- 1616 Malachias Siebenhaar, German composer, born in Creibitz, Bohemia (now Chřibská, Czech Republic (d. 1685)
- 1710 Giuseppe Antonio Paganelli, Italian composer, born in Padua, Italy (d. c. 1763)
- 1763 Jean Xavier Lefevre, French clarinetist and composer, born in Lausanne, Switzerland (d. 1829)
- 1779 Philipp Roth, German cellist, and composer, born at Tarnowitz in Prussian Silesia (now Tarnowskie Góry, Poland) (d. 1898)
- 1785 Karol Kurpiński, Polish composer (Pygmalion; Kalmora, or The Paternal Right of the Americans), conductor (Warsaw Opera, 1810-40), and pedagogue, born in Włoszakowice, Poland (d. 1857)
- 1793 Bernhard Joseph Klein, German sacred and secular music composer, and educator, born in Cologne, Germany (d. 1832)
- 1835 Ludwik Grossman, Polish composer (Duch Wojewody - The Ghost of Voyvode), born in Tureck, Poland (d. 1915)
- 1843 Artur Napoleão dos Santos, Portuguese pianist, composer, and music publisher, born in Porto, Portugal (d. 1925)
- 1852 Josef Bayer, Austrian composer, and music director (Austrian Court Ballet, 1883-1913), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1913)
- 1870 Oscar Straus [Strauss], Viennese composer (Ein Walzertraum), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1954)
- 1871 Ben Harney, American composer and "Father of Ragtime Piano" (You've Been a Good Old Wagon, But You Done Broke Down), born on the Mississippi River (d. 1938) [1]
- 1885 (Joseph) Rosario Bourdon, French Canadian-American cellist, violinist, conductor, arranger and musical director (Victor Talking Machine Company, 1905-31; Symphonique de Montréal, 1935-44), born in Longueuil, Quebec (d. 1961)
- 1887 Henri Gagnon, Canadian organist (Notre-Dame Basilica (Quebec), 1915-1961), composer (Rondel de Thibaut de Champagne), and music educator, born in Quebec City, Quebec (d. 1961)
- 1890 Fernand Ansseau, Belgian opera singer (Orfeo), born in Boussu-Bois, Belgium (d. 1972)
- 1893 [Walter] "Furry" Lewis, American blues musician, born in Greenville, Mississippi (d. 1981) [birth year disputed]
- 1897 Knudåge Riisager, Danish composer, and music director (Royal Danish Academy of Music, 1956-67), born in Kunda, Estonia (d. 1974)
- 1898 (Johanne) "Jo" Vincent, Dutch concert soprano (St. Matthew's Passion; Benjamin Britten's Spring Symphony), and voice teacher, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1989)
- 1905 Bob Wills, American western-swing singer, and bandleader, known as the 'King of Western Swing' (Texas Playboys -"Steel Guitar Rag"), born in Limestone County, Texas (d. 1975)
- 1909 Dave Clark, American blues music promoter, and songwriter ("Why I Sing The Blues"), born in Jacksonville, Florida (d. 1995)
- 1911 Roland Leich, American composer, chiefly of art songs, vocal, and choral music, and educator (Carnegie Institute, 1946-76), born in Evansville, Illinois (d. 1995)
- 1914 Kirill Kondrashin, Russian conductor (Bolshoi Theatre, 1943-56; Moscow Philharmonic, 1960-75; Concertgebouw, 1978-81), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1981)
- 1915 Benny de Weille, German swing jazz clarinetist and bandleader, born in Lübeck, Germany (d. 1977)
- 1916 George "Red" Callender, American jazz and session string bass and tuba player, born in Haynesville, Virginia (d. 1982)
- 1916 Virginia Gregg, American radio and screen actress, singer and double bassist, born in Harrisburg, Illinois (d. 1986)
- 1918 Howard McGhee, American be-bop jazz trumpeter, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma (d. 1987)
- 1919 Wanda Luzzato, Italian concert violinist and teacher, born in Varese, Lombardy, Italy (d. 2002)
- 1920 Peter Brinson, British ballet and dance writer, lecturer, and promoter (Ballet For All), born in Llandudno, Wales (d. 1995)
- 1921 Julius Rudel, Austrian-American conductor (NYC Opera, 1944-79), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2014)
- 1923 (John) "Wes" Montgomery, American influential and Grammy Award-winner jazz guitarist, born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 1968)
- 1923 Erhard Karkoschka, German composer, conductor (Contac-Ensemble), educator, and music scholar, born in Moravská Ostrava, Czechoslovakia (d. 2009)
- 1924 Sarah Caldwell, American conductor and opera director (Flagstaff), born in Maryville, Missouri (d. 2006)
- 1926 H.C. Robbins Landon, American musicologist (Haydn: Chronicle and Works), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2009)
- 1926 Jón Nordal, Icelandic composer (Choralis), born in Reykjavik, Iceland
- 1926 Miroslav Klega, Czech composer (Pantomime Suite), born in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia (d. 1993)
