- 1632 Jean-Baptiste Lully, Italian-born French composer (Miserere Suites de Symphonies et Trios), born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (d. 1687)
- 1763 Matthäus Fischer, German organist and composer, born in Ried, Swabia (d. 1840)
- 1784 Ferdinand Ries, German pianist, composer, and Beethoven's secretary and copyist, baptized in Bonn, Electorate of Cologne, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1838)
Anton Rubinstein (1829-1894)
Russian pianist and composer (Dmitri Donskoi), born in Vikhvatinets, Podolia Governorate, Russian Empire
- 1856 Alexander Kastalsky, Russian composer, born in Moscow, Russian Empire (d. 1926)
- 1868 František Drdla, Czech composer, born in Žďár nad Sázavou, Czech Republic (d. 1944)
- 1883 Paul Hastings Allen, American composer, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1952)
- 1887 Jacobo Palm, Dutch Antillean classical organist, violist, pianist, and composer, born in Curaçao, Dutch Antilles (d. 1982)
- 1892 Thomas Wood, English composer, born in Chorley, Lancashire, England (d. 1950)
- 1895 José Iturbi, Spanish concert pianist and conductor who appeared in nearly a dozen 1940s MGM musicals, born in Valencia, Spain (d. 1980)
- 1896 Lilia Skala, Austrian actress (House of Games, Flashdance, Charly), born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (d. 1994)
- 1908 Roberto Lupi, Italian composer, born in Milan, Italy (d. 1971)
- 1915 Pamela Harrison, English pianist and composer, born in Orpington, England (d. 1990)
- 1924 (Gerrit Cornelis) "Kees" Otten, Dutch flautist and recorder player, born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands (d. 2008)
- 1925 Aurelio de la Vega, Cuban-American composer (Adiós; Variación del Recuerdo), educator (California State University, 1959-92), and poet, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 2022)
- 1928 Jan Fotek, Polish composer (Musica Cromatica), born in Czerwińsk on the Vistula, Poland (d. 2015)
Berry Gordy (94 years old)
1929 Jr, American songwriter, producer and record company founder (Motown), born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1929 Clarence Fountain, American Grammy Award-winning gospel singer (The Blind Boys of Alabama), born in Tyler, Alabama (d. 2018)
- 1932 Ethel Ennis, American jazz singer (If Women Ruled The World), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2019)
- 1932 Gato Barbieri, Latin jazz musician (Last Tango in Paris), born in Rosario, Argentina (d. 2016)
- 1934 Carlos Fariñas, Cuban avant-garde composer, born in Cienfuegos, Cuba (d. 2002)
- 1936 Roy McCurdy, American jazz drummer (Sonny Rollins; Cannonball Adderly; Chuck Mangione), born in Rochester, New York
- 1936 Trisutji Kamal, Indonesian classical pianist and composer (Prayer of Redemption), born in Jakarta, Indonesia (d. 2021)
- 1939 Gary Troxel, American rocker (The Fleetwoods), born in Centralia, Washington
- 1940 Bruce Channel [McMeans], American singer ("Hey! Baby"), born in Jacksonville, Texas
- 1940 Clem Curtis, Trinidadian-British singer (The Foundations - " "Baby Now That I've Found You", "Build Me Up Buttercup"), born in Trinidad, British West Indies
- 1941 Jessie Smith, American session and touring vocalist (Ike & Tina Turner Revue; The Mirettes; Dr. John), born in Clarksdale, Mississippi (d. 2021)
- 1943 Randy Newman, American singer-songwriter ("Short People"; "You've Got a Friend in Me"; "Louisiana 1927") and film score composer (The Natural; Seabiscuit; Pixar films), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1944 Ronald Bertram "R.B." Greaves, American pop singer ("Take A Letter Maria"), born in Georgetown, Guyana (d. 2012)
- 1947 Maria Farantouri, Greek folk and jazz singer, born in Athens, Greece
- 1947 Michel Berger [Hamburger], French pop singer and songwriter, and record producer, born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France (d. 1992)
- 1948 Beeb Birtles [Gerard Birtlekamp], Dutch-Australian rock guitarist (Little River Band - Diamantina Cocktail), born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 1949 Alexander Godunov, Russian-American ballet dancer (Bolshoi Ballet, 1971-79), and actor (Witness; Die Hard), born in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin, USSR (d. 1995)
- 1949 Hugh McKenna, British rock keyboardist (The Sensational Alex Harvey Band), born in Coatsbridge, England (d. 2019)
- 1949 Paul Shaffer, Canadian keyboardist (SNL, 1975-80), orchestra leader (David Letterman, 1982-2015; Rock and Roll Hall of Fame), and songwriter ("It's Raining Men"), born in Thunder Bay, Ontario
- 1956 David Van Day [David Paul Day], British pop singer (Dollar - "Loves Gotta Hold On Me"), born in Brighton, Sussex, England
- 1956 Kristine Arnold, American country singer (Sweethearts of Rodeo - "Midnight Girl"), born in Torrance, California
- 1958 Tim Mullens, Dutch punk rock singer and guitarist (Ivy Green), born in the Netherlands
- 1961 Patty Zomer, Dutch singer (Dolly Dots - "Windsurfing"), born in Haarlem, The Netherlands
- 1962 Matt Cameron, American drummer (Soundgarden; Pearl Jam), born in San Diego, California
- 1964 Jesse Cook, French Canadian jazz-flamenco guitarist (Free Fall), born in Paris, France
- 1971 Fenriz [Leif Nagell], Norwegian heavy metal musician (Darkthrone), born in Kolbotn, Norway
- 1973 Jade Puget, American rock guitarist (AFI), born in Santa Rosa, California
- 1974 apl.de.ap [Allan Pineda Lindo], Filipino-American rapper and producer (Black Eyed Peas - "I Gotta Feeling"), born in Angeles City, Philippines
- 1975 Satyr [Sigurd Wongraven], Norwegian heavy metal musician (Satyricon), born in Oslo, Norway
- 1979 Chamillionaire [Hakeem Seriki], American rapper, born in Houston, Texas
- 1980 Kim André Arnesen, Norwegian composer, chiefly of choral music (Tuvayhun - Beatitudes for a Wounded World), born in Trondheim, Norway
- 1980 Lisa Middelhauve [Elisabeth Rodermund], German rock singer (Xandria), born in Bielefeld, West Germany
- 1983 Rostam [Batmanglij], Iranian-American songwriter, keyboardist, composer, arranger, and record producer (Vampire Weekend, 2006-16 - "A-Punk"; "Oxford Comma"), born in Washington, D.C.
- 1984 Trey Songz [Tremaine Neverson], American singer, rapper and songwriter (Passion, Pain & Pleasure), born in Petersburg, Virginia
- 1988 Christopher Stringini, American pop singer (US5), born in Wheaton, Illinois
- 1997 Thor! [Salden], Belgian pop singer, born in Antwerp, Belgium
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