- 1700 James Kent, English composer, born in Wincheste, Englandr (d. 1776)
- 1700 Michel Blavet, French composer, born in Besançon, France (d. 1768)
- 1712 Isfrid Kayser, German composer, born in Türkheim an der Wertach, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1771)
- 1746 Maurus Haberhauer, Czech organist and composer, born in Svitavy, Margraviate of Moravia, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1799)
- 1767 Heinrich Domnich, German horn player and composer, born in Würzburg, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1844)
- 1779 Oliver Shaw, early American composer, born in Newport, Rhode Island (d. 1848)
- 1811 Camille Marie Stamaty, French pianist, composer, and teacher of Louis Moreau Gottschalk and Camille Saint-Saëns, born in Département Rome, French Empire (now Rome, Italy) (d. 1870)
- 1832 Alberto Randegger, Italian composer, born in Trieste, Austrian Empire (d. 1911)
- 1850 Emilio Serrano y Ruiz, Spanish composer, born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain (d. 1939)
- 1860 Hugo Wolf, Austrian composer, born in Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia (d. 1903)
- 1862 Vasiliy Metallov, Russian composer and musical historian, born in Saratov, Russian Empire (d. 1926)
- 1883 Enrico Toselli, Italian pianist and composer, born in Florence, Italy (d. 1926)
- 1886 Henri D Gagnebin, Belgian-Swiss organist and composer, born in Liège, Belgium (d. 1977)
- 1887 Carlos Isamitt, Chilean composer, born in Rengo, Chile (d. 1974)
- 1890 Fritz Busch, German conductor, born in Siegen, Province of Westphalia (d. 1951)
- 1890 Michael Taube, Polish composer, born in Lodz, Poland (d. 1972)
- 1892 Alec Rowley, English composer, born in London, England (d. 1958)
- 1899 Pancho Vladigerov, Bulgarian pianist, composer (Vardar Rhapsody; Song to Peace), and pedagogue, born in Zürich, Switzerland (d. 1978) [1]
- 1906 Frank Teschemacher, American jazz clarinetist and alto-saxophonist, born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1932)
- 1908 Helen Sinclair Glatz (née Hunter), English composer, born in South Shields, Durham, England (d. 1996)
- 1910 Sammy Kaye, American orchestra leader (Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1987)
- 1911 José Ardévol, Spanish-Cuban composer, born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 1981)
- 1912 Ernst Hess, Swiss composer, born in Schaffhausen, Switzerland (d. 1968)
- 1912 Igor Youskevitch, Russian-Ukrainian ballet dancer, born in Pyriatyn, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine (d. 1994)
- 1913 Lightnin' Slim [Otis Hicks], American Louisiana blues electric guitarist, singer, and songwriter ("Nothing But The Devil";"Bad Luck And Trouble"), born near St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1974)
- 1914 Bob Haggart, American dixieland, swing jazz, and session double bass player, and composer ("What's New?"), born in New York City (d. 1998)
- 1914 Carl-Olof Anderberg, Swedish composer, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1972)
- 1916 Ina Ray Hutton [Odessa Cowan], American singer and big band bandleader (Ina Ray Hutton Show), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1984)
- 1921 Carlo Prosperi, Italian composer, born in Florence, Italy (d. 1990)
- 1925 Roy Haynes, American jazz drummer (Charlie Parker; Stan Getz; Thelonious Monk; Eric Dolphy; Chick Corea), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1928 Ronnie Hazlehurst, English television composer (Are You Being Served?, The Rise and Fall of Reginald Perrin), born in Dukinfield, England (d. 2007)
- 1929 Jan Howard [Lula Grace Johnson], American country music singer and songwriter (For Loving You), born in West Plains, Missouri (d. 2020)
- 1930 (Richard Allen) "Blue" Mitchell, American jazz trumpeter (Horace Silver Quintet; Riverside; Blue Note), born in Miami, Florida (d. 1979)
