- 1574 John Wilbye, English madrigal composer, born in Brome, Suffolk, England (d. 1638)
- 1621 Georg Neumark, German composer and poet, born in Langensalza, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1681)
- 1663 Tomaso Antonio Vitali, Italian composer and violinist, born in Bologna, Papal States (d. 1745)
- 1731 Jean-Louis Laruette, French musician and composer of comic opera, born in Paris, France (d. 1792)
- 1769 Josef Alois Ladurner, Austrian composer and priest, born in Algund, Austrian Empire (d. 1851)
- 1773 Tommaso Marchesi, Italian composer, born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 1852)
- 1797 Carl Schwencke, German pianist and composer, born in Hamburg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1870)
- 1799 František Ladislav Čelakovský, Czech linguist, poet (national anthem, folk song), and Slavist, born in Strakonice, Austrian Empire (now Czech Republic) (d. 1852)
- 1811 Christian Heinrich Hohmann, German composer, born in Niederwerrn, Kingdom of Bavaria (d. 1861)
- 1820 Gustav Heinrich Graben-Hoffman, German composer and teacher, born in Bnin, Grand Duchy of Posen, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1900)
- 1822 Victor Masse, French composer, born in Lorient, France (d. 1884)
- 1858 Nikolai Artzibushev, Russian composer, born in Tsarskoye Selo, Russian Empire (d. 1937)
- 1872 Vasily Andreyevich Zolotaryov, Russian composer (Rhapsodie hébraïque; Prince Lake), and teacher, born in Taganrog, Russia (d. 1964)
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
French composer, pianist and conductor (Daphnis et Chloé; Boléro), born in Ciboure, France
- 1883 Carl Deis, American composer and organist, born in New York City (d. 1960)
- 1887 Heino Eller, Estonian composer (Koit (Dawn); Videvik (Twilight)), pedagogue (Tallinn Conservatory, 1940 -70), and teacher of Arvo Pärt, born in Tartu, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire (now Estonia) (d. 1970)
- 1888 Alcide "Slow Drag" Pavageau, American jazz guitarist and double-bassist, born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1969)
- 1895 Juan Jose Castro, Argentine composer, born in Avellaneda, Argentina (d. 1968)
- 1896 Erwin Bodky, German-American composer, born in Ragnit, East Prussia (d. 1958)
- 1900 Evald Aav, Estonian composer (Vikerlased), born in Tallinn (d. 1939) [OS 22 Feb]
- 1906 Alejandro Garcia Caturla, Cuban composer, born in Remedios, Cuba (d. 1940)
- 1906 Hans Lachman, German born Dutch Jewish composer, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1990)
- 1907 Juan Francisco Giacobbe, Argentine composer, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1990)
- 1908 Nat Gonella, British big band jazz trumpeter, mellophonist, singer, and bandleader (The Georgians; Oh, Monah), born in Islington, London, England (d. 1998)
- 1908 Tomas de Manzarraga, Spanish composer, born in Igorre, Spain (d. 1988)
- 1910 Josef Veselka, Czech choral conductor (Prague Philharmonic Choir, 1959-81), and pedagogue, born in Nové Město na Moravě, Czechoslovaia (d. 1992)
- 1911 Louis Cottrell Jr., Creole-American jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist (Heritage Hall Jazz Band), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1978)
- 1911 Stefan Kisielewski, Polish composer, writer and politician, born in Warsaw (d. 1991)
- 1917 Janet Collins, American ballerina, choreographer, and teacher, born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2003)
- 1917 Robert Erickson, American composer, born in Marquette, Michigan (d. 1997)
- 1922 Patrick "Paddy" Clancy, Irish folk singer, harmonic player, and songwriter (The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem - "Carrickfergus"), born in Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary, Ireland (d. 1998)
- 1923 Mahlon Clark, American big band jazz and session clarinetist, born in Portsmouth, Virginia (d. 2007)
- 1929 Yvonne Chouteau, Native American dancer (one of the "five Moons" of Oklahoma), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2016)
- 1931 C W Stubblefield, American restaurateur and music promoter, born in Navasota, Texas (d. 1995)
- 1932 Ed Thrasher, American Grammy Award-winning art director (Warner Brothers Records, 1964-79), and photographer (album art for Frank Sinatra; Jimi Hendrix, Grateful Dead), born in Glendale, California (d. 2006)
