- 1671 Giacomo Cesare Predieri, Italian composer, born in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Papal States (d. 1753)
- 1684 Johann Graf, German composer, born in Free Imperial City of Nürnberg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1750)
- 1717 Manuel Jeronimo Romero de Avila, Spanish theorist and composer, born in Las Herencias, Toledo, Spain (d. 1779)
- 1783 Johann Baptist Weigl, German composer and clergyman, born in Hahnbach, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1852)
- 1806 Josef Slavik, Czech composer, born in Jince, Czech Republic (d. 1833)
- 1819 Francisco Eduardo da Costa, Portuguese composer, born in Lamego, Portugal (d. 1855)
- 1827 Emanuel Kania, Polish composer, born in Uszyce, Poland (d. 1887)
- 1830 John Rogers Thomas, American composer, born in Newport, Rhode Island (d. 1896)
- 1840 Carli Zoeller, German composer, born in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1889)
- 1854 Braulio Dueño Colón, Puerto Rican composer, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico (d. 1934)
- 1859 Nikolay Alexandrovich Sokolov, Russian composer, born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1922)
- 1874 Oskar Nedbal, Czech composer, born in Tábor, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1930)
- 1884 Wilhelm Backhaus, German pianist (Rubinstein Competition winner, 1905), born in Leipzig, Germany (d. 1969)
- 1885 Julius Harrison, British composer and conductor (Bredon Hill), born in Stourport, Worcestershire, England (d. 1963)
- 1889 Václav Kaprál, Czech composer, pianist, and pedagogue, born in Určice, Lands of the Bohemian Crown, Austrian Empire (d. 1947)
- 1894 Viorica Ursuleac, Romanian operatic soprano, the favorite of Richard Strauss, born in Czernowitz, Duchy of Bukovina, Austrian Empire (now Chernivtsi, Ukraine) (d. 1985)
- 1896 Richard Flury, Swiss composer, born in Biberist, Switzerland (d. 1967)
- 1898 Charles Shadwell, British conductor, bandleader, and founder of the Cambridge Concert Orchestra, born in Pershore, Worcestershire, England (d. 1979)
- 1898 Renzo Massarani, Italian-Brazilian composer and music critic, born in Mantova, Italy (d. 1975)
- 1899 William Baines, English composer, born in Hornbury, England (d. 1922)
- 1900 Isadore Freed, Russian American composer, born in Brest-Litovsk, Russia (d. 1960)
- 1904 Hermann Schroeder, German composer, born in Bernkastel, Germany (d. 1984)
- 1905 Pablo Garrido, Chilean composer and ethnomusicologist, born in Valparaíso, Chile (d. 1982)
- 1907 Leigh Harline, American composer and conductor, born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 1969)
- 1907 Louis Saguer, German born French composer (Lili Merveille), born in Charlottenburg, Germany (d. 1991)
- 1908 Hank Sylvern [Henry Silverstein], American organist, radio and television theme composer and musical director (Suspense; Jane Froman's USA Canteen; The Phil Silvers Show), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1964)
- 1909 (Christiaan) "Chris" Reumer, Dutch operatic tenor, born in the Netherlands (d. 1982)
- 1909 Abe Bolar, American double bass player (Oklahoma City Blue Devils; Hot Lips Page; Count Basie), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (d. 2000)
- 1915 Flip Phillips [Joseph Filippelli], American jazz and swing tenor saxophonist and clarinet player (Jazz at the Philharmonic; Woody Herman), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2001)
- 1916 Vic Schoen, American arranger, composer, and orchestra leader (The Andrews Sisters: Dinah Shore; Patti Page), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2000)
- 1917 Rufus Thomas, American vaudevillian, singer-songwriter, and R&B musician known as "Mr. Swing" ("Walking the Dog", "Do the Funky Chicken"), born in Cayce, Mississippi (d. 2001)
- 1921 Joe Loco [José Esteves, Jr], American Latin jazz pianist and arranger, born in New York City (d. 1988) [some sources give day as 27th]
- 1923 Clifton Williams, American composer (The Ramparts; Sinfonians), born in Traskwood, Arkansas (d. 1976)
- 1924 Brew Moore [Milton Aubrey Moore], American jazz saxophonist, born in Indianola, Mississippi (d. 1973)
- 1925 Claudio Spies, Chilean American composer, born in Santiago, Chile (d. 2020)
- 1925 James Moody, American Grammy Award-winning bebop jazz saxophonist, flutist, and orchestra leader, born in Savannah, Georgia (d. 2010)
- 1925 Pierre Boulez, French composer and conductor (Visage Nuptial), born in Montbrison, France (d. 2016)
- 1928 Carole Carr [Carless], British singer and actress (Down Among the Z Men), born in London, England (d. 1997)
- 1929 Maurice Simon, American jazz saxophonist, born in Houston, Texas (d. 2019)
- 1930 Cristóbal Halffter, Spanish conductor, and composer (Yes, speak out, yes; Lazarus), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 2021)
