- 1660 Alessandro Scarlatti, Italian baroque composer (Tigrane), born in Palermo, Sicily (d. 1725)
- 1729 Florian Johann Deller, Austrian composer, baptized in Drosendorf, Austria (d. 1773)
- 1752 Ludwig August Lebrun, German composer, born in Mannheim, Electorate of the Palatinate, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1790)
- 1754 Vicente Martín y Soler, Valencian composer, born in Valencia, Spain (d. 1806)
- 1810 Hans Christian Lumbye, Danish waltz composer, and musical director (Tivoli Gardens, 1843-72), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1874)
- 1817 Zikmund Kolešovský, Czech composer, born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1868)
- 1843 Karl Michael Ziehrer, Austrian composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1922)
- 1846 Zygmunt Noskowski, Polish composer, conductor, and pedagogue, born in Warsaw, Russian Poland (now Poland) (d. 1909)
- 1855 Theodore Moses Tobani, German composer, born in Hamburg, German Confederation (now Germany) (d. 1933)
- 1857 Frederic Cliffe, English composer, born in Bradford, Yorkshire (d. 1931)
- 1859 Eugène d'Harcourt, French composer, born in Paris (d. 1918)
- 1862 Maurice Emmanuel, French composer and musicologist (Salamine), born in Bar-sur-Aube, France (d. 1938)
- 1887 Vernon Castle, English-American dancer, born in Norwich, Norfolk, England (d. 1918)
Lorenz Hart (1895-1943)
American lyricist ("I Could Write A Book"; "My Funny Valentine") and half of the Broadway musical team Rodgers and Hart, born in Harlem, New York
- 1897 J. Fred Coots, American songwriter ("Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"; "Love Letters In The Sand"), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1985)
- 1898 Henry Hall, British bandleader (BBC Dance Orchestra), born in Peckham, South London, England (d. 1989)
- 1903 Øivin Fjeldstad, Norwegian conductor and composer, born in Oslo, Norway (d. 1983)
- 1904 Georgi Dimitrov, Bulgarian composer, born in Belogradchik, Bulgaria (d. 1979)
- 1906 Maurice Thiriet, French composer, born in Meulan, Yvelines, France (d. 1972)
- 1915 Doris Fisher, American singer and songwriter ("Tutti Frutti"; "You Always Hurt the One You Love": "Tampico"), born in New York City (d. 2003)
- 1915 Jan Hanus, Czech composer, born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 2004)
- 1915 Van Alexander [Alexander Van Vliet Feldman], American composer, arranger ("A-Tisket, A-Tasket"), and orchestra leader (Dean Martin Show), born in Harlem, New York (d. 2015)
- 1920 Jacob Gilboa [Erwin Goldberg], Israeli composer, born in Košice, Czechoslovakia (d. 2007)
- 1920 Jean-Marie Auberson, Swiss conductor, born in Chavornay, Switzerland (d. 2004)
- 1923 Christina Spierenburg, Dutch singer, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1979)
- 1924 Aafje Heynis, Dutch singer (contralto), born in Krommenie, Netherlands (d. 2015)
- 1924 Lynn Evans [Carolyn Hargate], American pop vocalist (The Chordettes - "Mr. Sandman"; "Lollipop"), born in Youngstown, Ohio (d. 2020)
- 1924 Theodore Bikel, Austrian-American stage and screen singer and actor (The Sound of Music; Fiddler On The Roof; The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming; 200 Motels), folk singer (co-founder Newport Folk Festival), and political activist, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2015)
- 1925 Svatopluk Havelka, Czech composer, born in Vrbice, Karviná, Czech Republic (d. 2009)
- 1929 (Fred Lincoln) "Link" Wray, Native American rock guitarist ("Rumble"), born in Dunn, North Carolina (d. 2005)
- 1929 Edward Levy, American composer, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2002)
- 1929 Luc Ferrari, French composer, born in Paris (d. 2005)
- 1931 Richard "Groove" Holmes, American jazz organist ("Misty"), born in Camden, New Jersey (d. 1991)
- 1932 Malcolm Lipkin, English composer, born in Liverpool, England (d. 2017)
- 1933 Bunk Gardner [John Guarnera], American saxophone and woodwind player (Mothers Of Invention), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- 1936 Engelbert Humperdinck [Arnold George Dorsey], British pop singer ("Release Me"; "After The Loving"), born in Madras, British India
