- 1621 Heinrich Schwemmer, German composer, born in Gumpertshausen bei Hallburg, Electorate of the Palatinate, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1696)
- 1643 José Solana, Spanish composer and organist, born in Sieso de Huesca, Kingdom of Aragon, Spanish Empire (d. 1712)
- 1737 Francesco Zannetti, Italian composer, born in Volterra, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (d. 1788)
- 1741 Johann Andre, German composer, born in Offenbach, Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1799)
- 1766 Joseph Weigl, German-Austrian composer (La Principessa d’Amalfi; Emmeline), and conductor, born in Eisenstadt, Hungary, Austrian Empire (d. 1846)
- 1779 Angelo Maria Benincori, Italian composer, born in Brescia, Republic of Venice (d. 1821)
- 1817 Mariano Soriano Fuertes y Piqueras, Spanish composer, born in Murcia, Spain (d. 1880)
- 1862 George William Louis Marshall-Hall, English composer, born in London (d. 1915)
- 1868 Wojciech Gawroński, Polish pianist and composer, born in Sejmany, Russian Empire (now Lithuania) (d. 1910)
- 1871 Willem Mengelberg, Dutch conductor (Concertgebouw Orchestra, 1895-1945; New York Philharmonic, 1922-30), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1951)
- 1883 William Henry Harris, English composer, born in Fulham, London (d. 1973)
- 1885 Marc Delmas, French composer, chiefly of stage and choral works, and musicologist, born in Saint-Quentin, France (d. 1931)
- 1886 Jaroslav Novotny, Czech composer, born in Jičín, Austria-Hungary (d. 1918)
- 1887 Rudolf Frederik Willem Boskaljon, musician and composer, born in Curacao, Portugal (d. 1969)
- 1890 Paul Whiteman "The King of Jazz", American orchestra leader (George Gershwin's "Rhapsody In Blue"), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 1967)
- 1900 Achille Longo, Italian composer, born in Naples, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1954)
- 1902 Jaromír Vejvoda, Czech composer (Beer Barrel Polka), born in Zbraslav, Czech Republic (d. 1988)
- 1902 Paul Godwin, Polish-Dutch violinist, born in Sosnowitz, Russian Empire (d. 1982)
- 1903 Rudolf Serkin, Bohemian-American concert pianist (noted for Beethoven interpretations), and pedagogue (Curtis Institute; Marlboro School of Music), born in Eger, Bohemia, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Czech Republic) (d. 1991)
- 1906 Murray Adaskin, Canadian violinist, composer, conductor (Saskatoon Symphony), and teacher (University of Saskatchewan), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2002)
- 1907 Herb Hall, American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist, born in Reserve, Louisiana (d. 1996)
- 1910 Jimmie Dodd, American actor (The Mickey Mouse Club; Thundering Trails; Riders of the Rio Grande), and singer-songwriter, born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1964)
- 1911 Myfanwy Piper, British librettist and art critic, born in London (d. 1997)
- 1915 Jay Livingston, American composer ("Buttons & Bows"; "Mona Lisa"; "Tammy"), born in McDonald, Pennsylvania (d. 2001)
- 1918 Rudolf Alberth, German conductor, and composer, born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany (d. 1992)
- 1918 Youly Algaroff, Russian-French ballet dancer, born in Simferopol, Crimea (d. 1995)
- 1919 Jacob Avshalomov, Russian-American composer (Symphony of Songs; The Oregon), conductor (Portland Youth Philharmonic, 1954-91), and pedagogue, born in Tsingtao, China (d. 2013)
- 1922 Felice Chiusano, Italian singer, born in Fondi, Italy (d. 1990)
- 1923 Thad Jones, American jazz saxophonist, flugelhorn player, arranger, bandleader, and composer (Count Basie; Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra), born in Pontiac, Michigan (d. 1986)
- 1925 Dmytro Hnatyuk, Ukrainian baritone (1951-88), opera director State Opera, 1975-88), and parliamentarian, born in Mămăești, Romania (d. 2016)
- 1928 José Luis de Delás, Spanish composer, born in Barcelona (d. 2018)
- 1930 Elizabeth Bainbridge, English opera singer, born in Rawtenstall, Lancashire
- 1930 Robert Ashley, American composer, born in Ann Arbor, Michigan (d. 2014)
- 1932 Germaine Bazzle, American jazz vocalist, born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1933 (Vincente) "Tete" Montoliu, Catalonian jazz pianist, born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 1997)