- 1927 (Adanelle) "Norman" Treigle, American operatic bass-baritone, born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1975)
- 1928 Ronald Stevenson, Scottish-Welsh composer (9 Haiku; Ben Dorain Symphony), pianist, and educator, born in Blackburn, Lancashire, England (d. 2015)
- 1930 Lorin Maazel, American conductor (Cleveland Orchestra, 1972-82; Orchestre National de France, 1977-91; NY Philharmonic 2001-09), born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France (d. 2014)
- 1931 Carmen de Lavallade, American actress, dancer and choreographer (Aida), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1933 (Dorothy) "Dolly" Collins, English folk musician, arranger, pianist, and composer, born in Hastings, Sussex, England (d. 1995)
- 1936 Sylvia Robinson, American rocker (Mickey & Sylvia - "Love Is Strange"), born in Harlem, New York (d. 2011)
- 1937 Ben Keith [Schaeufele], American musician and record producer (Neil Young, Great Speckled Bird), born in Fort Riley, Kansas (d. 2010)
- 1937 Doug Dillard, American country rock musician (The Dillards; Gene Clark; Dillard & Clark) and actor (Popeye - "Clem"), born in East St. Louis, Illinois (d. 2012)
- 1937 Paul Mefano, French composer, born in Basra, Iraq
- 1938 Lovelace Watkins, American singer known as "The Black Sinatra" (The Big, Big Voice of Lovelace Watkins), born in New Brunswick, New Jersey (d. 1995)
- 1939 Jerry Naylor, American country music and rock vocalist (Crickets), born in Stephenville, Texas (d. 2019)
- 1941 Peter Brötzmann, German free jazz saxophonist and clarinet player, born in Remscheid, Germany (d. 2023)
- 1942 Charles Tolliver, American jazz trumpeter (Impact), born in Jacksonville, Florida
- 1942 Flora Purim, Brazilian jazz singer (Return To Forever; Airto), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- 1944 Kiri Te Kanawa, New Zealand operatic soprano (Don Giovanni), born in Gisborne, New Zealand
- 1944 Mary Wilson, American pop vocalist (Supremes - "Where Did Our Love Go?"), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2021) [1]
- 1945 Hugh Grundy, British rock drummer (The Zombies - "She's Not There"; "Time Of The Season"), born in Winchester, Hampshire, England
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1946 British rock guitarist, and vocalist (Pink Floyd, 1968-2014 - "Comfortably Numb"), born in Cambridge, England
- 1947 Kiki Dee [Pauline Matthews], British pop singer ("Don't Go Breaking My Heart"), born in Bradford, Yorkshire, England
- 1951 Walter Trout, American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter (Canned Heat; Bluesbreakers), born in Ocean City, New Jersey
- 1957 Edward "Eddie" Deezen, American actor (Grease; I Wanna Hold Your Hand), born in Cumberland, Maryland
- 1964 Madonna Wayne Gacy [Stephen Bier, Jr.], American musician (Marilyn Manson), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- 1964 Reniet Vrieze, Dutch rock singer and guitarist (Pilgrims - "White Men"), born in the Netherlands
- 1966 Awadagin Pratt, American concert pianist and educator, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1967 Julio Bocca, Argentine ballet dancer (American Ballet Theater, 1986-2006; Ballet Argentino, 1990-2007), and artistic director (National Ballet of Uruguay, 2010-18), born in Munro, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 1968 Michael Romeo, American progressive heavy metal guitarist (Symphony X), born in New York Clity
- 1974 Guy Garvey, British singer-songwriter (Elbow) and presenter (BBC 6 Music), born in Bury, Lancashire. England
- 1975 Aracely Arámbula, Mexican telenovella actress and singer ("Sexy"), born in Chihuahua City, Mexico
- 1975 Yannick Nézet-Séguin, French Canadian conductor (Montréal Orchestre Métropolitain, 2000-; Philadelphia Orchestra, 2010-26; Metropolitan Opera, 2018-present), born in Montréal, Quebec
- 1978 Saukrates [Karl Amani Wailoo], Canadian rapper (Big Black Lincoln), born in Ottawa, Ontario
- 1984 Chris Tomson, American rock drummer (Vampire Weekend - "A-Punk"; "Oxford Comma"), born in Upper Freehold, New Jersey
- 1985 Pretty Yende, South African operatic soprano, born in Piet Retief, Mpumalanga, South Africa
- 1991 Tyler, the Creator [Tyler Gregory Okonma], American rapper and record producer (Flower Boy, Igor), born in Ladera Heights, California
- 1992 Momoko Tsugunaga, Japanese J-pop singer (Berryz Kobo), actress, radio personality, and kindergarten teacher, born in Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
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