- 1936 Michael Rabin, American violinist (In Memorium), born in New York City (d. 1972)
- 1937 Torbjörn Hultcrantzn, Swedish jazz double bass player, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1994)
- 1939 Tony Asher, English-American lyricist ("God Only Knows"; "Wouldn't It Be Nice"; "That's Life"), born in London, England
- 1942 Alexis Mardas, Greek electronics engineer, entrepreneur, and Beatles hanger-on also known as "Magic Alex", born in Athens, Greece (d. 2017)
- 1944 Bob Henrit, English pop drummer (Argent - "Hold Your Head Up"; The Kinks), born in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England
- 1944 Tony Lane, American art director (Rolling Stone magazine), and Grammy Award-winning album cover art designer (Carly Simon - Boys in the Trees; Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water; Michael Jackson - Bad), born in New York City (d. 2016)
- 1945 Goldy McJohn [John Goadsby], Canadian rock keyboard and Hammond B3 organ player (Steppenwolf - "Magic Carpet ride"; 'Born To Be Wild"), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2017)
- 1945 Judge Dread [Alexander Hughes] English reggae musician, born in Kent, England (d. 1998)
- 1945 Randy Cain, American soul singer (4 Gents;; Delfonics - "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2009)
- 1946 Lesley Gore [Goldstein], American pop singer ("It's My Party"; "You Don't Own Me"), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2015)
- 1947 Philippe Herreweghe, Belgian conductor, choirmaster (La Chapelle Royale; Collegium Vocale Gent), and period instrument advocate, born in Ghent, Belgium
- 1948 Larry Gatlin, American country singer (Gatlin Brothers - "Broken Lady"), born in Seminole, Texas
- 1949 Joey Phillips, American percussionist (Atlantic Starr - "Touch a Four-Leaf Clover"), born in the USA
- 1950 Lou Gramm [Grammatico], American rock singer-songwriter (Foreigner - "Hot Blooded"; "Cold As Ice"), born in Rochester, New York
- 1951 John "Jo" Callis, British punk-rock songwriter and musician (The Rezillos; The Human League), born in Rotherham, England
- 1951 John Glascock, British bass guitarist and singer (Carmen, 1972-75; Jethro Tull, 1976-79 - "Too Old To Rock 'n' Roll, Too Young To Die"), born in Islington, England (d. 1979)
- 1952 Mari Natsuki, Japanese singer, dancer and actress, born in Tokyo
- 1953 Valery Gergiev, Russian conductor (Mariinsky Orchestra, 1988 -present; Munich Philharmonic, 2015-22; Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, 1995-2008), born in Moscow, USSR
- 1954 Angela Bofill, Cuban-Puerto Rican-American R&B singer-songwriter (This Time I'll Be Sweeter; Too Tough), born in Brooklyn, NYC
- 1956 David Rhodes, English guitarist (Random Hold), born in London
- 1961 Doctor Robert [Bruce Robert Howard], Scottish singer-songwriter (The Blow Monkeys - "It Doesn't Have To Be This Way"), born in Haddington, Scotland
- 1965 Matthew Barley, British classical, contemporary, and jazz cellist (The Peasant Girl), born in London, England
- 1968 Ziana Zain, Malaysian singer and actress, born in Merlimau, Malacca, Malaysia
- 1974 Garðar Thór Cortes, Icelandic tenor, born in Reykjavík, Iceland
- 1975 Kate Baldwin, American stage actress and singer (Hello, Dolly!), born in Evanston, Illinois
- 1978 Steve Bays, Canadian rock musician (Hot Hot Heat - "In The Middle Of Nowhere"), and record producer, born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- 1982 Lorie [Laure Pester], French singer, born in Le Plessis-Bouchard, Île-de-France
- 1983 Mon Laferte [Norma Monserrat Bustamante Laferte], Chilean singer-songwriter, born in Viña del Mar, Chile
Lily Allen (38 years old)
1985 English singer-songwriter ("It's Not Me, It's You") and TV presenter (Lily Allen and Friends), born in London
- 1987 Nana Kitade, Japanese singer and songwriter, born in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
- 1988 Lara Liang, Russian-Taiwanese-American singer (Nan Quan Mama), born in California
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