- 1740 Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Barber of Seville), born in Roccaforzata, Taranto, Italy (d. 1816)
- 1771 Antoine-Charles Glachant, French violinist, composer, and artillery commander, born in Paris, France (d. 1851)
- 1814 Adolf von Henselt, German composer, born in Schwabach, Bavaria (d. 1889)
- 1829 Ciro Pinsuti, Italian pianist and composer, born in Sinalunga, Tuscany, Italy (d. 1888)
- 1833 Boleslaw Dembinski, Polish organist and composer, born in Poznań (d. 1914)
- 1846 Nicolai Soloviev, Russian music critic and composer, born in Petrozavodsk, Russia (d. 1916)
- 1855 Julius Röntgen, German-Dutch composer, born in Leipzig, Germany (d. 1932)
- 1857 Luigi Illica, Italian poet and opera librettist (Giacomo Puccini's "La bohème", "Tosca", and "Madama Butterfly"; Umberto Giordano's "Andrea Chénier"), born in Castell'Arquato, Duchy of Parma and Piacenza (now Italy) (d. 1919)
- 1865 August de Boeck, Flemish composer, born in Merchtem, Belgium (d. 1937)
- 1892 Eric Westberg, Swedish composer, born in Hudiksvall, Sweden (d. 1944)
- 1909 Don Messer, Canadian folk fiddler, and television host (Jubilee, 1959-73), born in Tweedside, New Brunswick (d. 1973)
- 1914 Carlo Maria Giulini, Italian conductor, born in Barletta, Italy (d. 2005)
- 1914 Frank Chacksfield, English easy listening pianist, arranger and orchestra leader ("Ebb Tide"), born in Battle, England (d. 1995)
- 1914 [Clarence] Hank Snow, Canadian country singer (I'm Moving On; I Went to Your Wedding), born in Brooklyn, Nova Scotia (d. 1999)
- 1916 Bernard Rose, British organist, soldier, composer, and academic, born in Sawbridgeworth, England (d. 1996)
- 1916 Douglas Guest, British organist, choir master (Westminster Abbey, 1963-81), conductor, and composer (For the Fallen), born in Sheffield, England (d. 1996) [1]
- 1924 Connie Russell, American singer (Club Embassy; Garroway at Large), born in New York City (d. 1990)
- 1928 Páll Pampichier Pálsson, Austrian-Icelandic composer, born in Graz, Austria (d. 1966)
- 1935 Nole "Nokie" Edwards, American surf-rock guitarist (The Ventures) and actor (Deadwood), born in Lahoma, Oklahoma (d. 2018)
- 1937 Dave Prater, American soul singer (Sam & Dave - "Soul Man"), born in Ocilla, Georgia (d. 1988)
- 1937 Sonny Curtis, American guitarist and singer-songwriter (The Crickets - " I Fought The Law"; solo - "Love Is All Around"), born in Meadow, Texas
- 1939 Bruce Mather, Canadian pianist and composer, born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1940 Dick Morrissey, British jazz saxophonist, born in Horley, Surrey, England (d. 2000)
- 1941 Danny Rapp, American pop singer (Danny & Juniors - "At The Hop"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1983)
- 1941 Pete Birrell, British rock bassist (Freddie and The Dreamers - "I'm Telling You Now"), born in Wythenshawe, Cheshire, England
- 1942 Mike Millward, British guitarist (The Fourmost - "A Little Loving"), born in Bromborough, Cheshire, England (d. 1966)
- 1942 Tommy Roe, American pop-rock singer ("Sheila"; "Dizzy"), born in Atlanta, Georgia
- 1942 Val Garay, American record producer and engineer (Bette Davis Eyes), born in San Francisco, California
- 1943 Bruce Milner, American pop-rock pianist and organ player (Every Mother's Son - "Come On Down to My Boat"), and dentist, born in New York
- 1943 John Hugen Tobler, British rock music journalist and record company executive (ZigZag Magazine co-founder), born in England
- 1944 Don Dannemann, American musician (Cyrkle), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1944 Richard Furay, American singer-songwriter, and guitarist (Buffalo Springfield; Poco), born in Yellow Springs, Ohio
- 1945 Steve Katz, American rock guitarist and vocalist (Blood, Sweat & Tears), born in New York City
Billy Joel (74 years old)
1949 American rock singer-songwriter, and piano player ("Piano Man"; "Just the Way You Are"; "Captain Jack"), born in The Bronx, New York
- 1950 Tom Petersson, American rock bassist (Cheap Trick - "I Want You to Want Me"), born in Rockford, Illinois
- 1951 Charley Drayton, American session and touring drummer, bass player (X-pensive Winos; DiVinyls; Paul Simon; Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul; Bob Dylan), and record producer, born in New York City
Joy Harjo (72 years old)
1951 American poet, musician and 1st Native American US Poet Laureate (2019-22), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
- 1955 Anne-Sofie von Otter, Swedish opera, lieder, and rock mezzo-soprano (For The Stars, with Elvis Costello), born in Stockholm, Sweden
- 1960 Jim Reilly, Northern Irish drummer (Red Rockers), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
- 1962 Dave Gahan, British new wave rock vocalist (Depeche Mode - "Dreaming of Me"), born in Essex, England
- 1962 John Corbett, American actor (Northern Exposure - "Chris Stevens"; Sex and the City - "Aidan"; My Big Fat Greek Wedding), and country music singer, born in Wheeling, West Virginia
- 1962 Paul Heaton, British singer-songwriter (Housemartins), born in Bromborough, England
- 1963 Ron Miles, American jazz cornetist, composer, and bandleader, born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 2022)
- 1963 Sanja Doležal, Croatian pop singer (Novi fosili), and television personality, born in Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia (now Croatia)
- 1969 Amber [Marie-Claire Cremers], Dutch-born German singer-songwriter, born in Ubbergen, the Netherlands
- 1971 Paul McGuigan, British rock bassist (Oasis, 1991-99 - "Wonderwall"), born in Manchester, England
- 1975 Tamia [Washington], Canadian R&B, hiphop, and pop singer, born in Windsor, Ontario
- 1977 Dan Regan, American ska trombonist (Reel Big Fish), and craft brewer, born in Corpus Christi, Texas
- 1979 Andrew W.K. [Wilkes-Krier], American rock singer, musician, songwriter ("Party Hard"), motivational speaker, and advice columnist, born in Stanford, California
- 1979 Pierre Bouvier, Canadian singer and bass player (Simple Plan - "Perfect"; "Welcome To My Life"), born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1989 C418 [Daniel Rosenfeld], German ambient musician, and video game and soundtrack composer (Minecraft; Beyond Stranger Things), born in Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany (now Chemnitz, Germany)
- 1995 Andrea Motis, Spanish jazz singer and trumpeter (Emotional Dance), born in Barcelona, Spain
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