- 1709 Pierre Leclair, French composer and violinist, born in Lyon, France (d. 1784)
- 1753 Stanislas Champein, French composer, born in Marseille, France (d. 1830)
- 1796 Johann Wilhelm Mangold, German composer, born in Darmstadt, Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1875)
- 1859 Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov, Russian composer and musician (Armenian Rhapsody), born in Gatchina, Russia (d. 1935)
- 1870 Vicente Lleó, Spanish composer (La Corte de Faraón), born in Torrent, Valencia (d. 1922)
- 1874 Karl Adrian Wohlfart, Swedish composer, born in Hycklinge, Sweden (d. 1943)
- 1893 René Voisin, French classical trumpet player, born in Angers, France (d. 1952)
Tommy Dorsey (1905-1956)
American trombonist and big band bandleader ("Opus No. 1"; "I'll Never Smile Again"), born in Mahanoy Plane, Pennsylvania [1]
- 1906 Henri Temianka, Scottish-born Polish composer (California Chamber Symphony), born in Greenock, Scotland (d. 1992)
- 1906 Jacques Leguerney, French composer, born in LeHarve, France, (d. 1997)
- 1908 Mikhail Chulaki, Soviet composer, born in Simferopol, Crimea (d. 1989)
- 1913 Blue Barron [Harry Freidman], American "sweet music" orchestra leader ("Cruising Down The River"), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2005)
- 1921 Géza Anda, Hungarian-Swiss concert pianist (Mozart; Bartók), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1976)
- 1927 Joe Hunter, American pianist and bandleader of Motown's house band - The Funk Brothers (1959-64), born in Jackson, Tennessee (d. 2007)
- 1928 Don Hunstein, American photographer of musicians, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2017)
- 1934 Dave Guard, singer-songwriter (The Kingston Trio), born in San Francisco, California (1991)
- 1936 Emin Aristakesian, Armenian composer, born in Yerevan, Armenia, USSR (d. 1996)
- 1936 Michel Decoust, French contemporary classical and electro-acoustic composer and conductor (Symétrie; Interphone), born in Paris, France
- 1936 Robert White, American session guitarist (Temptations - "My Girl"), born in Billmeyer, Pennsylvania (d. 1974)
- 1937 José Molina [Quijada], Spanish-born American flamenco dancer, born in Madrid, Spain (d. 2018)
- 1937 Ray Collins, American rock vocalist (Mothers of Invention), born in Pomona, California (d. 2012)
- 1938 Henry "Hank" Medress, American doo-wop singer (The Tokens - "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"), and record producer (The Chiffons; Tony Orlando & Dawn), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2007)
- 1939 Warren "Pete" Moore, American singer (Miracles - "Tears of a Clown"), born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1940 Alberto Villalpando, Bolivian composer (Phantastischen Liturgie), born in La Paz, Bolivia
- 1941 Eddie Raynor, New Zealand rock keyboardist (Split Enz; Crowded House), born in Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
- 1943 Fred Lipsius, American rock pianist and saxophone player (Blood, Sweat & Tears), born in New York City
- 1944 Charlie Coe, American rock guitarist and bassist (Paul Revere & The Raiders, 1963-68), born in Boise, Idaho
- 1945 Peter Cropper, British violinist (Lindsay Quartet, 1965-2005), born in Southport, Lancashire, England (d. 2015)
- 1946 Joe Correro, American rock drummer (Paul Revere & The Raiders, 1967-71), born in Greenwood, Mississippi
- 1950 James Adler, American concert pianist and composer (Memento mori - An AIDS Requiem), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1954 Annette Guest, American pop singer (First Choice - "Smarty Pants"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1954 Tom Scheckel, American rock drummer (Buckinghams), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1956 Ik-Hwan Bae, South Korean-American violinist (Bargemusic, 1982-95) and educator (Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, 1999-2014), born in Seoul, South Korea (d. 2014)
- 1957 Ofra Haza, Yemeni-Israeli singer, born in Tel Aviv, Israel (d. 2000)
- 1957 Phil Spalding, English new wave and progressive rock bass player (Tovah; GTR; Mike Oldfield), and hepatitis patient support group founder, born in London, England
- 1960 Matt Sorum, American rock drummer (Guns N' Roses, 1990-97; Velvet Revolver, 2002-08), born in Orange County, California
- 1961 Irakli Charkviani, Georgian alt rock and electronic musician, poet and prose writer, born in Tbilisi, Georgia SSR (d. 2006)
- 1970 Justin Chancellor, English bassist (Tool), born in London, England
- 1971 Alice Peacock, American folk singer, born in White Bear Lake, Minnesota
- 1974 Tawnie Olson, Canadian contemporary classical composer, and educator, born in Canada
- 1976 Jun Shibata, Japanese singer and songwriter, born in Setagaya, Japan
- 1978 Matt Dusk, Canadian jazz vocalist, born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1979 Keith Buckley, American punk rock singer (Every Time I Die), born in Buffalo, New York
- 1983 Fabrejay [Jeffrey Santana], American dance club DJ and record producer, born in Hoboken, New Jersey
- 1989 Tyga [Micheal Ray Stevenson], American rapper (Legendary), born in Compton, California
- 1992 Tove Styrke, Swedish singer-songwriter (Say My Name), born in Umeå, Sweden
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