- 1932 Lola Beltrán, Mexican ranchera singer ("Priscila elque se fue"; "Paloma Negra") and actress (El revólver sangriento), born in El Rosario, Mexico (d. 1966)
- 1934 Giorgos Katsaros, Greek musician and composer, born in Corfu, Greece
- 1939 Marion Marlowe, American singer ("The Man in the Raincoat"; Arthur Godfrey & His Friends), and actress, born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 2012)
- 1942 (Hamilton) Bohannon, American R&B and disco percussionist, bandleader, songwriter, and record producer ("Save Their Souls"), born in Newnan, Georgia, d. 2020)
- 1942 Tammy Faye Bakker (née Messner), American Christian singer and former wife of Jim Bakker (The PTL Club), born in International Falls, Minnesota (d. 2007)
- 1943 Chris White, British rock singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer (The Zombies - "She's Not There"; "Time Of The Season"), born in Barnet, Hertfordshire, England
- 1943 Leon Sylvers III, American R&B, disco, and funk multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer (The Sylers), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- 1944 Townes Van Zandt, American singer-songwriter ("Kathleen"; "Loretta"), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 1997)
- 1945 Arthur Lee, American rock singer-songwriter (Love - "Forever Changes"; "Vindicator"), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2006)
- 1946 Matthew Fisher, English rock keyboardist (Procol Harum - "A Whiter Shade Of Pale"), born in London, England
- 1946 Peter Wolf [Blankenfield], American rock singer (J. Geils Band - "Centerfold"; "Freeze Frame"), born in the Bronx, New York City
- 1947 Donna Loren, American singer and actress (Beach Blanket Bingo), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1950 Iris Chacón, Puerto Rican singer, dancer, and TV personality, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
- 1951 (Francis) Rocco Prestia, American funk-rock bassist (Tower of Power), born in Sonora, California (d. 2020)
- 1952 Ernie Isley, American vocalist and guitarist (The Isley Brothers,1969-84 & 1991-present - "It's Your Thing"; "Heat is On"), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- 1953 Jules Shear, American rock musician and songwriter ("If She Knew What She Wants"), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1953 Kenny Aronoff, American drummer (John Mellencamp), born in Albany, New York
- 1954 Matt Frenette, Canadian rock drummer, and songwriter (Loverboy - "Working for the Weekend"), born in Calgary, Alberta
- 1960 Chris Rodriguez, American pop and country session and touring guitarist and vocalist, and contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter, born in The Bronx, New York
- 1961 Warrel Dane, American singer (Nevermore), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2017)
- 1962 Taylor Dayne [Leslie Wunderman], American vocalist ("Tell It To My Heart"; "I'll Always Love You"), born in New York
- 1964 Denyce Graves, American mezzo-soprano (Carmen), born in Washington, D.C.
- 1964 Jennifer McCarters, American country singer (McCarters - "The Gift"), born in Sevierville, Tennessee
- 1966 Atsushi Sakurai, Japanese rock vocalist and songwriter (Buck-Tick), born in Fujioka, Japan (d. 2023)
- 1967 Randel "Randy" Guss, American musician and drummer (Toad the Wet Sprocket), born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1972 Jang Dong-gun, South Korean actor (Friend) and musician, born in Seoul, South Korea
- 1973 Sébastien Izambard, French operatic pop singer (Il Divo), born in Paris, France
- 1974 Hugo Ferreira, Portuguese-American rock singer-songwriter (Tantric), born in Luanda, Portuguese Angola
- 1974 Larry Bagby, American actor and musician (Buffy the Vampire Slyer), born in Marysville, California
- 1977 Bartosz Kowalski [-Banasewicz], Polish classical music composer (Contra Tempus; Symmetrical Visions), born in Warsaw, Poland
- 1979 Lisa Batiashvili, Georgian-German concert violinist, born in Tblisi, Georgian SSR
- 1985 Thomas Erak, American progressive rock guitarist (The Fall of Troy; Just Like Vinyl), born in Seattle, Washington
- 1992 Alisson Kruusmaa, contemporary classical composer (Rain; Hummingbirds), born in Pärnu, Estonia
- 1997 Josh Dewhurst, British rock guitarist (Blossoms), born in Manchester, England
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