1652 Johann Philipp Förtsch, German Baroque composer, statesman, and physician, born in Wertheim am Main, Wertheim County, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1732)
1707 Antonio Teixeira, Portuguese composer, born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. after 1769)
1805 Johann Peter Emilius Hartmann, Danish Romantic composer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1900)
1812 Emilie Mayer, German composer of Romantic music, born in Friedland, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Swedish Pomerania (now Germany) (d. 1883)
1816 Gualtiero Sanelli, Italian composer, born in Parma, Duchy of Parma and Piacenza (now Italy) (d. 1861)
1864 Eleanor Everest Freer, American composer, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1942)
1870 Zygmunt Stojowski, Polish-American concert pianist, composer, and pedagogue, born near Kielce, Russian Empire (now Poland) (d. 1946)
1885 Otto Klemperer, German-American conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic, 1933-39), and composer (Das Ziel), born in Breslau, Prussia (now Wrocław, Poland) (d. 1973)
1891 Egon Kornauth, Austrian composer, born in Olmütz, Moravia (d. 1959)
1892 Arthur Vincent Lourie, Russian composer, born in Propoysk, Russia (d. 1966)
1892 Felix Petyrek, Austrian composer, born in Brno, Austria (d. 1951)
1893 Ivan Wyschnegradsky, Russian microtonal composer, born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 1979)
1895 Renato Lunelli, composer Italian organist, composer, and musicologist, born in Trent, Austria-Hungary (now Trento, Italy) (d. 1967)
1897 Sidney Bechet, American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, bandleader, and composer ("Petite Fleur"), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1959)
1898 Bonifacio Gil Garcia, Spanish composer and folklorist, born in Santo Domingo de la Calzada, Spain (d. 1964)
1898 [Arthur] Zutty Singleton, American jazz drummer (Louis Armstrong's Hot Five), born in Bunkie, Louisiana (d. 1975)
1899 Stelios Perpiniadis, Greek folk singer, songwriter and guitarist, born in Tinos, Greece (d. 1977)
1900 Leo Smit, Dutch composer who died in a Nazi extermination camp, born in Amsterdam (d. 1943)
1911 Hans Vogt, German composer, born in Danzig, Prussia (now Gdansk, Poland) (d. 1992)
1916 Lance Dossor, British-Australian concert pianist, born in Weston-super-Mare, England (d. 2005)
1917 Lou Harrison, American composer (La Koro Sutro), born in Portland, Oregon (d. 2003)
1924 Joly Braga Santos, Portuguese composer and conductor, born in Lisbon (d. 1988)
1925 Al Porcino, American big band jazz and session trumpeter (Woody Herman, Stan Kenton), born in New York City (d. 2013)
1925 Patrice Munsel [Munsil], American operatic soprano (Metropolitan Opera, 1943-58; Patrice Munsel Show), born in Spokane, Washington (d. 2016)
1925 Tristram Ogilvie Cary, British-Australian composer, electronic music pioneer, and educator, born in Oxford, England (d. 2008)
1926 Čestmír Gregor, Czech composer, born in Brno (d. 2011)
1928 Will "Dub" Jones, American bass singer (The Coasters - "Charlie Brown"), born in Shreveport, Louisiana (d. 2000)
1930 Władysław Słowiński, Polish contemporary classical composer, born in Sadlno, Poland
1931 Alvin Lucier, American composer of experimental music (I Am Sitting In A Room; Music On A Long Thin Wire), born in Nashua, New Hampshire
1932 [Donald William] Bob Johnston, American music producer (Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Simon & Garfunkel), born in Hillsboro, Texas (d. 2015)
1933 Frank Harte, Irish traditional singer and song collector, born in Chapelizod, County Dublin, Ireland (d. 2005)
1934 Grady Gaines, American jazz, blues, and R&B tenor saxophonist (Little Richard; Sam Cooke, James Brown, Jackie Wilson), born in Waskom, Texas (d. 2021)
1936 Bobby Darin [Walden Robert Cassotto], American singer ("Mack the Knife"; "Splish-Splash"; "Beyond The Sea"), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 1973)
1936 Charlie Gracie [Graci], American rock pioneer, rhythm and blues singer, and guitarist ("Butterfly"; "Fabulous"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2022) [1]
1937 Peter Williams, British organist and musicologist, born in Wolverhampton, England (d. 2016)
