- 1765 Jean Baptiste Cartier, French musician and composer, born in Avignon, France (d. 1841)
- 1777 Joseph-Henri-Ignace Mees, Flemish composer, born in Brussels, Austrian Netherlands (now Belgium) (d. 1858)
- 1778 Friedrich Westenholz, German composer, musicologist, and educator, born in Ludwigslust, Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1840)
- 1779 Thomas Moore, Irish poet and musician, born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1852)
- 1780 Franz Joseph Fröhlich, German composer, born in Würzburg, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1862)
- 1798 Josef Dessauer, Austrian composer, born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1876)
- 1830 Carl Filtsch, Transylvanian child piano prodigy, and composer, born in Mühlbach (Sebeș), Romania (d. 1845)
- 1841 Giovanni Sgambati, Italian pianist and composer, born in Rome (d. 1914)
- 1844 Léon Vasseur, French composer, born in Bapaume, France (d. 1917)
- 1883 George Dyson, British organist and composer (The Canterbury Pilgrims), born in Halifax, Yorkshire, England (d. 1964)
- 1883 Luigi Perrachio, Italian pianist, composer (Nove Poemetti; 25 Preludi), and pedagogue (Liceo Musicale Torino), born in Turin, Italy (d. 1966)
- 1886 Nikolai Sokoloff, Russian-American violinist and conductor (Cleveland Orchestra, 1918-32; Seattle Symphony, 1938-41; co-founder and director of La Jolla Music Society, 1941-65), born in Kyiv, Ukraine (d. 1965)
- 1889 José Padilla, Spanish composer and pianist (La Violetera - City Lights; Ça c'est Paris - Moulin Rouge), born in Almería, Spain (d. 1960)
- 1896 Marius Monnikendam, Dutch choir composer, born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1977)
- 1898 Andy Kirk, American jazz drummer and bandleader (Clouds Of Joy - "I Won't Tell a Soul (I Love You)"), born in Newport, Kentucky (d. 1992)
- 1900 Tommy Ladnier, American jazz trumpeter (Lovie Austin; King Oliver; New Orleans Feetwarmers; Noble Sissle; Sidney Bechet), born in Mandeville, Louisiana (d. 1939)
- 1904 Shalva Mikhailovich Mshvelidze, Russian composer, born in Tiflis (d. 1984)
- 1906 Phil Regan, American actor and singer ("My Wild Irish Rose"), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1996)
- 1910 Arthur Trappier, American jazz drummer (Blanche Calloway: Fats Waller), born in Georgetown, South Carolina (d. 1975)
T-Bone Walker (1910-1975)
American blues guitarist ("Funky Town"; "Well Done"), born in Linden, Texas
- 1911 Arthur "Skeets" Herfurt, American jazz and session saxophonist and clarinetist (Dorsey Brothers; Benny Goodman; Lawrence Wlek), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1992)
- 1915 Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Austrian violinist, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2002)
- 1917 "Papa" John Creach, American blues violinist (Hot Tuna; Jefferson Airplane), born in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania (d. 1994)
- 1923 Gyorgy Ligeti, Hungarian classical composer (Le Grand Macabre), born in Transylvania, Romania (d. 2006)
- 1925 Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, German baritone (Doktor Faust), born in Zehlendorf, Germany (d. 2012)
- 1926 Russ Freeman, American classically trained bebop and cool jazz pianist and composer (Art Pepper; Charlie Parker; Chet Baker; Clifford Brown; Shelly Manne), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2002)
- 1927 Bernhard Lewkovitch, Danish organist and composer (Tre Madrigali di Torquato Tasso), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 2024)
- 1928 Arno Marsh, American jazz saxophonist (Woody Herman), and bandleader, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan (d. 2019)
- 1930 Julian Slade, English popular composer (Salad Days), born in London (d. 2006)
- 1930 Lawrence "Tricky" Lofton, American jazz trombonist, born in Houston, Texas
- 1931 Peter Talbot Westergaard, American composer and educator, born in Champaign, Illinois (d. 2019)
- 1932 Henning Christiansen, Danish experimental composer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 2008)
- 1934 Rob du Bois, Dutch composer, born in Amsterdam (d. 2013)
- 1936 Maki Ishii, Japanese composer, born in Tokyo (d. 2003)
- 1938 Prince Buster [Cecil Bustamente Campbell], Jamaican-born reggae musician and producer (Madness), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 2016)