- 1934 Siegfried Thiele, German composer, and pedagogue, born in Chemnitz, Germany
- 1939 Roy Cicala, American sound engineer (Record Plant Studios (NYC) - Jimi Hendrix; John Lennon; Frank Sinatra), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 2014)
- 1941 Alf Clausen, American orchestra leader and film and television score composer (Donny & Marie; The Simpsons; ALF), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- 1941 Charlie McCoy, American Grammy-winning session musician and harmonica player (Hee Haw), born in Oak Hill, West Virginia
- 1942 Samuel Ramey, American operatic bass (La Scala, 1981- ; Metropolitan Opera, 1984-), born in Colby, Kansas
- 1943 Richard Eyre, English film, theatre, television and opera director (National Theatre), born in Barnstaple, Devon, England
- 1945 Boudewijn Buckinx, Belgian contemporary classical composer and musicologist, born in Lommel, Belgium
- 1945 Chuck Portz, American bassist (Turtles - "Happy Together"), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1945 Sally Carr, Scottish pop singer (Middle of the Road - "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep"), born in Muirhead, Scotland
- 1946 Richard Sussman, American jazz pianist, composer, and educator, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1948 John Evan, British rock keyboardist (Jethro Tull), born in Blackpool, Lancashire, England
- 1948 Milan Williams, American keyboardist (Commodores - "Three Times a Lady"), born in Okolona, Mississippi (d. 2006)
- 1951 Karen Kain, Canadian ballet dancer, 1973-97 (Moscow International Ballet Competition, 1973), and artistic director (National Ballet of Canada, 2005-21), born in Hamilton, Ontario
- 1951 Matti Pellonpää, Finnish actor and musician, born in Helsinki, Finland (d. 1995)
- 1954 Bill Bourne, Canadian Juno Award-winning folk, rock, and world music guitarist, and singer-songwriter, born in Red Deer, Alberta
Reba McEntire (69 years old)
1955 American Grammy Award-winning country singer ("Can't Even Get the Blues"; "Consider Me Gone"), actress, and television personality (The Voice, 2023-), born in McAlester, Oklahoma
- 1958 Oran "Juice" Jones, American R&B singer ("Curiosity"; "Here I Go Again"), born in Houston, Texas
- 1961 José Feghali, Brazilian concert pianist (Van Cliburn Gold Medalist, 1985), born in Brazil (d. 2014)
- 1962 Ged Grimes, Scottish rock bassist, and producer (Danny Wilson; Deacon Blue; Simple Minds), born in Dundee, Scotland
- 1963 Andy Cousin, English rock bassist (All About Eve; The Mission; The Lucy Nation), born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire
- 1965 Steve Turner, American grunge rock guitarist (Mudhoney), born in Houston, Texas
- 1966 Indra Lesmana, Indonesian jazz keyboardist, arranger, and composer, born in Jakarta, Indonesia
- 1966 Salt [Cheryl James], American Grammy Award-winning rapper and songwriter (Salt-n-Pepa - "Let's Talk About Sex"), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1968 Jon Lee, Welsh drummer (Feeder), born in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales (d. 2002)
- 1969 James Atkin, British rock singer, and guitarist (EMF - "Unbelievable"), born in Birmingham, England
- 1969 Rodney Atkins, American country music singer-songwriter ("Honesty"), born in Knoxville, Tennessee
- 1972 Ledisi [Young], American Grammy Award-winning jazz and R&B singer-songwriter, and record producer (Pieces of Me; The Wild Card), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1975 Orrin Evans, American jazz pianist, born in Trenton, New Jersey
- 1976 David Keuning, American guitar player (The Killers), born in Pella, Iowa
- 1977 Angelo Garcia, American pop singer (Menudo - "Cannonball"), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1980 Rasmus Seebach, Danish pop singer-songwriter, and record producer, born in Frederiksberg, Denmark
- 1986 J-Kwon [Jerrell Jones], American rapper (Tipsy), born in St. Louis, Missouri
Lady Gaga (38 years old)
1986 American singer-songwriter and actress (Bad Romance; A Star is Born), born in New York City
- 1989 Afrikan Boy [Olushola Ajose], British rapper ("Wot It Do?"), born in Nigeria
- 2005 D4vd [David Burke], American singer-songwriter (Here With Me), born in Queens, New York
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