- 1931 Charles Stepney, American pianist, arranger, and record producer (Chess Records; Minnie Riperton; Ramsey Lewis; Earth, Wind & Fire), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1976)
- 1936 Erich Urbanner, Austrian composer and educator, born in Innsbruck, Austria
- 1936 Fred Parris, American doo-wop singer and songwriter (The Five Satins - "In The Still Of The Night"), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 2022)
- 1940 Rod Lauren, American rocker (If I Had a Girl), born in Fresno, California (d. 2007)
Diana Ross (80 years old)
1944 American singer (The Supremes - "Stop! In The Name Of Love"; "You Can't Hurry Love"; "I Hear A Symphony"), and actress (Lady Sings Blues; Mahogany), born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1946 Johnny Crawford, American actor (The Mickey Mouse Club; The Rifleman - "Mark"), singer ("Sandy"), and bandleader (JCO), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2021)
- 1948 Kyung-Wha Chung, Korean violinist (Chung Sisters), born in Seoul, Korea
- 1948 Nash the Slash [Jeff Plewman], Canadian progressive rock electric violinist, mandolin player, keyboardist and composer (FM), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2014)
- 1948 Richard Tandy, British rock bassist (ELO), born in Birmingham, England
Steven Tyler (76 years old)
1948 American rock vocalist (Aerosmith - "Walk This Way"; "Dude Looks Like A Lady"), born in New York City
- 1949 Fran Sheehan, American rock bassist (Boston - "More Than A Feeling"), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1949 Vicki Lawrence, American television actress (The Carol Burnett Show; Mama's Family), and singer ("The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia"), born in Inglewood, California
- 1950 Alan Silvestri, American film score composer (Back To The Future films; Forrest Gump, Cosmos), born in New York City
- 1950 Theodore "Teddy" Pendergrass, American singer (Turn Off the Lights), born in Kingstree, South Carolina (d. 2010)
- 1952 John Batdorf. American singer-songwriter (Silver - "Wham Bam"), born in Springfield, Ohio
- 1952 Monte Yoho, American Southern rock drummer (The Outlaws, 1969-79, 2005–2021), born in Lakeland, Florida
- 1953 Billy Lyall, Scottish rock keyboardist (Bay City Rollers, 1969-71; Pilot, 1973-76; Alan Parsons Project - Irobot), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1989)
- 1953 Michael Bonagura, American country singer (Baillie & Boys - "Oh Heart"), born in Newark, New Jersey
- 1954 Dorothy Porter, Australian poet (The Monkey's Mask), librettist, (The Eternity Man), and lyricist (The Fiery Maze), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2008)
- 1955 Dean Dillon, American country music singer (Chair), born in Lake City, Tennessee
- 1956 Charly McClain, American country singer (Radio Heart), born in Jackson, Tennessee
- 1957 Patrick Warren, American session and touring keyboardist (Michael Penn; Sam Philips; Bruce Springsteen), and Emmy Award-winning composer (True Detective), born in Santa Barbara, California
- 1959 Chris Whitten, British session drummer (Paul McCartney - "Flowers In The Dirt"; Edie Brickell; The Waterboys), born in England
- 1962 Richard Coles, Britiish synth-pop musician (Communards - "Don't Leave Me This Way"), now a Church of England priest, and BBC broadcaster, born in Northampton
- 1964 Barry "Baz" Warne, British rock guitarist and singer (The Stranglers, 2000 - present), born in Sunderland, England
- 1968 James Iha, American rock guitarist and songwriter (The Smashing Pumpkins; A Perfect Circle), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1968 Kenny Chesney, American country music singer ("Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven"), born in Knoxville, Tennessee
- 1979 Hiromi Uehara, Japanese jazz pianist (Spiral), born in Hamamatsu, Japan
- 1980 Son Ho Young, Korean American singer (g.o.d.), born in New Jersey
- 1981 Anaïs Mitchell, American singer-songwriter and playwright (Hadestown - 2019 Tony for Best Musical), born in Vermont
- 1981 Jay Sean [Kamaljit Singh Jhooti], British pop, Bhaṅgṛā, and R&B singer, born in London, England
- 1984 Stéphanie Lapointe, French Canadian singer (Star Académie), born in Brossard, Quebec
- 1987 Yui [Yoshioka], Japanese pop-rock singer-songwriter, and musician ("Good-bye Days"; Flower Power) and actress (A Song to the Sun), born in Koga, Japan
- 1990 Xiumin [Kim Min-seok], South Korean singer and actor (Exo), born in Seoul, South Korea
- 1991 Ari Lennox, American R&B singer (Revenge of the Dreamers), born in Washington D.C.
- 2003 Bhad Bhabie [Danielle Bregoli], American rapper (These Heaux), born in Boynton Beach, Florida
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