- 1931 Rosalind Elias, American mezzo-soprano (Wagner's Die Walküre - "Grimgerde"; Barber's Vanessa - "Erika"), and opera director, born in Lowell, Massachusetts (d. 2020)
- 1933 Mike Stoller, American composer (Lieber & Stoller - Hound Dog; Charlie Brown; Jailhouse Rock; Ben E. King - Stand By Me), born in Belle Harbor, Queens, New York
- 1937 Terence "Terry" Cox, British drummer (Pentangle; Duffy's Nucleus; Humblebums; Charles Aznavour), born in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England
- 1938 Erma Franklin, American gospel and R&B singer ("Piece Of My Heart"), born in Shelby, Mississippi (d. 2002)
- 1938 Hans-Joachim Hespos, German avant-garde composer, born in Emden, Germany (d. 2022)
- 1938 Jean-Claude Risset, French composer, born in Le Puy-en-Velay, France (d. 2016)
- 1938 Julian Bahula, South African-British jazz and world music drummer, composer, bandleader (Jabula), and anti-apartheid activist, born in Eersterust, Pretoria, Union of South Africa (d. 2023)
- 1939 Neil Sedaka, American singer and songwriter ("Breaking Up is Hard to Do"; "Love Will Keep Us Together"), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1940 (Canzetta) "Candi" Staton, American gospel singer ("Young Hearts Run Free"), born in Hanceville, Alabama
- 1942 Bill Curbishley, British music and film producer and band manager (The Who, Judas Priest, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant), born in London, England
- 1947 Beat Richner, Swiss physician (founder of children's hospitals in Cambodia), and cellist, born in Zürich, Switzerland
- 1947 Lesley Collier, English ballet dancer, born in Orpington, England
- 1949 Donny York, American rock singer (Sha Na Na,1969 - present), born in Boise, Idaho
- 1949 Julia Migenes, American soprano, born in New York City
- 1950 Steve Hill, American country vocalist (A Winning Hand), born in the USA
- 1952 Wolfgang Rihm, German composer, born in Karlsruhe, Germany
- 1955 John Hackett, British rock, classical, and new age flautist, born in Pimlico, London, England
- 1956 Motoharu Sano, Japanese rock singer-songwriter ("Someday"), born in Taitō, Japan
- 1959 Greg Norton, American rock bassist (Hüsker Dü; Porcupine), born in Rock Island, Illinois
- 1959 Melvin Taylor, American electric blues guitarist, born in Jackson, Mississippi
- 1959 Ronnie Rogers, British guitarist (T'Pau-Heart & Soul), born in Shrewsbury, England
Adam Clayton (64 years old)
1960 English-Irish musician and rock bassist (U2 -"I Will Follow"), born in Chinnor, England
- 1960 Stuart Sullivan, American audio engineer (Roky Erikson; Willie Nelson; Sublime), and recording studio owner, born in East Lansing, Michigan
- 1962 Terence Blanchard, American jazz trumpeter (Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers), film score composer (When The Levees Broke; Harriet), and educator, born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1963 Fito Paez, Argentine singer-songwriter and pianist (La Conquista Del Espacio), born in Rosario, Argentina
- 1969 Susanna Mälkki, Finnish cellist and conductor (Ensemble InterContemporain, 2006-13; La Scala, 2011; Helsinki Philharmonic, 2016-23), born in Helsinki, Finland
- 1973 David Draiman, American musician and songwriter (Disturbed), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1976 James Dewees, American musician (The Get Up Kids), born in Liberty, Missouri
- 1977 Ed Sloan, American musician (Crossfade), born in South Carolina
- 1979 Spanky G [Michael Guthier], American musician (Bloodhound Gang), born in Souderton, Pennsylvania
- 1980 Lee Jung-hyun, South Korean pop singer and actress (Alice in Earnestland), born in Taegu, South Korea
- 1984 Yuuka Nanri, Japanese actress, voice actress and pop singer, born in Nagasaki, Japan
Ozuna (32 years old)
1992 Puerto Rican singer (Odisea), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Jack Harlow (26 years old)
1998 American rapper (Whats Poppin), born in Louisville, Kentucky
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