1937 Vic Flick, British studio guitarist ("James Bond Theme"; George Martin Orchestra; John Barry Seven), film score composer and arranger, born in Worcester Park, Surrey, England
1939 Troy Shondell, American singer ("This Time (We’re Really Breaking Up)"), born in Fort Wayne, Indiana (d. 2016)
1942 Gerald Shapiro, American classical and electro-acoustic composer (The Voice of the Dharma; In Time's Sahdow), and educator (Brown university), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1943 (John) "Jack" Bruce, Scottish bassist and singer-songwriter (Cream - "Sunshine of Your Love"; "White Room"), born in Bishopbriggs, Scotland (d. 2014)
1943 Derek "Lek" Leckenby, British rock guitarist (Herman's Hermits), born in Leeds, England (d. 1994)
1943 Tania León, Cuban-American Pulitzer Prize-winning composer (Haiku; Scourge of the Hyacinths), conductor, arts advisor, and educator, born in Havana, Cuba
1944 Gene Cornish, Canadian rock bassist/vocalist (Fotomaker, Rascals - "Good Lovin'"), born in Ottawa, Ontario
1945 Grigori Zhislin, Russian concert violinist, and viola player, born in Leningrad, USSR (d. 2017)
1946 Alan David Marks, American concert pianist and composer, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1995)
1947 Al Ciner, American rock guitarist (American Breed - "Bend Me, Shape Me"; Three Dog Night - "Joy To The World"), born in Chicago, Illinois
1947 Jon Landau, American music writer, artist manager, and record producer (Bruce Springsteen; Train; Shania Twain), born in New York City
1951 Jay Beckenstein, American saxophonist (Spyro Gyra - "Morning Dance"), born in Brooklyn, New York
1952 David Byrne, Scottish-American rock singer-songwriter (Talking Heads - "Burning Down the House"; "Psycho Killer"), born in Dumbarton Scotland
1953 Tom Cochrane, Canadian rock vocalist and guitarist (Red Rider - "Lunatic Fringe"), born in Toronto, Ontario
1959 Patrick Bruel [Benguigui], Algerian-French actor (Coup of Sirocco), rock vocalist ("Marre de cette nana-là" - "Fed Up With That Chick"), and world class poker player, born in Tlemcen, Algeria
1962 C. C. DeVille, American rocker (Poison - "Talk Dirty to Me"), born in Brooklyn, New York
1962 Ian Astbury, British-Canadian rock singer and songwriter (The Cult - "Fire Woman"), born in Heswall, Cheshire, England
1966 Fab Morvan, French singer-songwriter, dancer, and de-frocked Grammy Award winner (Milli Vanilli with Rob Pilatus), born in Paris, France
1966 Mike Inez, American rock bassist (Alice in Chains - "Facelift"; Ozzy Osbourne), born in San Fernando, California
1966 Raphael Saadiq, American musician (Tony! Toni! Toné!), born in Oakland California
1967 Deirdre Gribbin, Northern Ireland classical composer (Hey Persephone!; Unity of Being), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
1969 Danny Wood, American singer, guitarist, and choreographer (New Kids On The Block), born in Dorchester, Massachusetts
1969 Greg Kurstin, American record producer, and songwriter (Lily Allen; Sia; P!nk; Foo Fighters; Adele; Paul McCartney; Bird and The Bee), born in Los Angeles, California
1971 Raphael Wiggins, American rapper (Lifelines), born in Oakland, California
1973 Natalie Appleton, Canadian pop singer (All Saints -"Never Ever"), born in Mississauga, Ontario
1973 Shanice [Wilson], American R&B and soul vocalist ("I Love Your Smile"; "Saving Forever For You"), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1976 Hunter Burgan, American punk rock bassist (AFI), born in Los Angeles County, California
1981 Sarbel [Michael Maronitis], British-Cypriot pop singer ("Se Pira Sovara"), born in London, England
1983 Anahí [Puente], Mexican novella actress and pop singer (RBD), born in Mexico City
1983 Tom Welham, British musiciangutarist (Thirteen Senses; The Story), born in the UK
1988 Nadine Sierra, American opera singer (Lucia di Lammermoor), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
1993 Miranda Cosgrove, American actress and singer (iCarly), born in Los Angeles, California
1994 Veronica Swift [O'Brien], American jazz vocalist (This Bitter Earth; Lonely Woman), born in Charlottesville, Virginia
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