1587 Samuel Scheidt, German baroque composer, born in Halle, Archbishopric of Magdeburg, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1654)
1656 Georg Reutter, Austrian composer and organist, born in Vienna (d. 1738)
1689 Jan Josef Ignác Brentner, Bohemian composer, born in Dobřany, Bohemia (d. 1742)
1753 Friedrich Christoph Gebtewitz, German composer, born in Prieschka, Meissen, Electorate of Saxony (d. 1805)
1780 Victor Dourlen, French composer, born in Dunkerque, France (d. 1864)
1781 Friedrich Wollank, German composer, born in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (now Germany) (d. 1831)
1801 Vincenzo Bellini, Italian opera composer (La Sonnambula, Norma), born in Catania, Sicily (d. 1835)
1815 Adrien Louis Boieldieu, French composer, born in Paris (d. 1883)
1828 Joseph Hellmesberger, Sr, Austrian violinist, composer, conductor, and pedagogue (Vienna Conservatory, 1851-93), born in Vienna, Austrian Empire (d. 1893)
1863 Eugène Samuel-Holeman, Belgian composer, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1942)
1867 Siegfried Garibaldi Kallenberg, German composer, born in Bad Schachen, Kingdom of Bavaria (d. 1944)
1875 Emīls Dārziņš, Latvian composer (Melanholiskais valsis - Melancholic waltz), and music critic, born in Jaunpiebalga, Russian Empire (d. 1910)
1880 Raffaele Casimiri, Italian musicologist and composer, born in Gualdo Tadino, Italy (d. 1943)
1888 William Denis Browne, British composer, born in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England (d. 1915)
1897 Karel Salmon, Israeli composer, born in Heidelberg, Germany (d. 1974)
1904 Gideon Fagan, South African conductor and composer, born in Somerset West, Cape Province (d. 1980)
1904 Jānis Kalniņš, Latvian-Canadian organist, composer (Ugunī; New Brunswick Rhapsody), and conductor (Latvian National Opera, 1933–1944), born in Pärnu, Russian Empire (now Estonia) (d. 2000)
1907 Jim Hepburn, British tap-dancer and socialist, born in London, England (d. 1995)
1907 Joe Turner, American jazz pianist, born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1990)
1911 Vladimir Ussachevsky, Manchurian-American composer (Creation), born in Hulun, Manchuria (now Hailar, Inner Mongolia, China) (d. 1990)
1914 Hallgrímur Helgason, Icelandic musicologist, composer, teacher and conductor, born in Eyrarbakki, Iceland (d. 1994)
1930 Mable John, American blues, R&B, and gospel vocalist (Tamla-Motown; Ray Charles; "Your Good Thing (Is About to End)"), and minister, born in Bastrop, Louisiana (d. 2022)
1933 John Barry [Prendergast], English film score composer (James Bond films; Born Free), born in York, England (d. 2011)
1934 Ruma Guha Thakurta, Indian singer, actress, and founder of Calcutta Youth Choir, born in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India (d. 2019)
1936 Judy Loman [Leatherman], American-Canadian Juno Award-winning classical harpist (Toronto Symphony, 1957-91), and educator (University of Toronto, 1966-91), born in Goshen, Indiana
1937 Paula Wayne [Watkins], American stage and Emmy Award-winning actress (Golden Boy; Everglade!), pop vocalist ("Everything's Great"), and civil rights activist, born in Mountain View, Oklahoma (d. 2018)
1940 Dieter Acker, German composer and pedagogue, born in Sibiu, Romania (d. 2006)
1941 Brian Poole, English pop-rock singer (Brian Poole & The Tremeloes), born in Barking, England
1943 Bert Jansch, Scottish folk musician (Pentangle), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2011)
1944 Bob Nave, American rock and blues Hammond B-3 organist (Lemon Pipers - "Green Tambourine"), jazz radio DJ, and philanthropist, born in Dayton, Ohio (d. 2020)
1945 Bobby LaKind, American conga player, vocalist, songwriter and occasional drummer (The Doobie Brothers), born in New York (d. 1992)
1945 Nick Simper, English bass guitarist (Deep Purple; Warhorse), born in Norwood Green, England
1946 Tommy Dee [DeGeneres], American R&B keyboard player (John Fred & His Playboys - “Judy in Disguise"), born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1947 Joe Lala, American drummer, percussionist, singer ("Blues Image"), and actor, born in Ybor City, Florida (d. 2014)
1948 Hugh Moffatt, American country music singer and songwriter, born in Fort Worth, Texas
1948 Lulu [Marie Lawrie], Scottish singer ("Boom Bang-a-Bang"; "The Boat That I Row"), actress (To Sir, With Love), and television personality, born in Glasgow, Scotland
1952 (Derek) "Del" Palmer, English session and touring bassist, and sound engineer (Kate Bush), born in Greenwich, England (d. 2024)
1953 Helios Creed [Barry Johnson], American hard rock guitarist (Chrome), born in Long Beach, California
1954 Adam Ant [Stuart Goddard], British punk rocker ("Goody Two Shoes"; "Antmusic"), born in London, Engalnd
1960 James Prime, British rock keyboardist (Deacon Blue), born in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland
1960 Marcel "Baaf" Stavenuiter, Dutch rock drummer (Bob Color; The Billies), born in the Netherlands
1962 Marilyn [Peter Robinson], Jamaican-British pop singer ("You Don't Love Me"), born in Kingston, Jamaica
1967 Steven Wilson, English musician and producer (Porcupine Tree), born in Kingston upon Thames, England
1969 Robert Miles [Roberto Concina], Swiss musician, record producer, and composer of trance and ambient music ("Children"), born in Fleurier, Switzerland (d. 2017)
1973 Mick Thomson, American heavy metal guitarist (Slipknot), born in Des Moines, Iowa
1973 Sticky Fingaz [Kirk Jones], American hardcore rapper (Oynx), born in the Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York City
1976 Jake Shimabukuro, Japanese-American ukulele virtuoso ("While My Guitar Gently Weeps"), and composer (Saidoweizu/Sideways), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
1977 Jane Monheit, American jazz singer, born in Long Island, New York
1979 Tim McIlrath, American punk-metal guitarist (Rise Against; The Killing Tree), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
1987 Courtney Barnett, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist ("Avant Gardner"; "Nameless, Faceless"), born in Sydney, Australia
1989 Nav [Navraj Singh Goraya] Canadian singer-songwriter and rapper (Bad Habits), born in Toronto, Ontario
1989 Paula DeAnda, American pop-dance singer-songwriter ("Walk Away (Remember Me)"), born in San Angelo, Texas
1994 Ella Mai [Howell], English R&B singer ("Boo'd Up"), born in London, England
2002 Stephen Sanchez, American singer-songwriter (Until I Found You), born in El Dorado Hills, California