
1928 Lloyd Lambert, American bassist (Guitar Slim), born in Thilbodaux, Louisiana (d. 1995)
1928 Teddy Kotick, American jazz double bassist (Phil Woods; Charlie Parker; Bill Evans), born in Haverhill, Massachusetts (d. 1986)
1929 Andor Kovács, Hungarian classical guitarist, and composer, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1989)
1930 Morgana King [Messina], American jazz singer ("Dindi"; "It's A Quiet Thing"), and actress (The Godfather; The Godfather Part II), born in Pleasantville, New York (d. 2018)
1930 Pentti Raitio, Finnish composer (‘Lemminkainen Gatecrashes at Pohjola’), born in Pieksämäki, Finland (d. 2014)
1931 César Bolaños, Peruvian electro-acoustic and experimental musician and composer, born in Lima, Peru (d. 2012)
1932 Oliver Nelson, American saxophonist, jazz and soundtrack composer, arranger, bandleader, and record producer (The Blues and the Abstract Truth; The Six Million Dollar Man), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1975)
1934 William Elliott, American actor (Bridget Loves Bernie - "Otis"; Adam-12- "Officer Grant"), and jazz drummer, born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1983)
1936 Alan Branscombe, British jazz and session pianist, vibraphonist, and saxophonist (Tubby Hayes; Beatles - "Got To Get You Into My Life"), born in Wallasey, Cheshire, England (d. 1986)
1937 Freddy Fender [Baldemar Huerta], American rock, country and Tejano singer ("Wasted Days And Wasted Nights"; "Before The Next Teardrop Falls"; Texas Tornados - "A Man Can Cry"), born in San Benito, Texas (d. 2006)
1938 Simeon Coxe, American songwriter, singer and psychedelic synthesizer player (Silver Apples), born in Knoxville, Tennessee (d. 2020)
1940 Dorothy Rudd Moore, African-American composer (Songs from the Dark Tower; Dirge and Deliverance), born in New Castle, Delaware
1941 George Jinda, Hungarian-American smooth jazz and world music percussionist (Special EFX), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2002)
1944 Michelle Phillips, American singer and actress (Mamas & Papas - "California Dreaming"), born in Long Beach, California
1944 Roger Ball, Scottish saxophonist (Average White Band), born in Broughty Ferry, Scotland
1945 Anthony Braxton, American jazz saxophonist and experimental composer (For Alto), born in Chicago, Illinois
1945 Gordon Waller, Scottish pop singer (Peter & Gordon - " A World Without Love"), born in Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (d. 2009)
1946 S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, Telegu playback singer (The Jewel of Shiva), born in Nellore, Madras Presidency, British India (d. 2020)
1947 Toni Wine, American session singer (The Archies; Dawn), and songwriter ("A Groovy Kind of Love"; "Candida"), born in New York City
1948 Paquito D'Rivera, Cuban-American Grammy Award-winning clarinetist, saxophonist and jazz and classical composer, born in Havana, Cuba
1950 Dagmar Krause, German singer (Slapp Happy; Henry Cow; Art Bears), born in Hamburg, Germany
1953 Jimmy McCulloch, Scottish songwriter and guitarist (Thunderclap Newman; Wings), born in Dumbarton, Scotland (d. 1979)
1953 Paul Samson [Sansom] British heavy metal and blues guitarist (Samson), born in Norwich, England (d. 2002)
1954 Mikey Dread [Michael Campbell], Jamaican reggae singer, producer ("Rocker's Delight"), and broadcaster (BBC), born in Port Antonio, Jamaica (d. 2008)
1954 Raphael Ravenscroft, British session saxophone player (Gerry Rafferty - "Baker Street"; Maxine Nightingale; Roger Waters), born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England (d. 2014)
1954 Scott Earl Holman, American jazz pianist, and composer, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1956 Reeves Gabrels, American rock guitarist, songwriter and producer (Tin Machine/David Bowie, 1987-99; The Cure, 2012-), born in Staten Island, New York
1957 Tinsley Ellis, American electric blues guitarist, and singer, born in Atlanta, Georgia
1959 John Bickerton, Canadian jazz pianist, and composer, born in Windsor, Ontario
1959 Paul Taylor, American rock keyboardist (Winger - "Seventeen"; "Can't Get Enuff"), born in San Francisco, California
1961 (Eldra) "El" Debarge, American pop-rock keyboardist, and singer-songwriter (Debarge - "Rhythm of the Night"), born in Grand Rapids Michigan
1961 Kym Ambrose, Australian jazz vibraphonist (The Brazilian Ensemble), born in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
1962 (Hiram) Winard Harper, American jazz drummer (Betty Carter; The Harper Brothers; Fathead Newman), born in Baltimore, Maryland
1962 John P. Kee, American gospel singer, born in Durham, North Carolina
1964 Chris Kavanagh, British rocker (Sigue Sigue Sputnik - "Love Missile F-111"), born in Woolwich, London, England
1966 Cecilia Bartoli, Italian mezzo-soprano, born in Rome, Italy
1968 Al B. Sure! [Albert Joseph Brown III], American R&B singer-songwriter (In Effect Mode - "Nite And Day"), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1970 David Pybus, British extreme heavy metal bassist (Cradle Of Death), born in Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, England
1970 Richie Hawtin, British-Canadian electronic musician (Plastikman), born in Banbury, Oxfordshire
1971 Shoji Meguro, Japanese guitarist and video game music composer (Persona), born in Tokyo, Japan
1972 [Domenica] Nikka Costa, American pop and soul singer-songwriter, and musician, born in Tokyo, Japan
1974 Stefan Lessard, American bassist (Dave Matthews Band), born in Anaheim, California
1976 Kasey Chambers, Australian country singer-songwriter and musician ("Not Pretty Enough"), born in Mount Gambier, South Australia
1977 Roman Miroshnichenko, Russian jazz-fusion, rock, and world music guitarist, and composer, born in Dniprodzerzhynsk, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
1979 Daniel Lucca Parenti, American jazz bassist, born in Walnut Creek, California
1981 William Barton, Australian didgeridoo player, and composer (Kalkadunga), born in Mount Isa, North-West Queensland, Australia
1982 Amelia Warner (née Bennett), English film score composer (Mary Shelley; Mr. Malcolm's List), born in Birkenhead, England
1982 MC Jin [Au-Yeung], Chinese-American rapper, born in Miami, Florida
1984 Rainie Yang, Taiwanese mando-pop singer, actress, and television personality, born in Taipei, Taiwan
1986 Skip Marley (Minto), Jamaican reggae singer, born in Kingston, Jamaica
1990 Zach Farro, American rock drummer, and songwriter (Paramore - "Misery Business"; "Brick By Boring Brick"), born in Voorhees Township, New Jersey
1992 Dino Jelusić, Croatian singer, born in Požega, Croatia
1998 Central Cee [Oakley Caesar-Su], English rapper and songwriter (Doja), born in London, England
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