- 1940 Hans Dulfer, Dutch funk and jazz-fusion tenor saxophonist, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 1943 Dennis Riley, American composer (Masques (for wind quintet)), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1999)
- 1943 Elena Souliotis, Greek operatic soprano, born in Athens, Greece (d. 2004)
- 1943 Tony Mansfield [Anthony Bookbinder], British rock drummer (Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas - "Little Children"), born in Salford, Lancashire, England
- 1944 Billy Vera, American rock singer-songwriter (Billy & The Beaters - "At This Moment"; "Into the Night"), born in Riverside, California
- 1944 Gary Stewart, American country singer ("She's Actin' Single"), born in Jenkins, Kentucky (d. 2003)
Gladys Knight (79 years old)
1944 American singer known as the Empress of Soul (The Pips - "Midnight Train to Georgia"), born in Atlanta, Georgia
- 1944 Patricia Quinn, Lady Stephens, Northern-Irish actress, voice artist and singer (The Rocky Horror Picture Show), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
- 1945 John Fogerty, American songwriter, guitarist, and singer (Creedence Clearwater Revival - "Have You Ever Seen The Rain"; "Lookin' Out My Backdoor"), born in Berkeley, California
- 1946 Claudio Roditi, Brazilian jazz trumpeter, arranger, and composer, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 2020)
- 1947 Leland Sklar, American bass guitarist and session musician (James Taylor; Crosby, Stills & Nash), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 1948 Ray Laidlaw, British folk-rock drummer (Lindisfarne - "Lady Eleanor"; Jack the Lad), born in England
- 1949 Joseph Alfidi, American classical prodigy pianist, composer and conductor, born in New York City (d. 2015)
- 1949 Wendy O. Williams, American punk rock singer-songwriter (The Plasmatics), born in Webster, New York (d. 1998)
- 1952 Deborah Jo Billingsley, American singer (Lynyrd Skynyrd) and songwriter, born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2010)
- 1953 Arto Lindsay, American guitarist, composer (Lounge Lizards; Ambitious Lovers), and producer (Caetano Veloso, Gal Costa, Lucas Santtana), born in Richmond, Virginia
- 1954 George E Mahlberg, American astronomer (Mt Palomar/Mt Wilson, California, 1974-78), movie actor, sound engineer, and DJ (Dr. Cosmo), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2011)
- 1954 Youri Egorov, Soviet classical pianist, born in Kazan, USSR (d. 1988)
- 1955 Janet Seidel, Australian jazz pianist, vocalist, arranger, and educator, born in Cummins, South Australia (d. 2017)
- 1959 Léon Klaassen, Dutch session and touring rock and jazz drummer (Powerplay; The Pilgrims; D'Wys), born in The Netherlands
- 1959 Steve Strange [Harrington], Welsh pop singer (Visage) and nightclub host, born in Newbridge, Caerphily, Wales (d. 2015)
- 1961 Roland Gift, British pop-rock singer (Fine Young Cannibals - "She Drives Me Crazy"), and actor, born in Sparkhill, Birmingham, England
- 1962 Phil Vassar, American country music singer-songwriter ("Just Another Day In Paradise"), born in Lynchburg, Virginia
- 1963 Gavin Harrison, British progressive rock drummer (Porcupine Tree; King Crimson; Pineapple Thief), born in Harrow, Middlesex, England
- 1965 Chris Ballew, American alt rock singer-songwriter, and bassist (The Presidents Of The United States -"Lump"; Caspar Babypants), born in Seattle, Washington
Kylie Minogue (55 years old)
1968 Australian pop singer-songwriter ("Can't Get You Out of My Head"), and actress, born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- 1971 Trist Curless, American baritone jazz vocalist (The Manhattan Transfer, 2014-23), born in Cheyenne, Wyoming
- 1976 Pamelia Stickney, American theremin player and jazz bassist, born in California
- 1977 Ashley Ryan Ruiz Offord, singer (Menudo-Cannonball), born in Miami, Florida
- 1980 Mark Feehily, Irish pop singer (Westlife - "Flying Without Wings"), born in Sligo, Ireland
- 1981 Adam Green, American anti-folk singer-songwriter, born in Mount Kisco, New York
- 1985 Colbie Caillat, American folk-pop singer-songwriter ("Breakthrough"; " Bubbly"; "Brighter Than the Sun"), born in Malibu, California
- 1994 Seong-Jin Cho, South Korean concert pianist (International Chopin Piano Competition, 2015), born in Seoul, South Korea
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