- 1748 Etienne Joseph Floquet, French opera composer, born in Aix-en-Provence, France (d. 1785)
- 1765 Thomas Attwood, English organist and composer, born in London (d. 1838)
- 1797 Gábor Mátray, Hungarian composer and musicologist, born in Nagykata, Hungary (d. 1875)
- 1843 Josef Sucher, Hungarian composer and conductor (Aus alten Märchen), born in Döbör, Hungary (d. 1908)
- 1862 Alberto Williams, Argentine pianist and composer (Etrerno Reposo), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1952)
- 1876 Manuel de Falla, Spanish pianist and composer (Atlántida), born in Cádiz, Spain (d. 1946)
- 1878 André Caplet, French composer and conductor (Conte Fantastic; Le miroir de Jesus), born on a boat sailing between Le Havre (Seine-Maritime) and Honfleur (Calvados) in France (d. 1925)
- 1887 Paul Malengreau, Belgian organist, composer, and educator (Brussels Conservatory, 1813-53), born in at Trélon, Nord, France (d. 1956)
- 1894 Rosetta Duncan, American vaudevillian (Duncan Sisters), actress (Topsy and Eva), and songwriter (Remeberin'), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1959)
- 1896 Joris Vriamont, Flemish author and music publisher, born in Lincent, Belgium (d. 1961)
- 1896 Ruth Etting, American stage, radio, and screen singer ("Shine On Harvest Moon"; "Ten Cents A Dance"), and actress (Roman Scandals; Ziegfeld Follies), born in David City, Nebraska (d. 1978)
- 1896 Viktor Kosenko, Russian-Ukrainian pianist, composer (Moldavian Poem), and educator, born in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire (d. 1938)
- 1906 Mervyn Roberts, Welsh composer, born in Abergele, Denbighshire (d. 1990)
- 1919 Cláudio Santoro, Brazilian violinist, conductor, and composer, born in Manaus, Brazil (d. 1989)
- 1920 Herman Nieland, Dutch organist, pianist, composer (Te Deum Laudamus; Blätterlos), and educator, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1993)
- 1921 Jack Marshall, American jazz and session guitarist, film and television composer, arranger, and record producer (Capitol Records), born in El Dorado, Kansas (d. 1973)
- 1925 Johnny Mandel, American composer, arranger and musician (M*A*S*H theme), born in New York City (d. 2020)
- 1926 R. L. Burnside, American blues musician (Deep Blues), born in Harmontown, Mississippi (d. 2005)
- 1928 Jakob Jež, Slovenian composer (Klas pri klasu (Ear by Ear)), and pedagogue, born in Boštanj, Slovenia (d. 2022)
- 1928 Jerry Bock, American Broadway composer (Fiddler on the Roof), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 2010)
- 1929 Gloria Lynne [Wilson], American jazz vocalist (Dell Tones), born in Harlem, New York (d. 2013)
- 1931 Oscar C. Yatco, Filipino violinist and conductor, born in Tanuan, Batangas, Philippines (d. 2014)
Krzysztof Penderecki (1933-2020)
Polish composer ("Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima"), born in Dębica, Poland
- 1936 Celin Romero, Spanish classical guitarist (The Romeros), born in Málaga, Spain
- 1939 Betty Everett, American soul singer (Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss), born in Greenwood, Mississippi (d. 2001)
- 1942 Steve Gillette, American folk singer-songwriter and guitarist ("Darcy Farrow";"Bed of Roses"), born in Pensacola, Florida
- 1949 Alan Paul [Wichinsky], American jazz singer and songwriter (The Manhattan Transfer - "Twilight Zone/Twilight Tone"), born in Newark, New Jersey
- 1949 Charlie Black, American country music songwriter (Anne Murray - "Shadows in the Moonlight"; K.T. Oslin - "Come Next Monday"), born in Cheverly, Maryland (d. 2021)
- 1950 Cecil Hooker, American country-rockabilly violinist (Snuff - "Bad, Bad, Billy"), born in Danville, Indiana
- 1952 Bill Troiano, American tuba player (Long Island Tuba Quartet), and teacher, born in Plainview, New York
- 1953 Francis Cabrel, French folk and country singer-songwriter and guitarist, born in Agen, France
- 1954 Bruce Hornsby, American pop, rock, and bluegrass, singer-songwriter, and piano player ("The Way It Is"), born in Williamsburg, Virginia
- 1955 Ludovico Einaudi, Italian pianist, classical and film composer (Divenire), born in Turin, Piedmont, Italy
- 1957 Mark Radice, American session and touring musician (Donovan; Aerosmith; Cheap Trick), singer, songwriter, and producer (The Muppets; Sesame Street), born in Newark, New Jersey
- 1961 Nicolas Bacri, French classical music composer, born in Paris, France
- 1962 Calvin Hayes, British drummer (Johnny Hates Jazz - "Turn Back the Clock"), born in London, England
- 1966 Charlie Grover, American drummer (Sponge, 1994-2000), born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1967 Patrick Mameli, Dutch rock vocalist and guitarist (Pestilence), born in Holland, Netherlands
- 1969 Jonathan Seet, Canadian singer, born in Singapore
- 1972 Kurupt [Ricardo Emmanuel Brown], American rapper and actor (Tha Dogg Pound), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1976 Joe Sumner, British rock bassist and singer-songwriter (Fiction Plane), born in England
- 1978 Tommy Marth, American rock saxophone player (The Killers, 2008-2010), born in Las Vegas, Nevada (d. 2012)
- 1984 Lucas Grabeel, American actor and singer, born in Springfield, Missouri
Miley Cyrus (31 years old)
1992 American actress (Hannah Montana), and singer ("The Climb"; "Party in the USA"), born in Franklin, Tennessee
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