- 1609 Michael Franck, German composer, poet. and baker, born in Schleusingen, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1667) [1]
- 1651 Zaccaria Tevo, Italian Franciscan friar and composer, born in Piove di Sacco, Republic of Venice (d. after May 1709)
- 1663 Nicolas Siret, French baroque composer and organist, born in Troyes, France (d. 1754)
- 1745 Johann Wilhelm Cornelius von Konigslow, German composer, born in Hamburg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1833)
- 1814 Guildo Alary, Italian-born French composer, born in Mantua, (Napoleonic) Kingdom of Italy (d. 1891)
- 1823 William Henry Monk, English composer and organist (Eventide), born in London, England (d. 1889)
- 1885 Giacomo Benvenuti, Italian composer, born in Toscolano, Italy (d. 1943)
- 1892 James Petrillo, American labor leader (American Federation of Musicians president, 1940-58), and radio orchestra music director (WBBM Chicago), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1984)
- 1903 Nikolai Lopatnikoff, Estonian-American composer (Variazioni Concertanti), born in Reval, Russian Empire (now Tallinn, Estonia) (d. 1976)
- 1906 Henny Youngman, American comedian and violinist ("Take my wife ... please"), born in London, England (d. 1998)
- 1918 Howard Boatwright, American composer and violinist, born in Newport News, Virginia (d. 1999)
- 1919 Ernő Király, Yugoslavian composer and ethnomusicologist, born in Subotica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (d. 2007)
- 1920 John Addison, British Academy and BAFTA Award-winning film score composer (Tom Jones; A Bridge Too Far; Centennial), born in Surrey, England (d. 1998)
- 1924 Beryl Davis, British-American cabaret and big band singer (Quintette du Hot Club de France, Glenn Miller's US Army Air Force Orchestra), born in Plymouth, England (d. 2011)
- 1927 (Reuben) "Ruby" Braff, American jazz trumpeter and cornetist, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2003)
- 1927 Olga San Juan, American actress, dancer and comedian (Variety Girl, 1 Touch of Venus), born in New York City (d. 2009)
- 1928 Christa Ludwig, German soprano (Vienna State Opera, 1955-94; Metropolitan Opera, 1959-93), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2021)
- 1928 Ramon Barce, Spanish composer, born in Madrid, Spain (d. 2008)
- 1929 Edwin London, American horn player, conductor (Cleveland Chamber Orchestra; Ineluctable Modality Choir), and composer (Dream Thing on Biblical Episodes), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2013)
- 1930 Minoru Miky, Japanese composer for traditional Japanese instruments, born in Tokushima, Japan (d. 2011)
- 1931 Betty Johnson, American pop and cabaret singer (Jack Paar Show; "I Dreamed"), born in Guilford County, North Carolina (d. 2022)
- 1935 Teresa Berganza, Spanish mezzo-soprano (Rossini), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 2022)
- 1936 Fred Neil [Morlock], American songwriter, folk singer, guitarist (Everybody's Talkin'; Candy Man), and conservationist (Dolphin Project), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2001)
- 1937 Constança Capdeville, Porteguese pianist and composer, born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 1992)
- 1937 David Del Tredici, American pianist, Neo-Romantic composer, and 1980 Pulitzer Prize winner (In Memory of a Summer Day), born in Cloverdale, California (d. 2023) [1]
- 1940 Keith Rowe, English improvisational tabletop guitarist (AMM; M.I.M.E.O.) and painter, born in Plymouth, England
- 1942 Jerry Jeff Walker [Ronald Clyde Crosby], American country music singer and songwriter ("Mr. Bojangles"), born in Oneonta, New York (d. 2020)
- 1946 Hubert Soudant, Dutch conductor (Utrecht Symphony. 1974-80; L'Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire, 1994–2004; Tokyo Symphony, 2004-14), born in Maastricht, Netherlands
- 1947 Ramzan Paskayev, Chechen accordionist and folk musician, born in Taraz, Kazakhstan
- 1948 Michael Bruce, American rock guitarist and keyboard player (Alice Cooper, 1969-73), born in Arizona
- 1948 Stuart Saunders Smith, American contemporary classical composer and percussionist (Links; Good Night), born in Portland, Maine
- 1949 Elliott Murphy, American singer-songwriter (Aquashow), and author, born in Rockville Centre, New York
- 1951 Ray Benson [Seifert], American Western swing singer-songwriter, and record producer (Asleep at the Wheel), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1951 Ritchie Teeter, American drummer (The Dictators, 1976-79; Twisted Sister, 1980-81), born in the USA (d. 2012)
- 1954 Jimmy Nail [Bradford], English actor and television producer, screenwriter (Evita; Spender; Howling II), and singer-songwriter ("Ain't No Doubt"; "Crocodile Shoes"), born in Newcastle upon Tyne
- 1954 Miklós Csemiczky, Hungarian contemporary classical and electronic music composer, born in Budapest, Hungary
- 1954 Nancy Wilson, rock guitarist (Heart - "Baracuda"; "What About Love"), born in San Francisco, California
- 1956 Vladimír Godár, Slovak contemporary classical music and film music composer, born in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
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1959 American rapper (Public Enemy) and reality TV star (The Surreal Life), born in Roosevelt, Long Island, New York
- 1959 Stan Thorn, American country singer (Shenandoah - "Sunday in the South"), born in Kenosha, Wisconsin
- 1963 Doug Grisby, American soul music bassist, composer and producer (Patti LaBelle; Teena Marie), born in Queens, New York (d. 2021)
- 1963 Jimmy Degrasso, American hard rock and heavy metal session and touring drummer (Megadeth, 1998-2002; Ratt. 2014-17), born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
- 1964 Patty Griffin, American singer and songwriter (Downtown Church), born in Old Town, Maine
- 1973 Brant Bjork, American rock drummer (Kyuss) and guitarist (Stoner), born in Redlands, California
- 1976 Blu Cantrell [Tiffany Cobb], American singer-songwriter (Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!), Breathe), born in Providence, Rhode Island
- 1979 Leena Peisa, Finnish hard rock and heavy metal keyboardist (Lordi; Sampsa Astala & Qma), born in Vantaa, Finland
- 1981 Danny Brown [Sewell], American rapper, born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1991 Wolfgang Van Halen, American rock bassist son of guitarist Eddie Van Halen and actress Valerie Bertinelli, born in Santa Monica, California
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