- 1566 Julien Perrichon, French composer, born in Paris (d. 1600)
- 1607 Sigmund Theophil Staden, German composer, born in Kulmbach, Margraviate of Brandenburg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1655)
- 1613 Luis de Garay, Spanish composer, and chapel master (Cathefral of Granada, 1645-74), born in Beteta, Spain (d. c. 1679)
- 1659 Theodor Schwartzkopff, German composer, born in the Free Imperial City of Ulm, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1732)
- 1753 Jean-Baptiste Bréval, French cellist, composer, and pedagogue, born in Paris, France (d. 1823)
- 1757 Louis Abel Beffroy de Reigny, French dramatist and composer, born in Laon, Aisne, France (d. 1811)
- 1779 Michal Bogdanowicz, Polish composer (d. 1830)
- 1800 Eduard Grell, German composer, born in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (now Germany) (d. 1886)
- 1814 Adolphe Sax, Belgian musician and instrument inventor (saxophone, saxtromba, saxtuba), born in Dinant, Belgium (d. 1894)
John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)
American composer and march king (Stars & Stripes Forever), born in Washington, D.C.
- 1855 Iosif Kotek, Russian composer and violinist, born in Kamenets-Podolsk, Ukraine (d. 1885)
- 1878 Ernest Irving, English composer, born in Godalming, Surrey, England (d. 1953)
- 1883 Hubert Bath, British film composer and music director, born in Barnstaple, Devon, England (d. 1945)
- 1886 Gustav "Gus" Kahn, German-American lyricist ("It Had to Be You"; "Makin' Whoopee"; "I'll See You in My Dreams"), born in Bruschied, Germany (d. 1941)
- 1901 Juanita Hall (née Long), American Tony Award-winning stage and screen actress and singer (South Pacific; Flower Drum Song), born in Keyport, New Jersey (d. 1968)
- 1909 Heinz Rottger, German composer, born in Herford, Germany (d. 1977)
- 1909 Henk Bijvanck, Dutch composer, born in Kudus, Java (d. 1969)
- 1910 Arthur Cohn, American composer and writer on music, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1998)
- 1916 Ray Conniff, American bandleader and musician (Ray Conniff Singers), born in Attleboro, Massachusetts (d. 2002)
- 1917 András Mihály, Hungarian composer, born in Budapest (d. 1993)
- 1922 Lars Edlund, Swedish composer, born in Karlstad, Sweden (d. 2013)
- 1923 Renato Capecchi, Italian violinist and baritone, born in Cairo, Egypt (d. 1998)
- 1928 Peter Matz, American musician and orchestra leader (Hullabaloo; The Carol Burnett Show), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2002)
- 1930 Raymond Baervoets, Belgian composer (Metamorphoses), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1989)
- 1931 Tsvetan Tsvetanov, Bulgarian composer, born in Sofia, Bulgaria (d. 1982)
- 1932 Stonewall Jackson, American country music musician ("Waterloo"; "A Wound Time Can't Erase"), born in Tabor City, North Carolina (d. 2021)
- 1933 Joseph Pope, American singer (Hey Girl Don't Bother Me), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 1996)
- 1936 David Ward-Steinman, American composer, born in Alexandria, Louisiana (d. 2015)
- 1937 Edwin Roxburgh, English composer and conductor, born in Liverpool, England
- 1938 Jim Pike, American singer (The Lettermen), born in Missouri (d. 2019)
- 1938 P. J. Proby [James Marcus Smith], American singer, songwriter and actor (Hold Me, Three Week Hero), born in Houston, Texas
Doug Sahm (1941-1999)
American roots-rock and Tex-Mex musician (Sir Douglas Quintet - "Mendocino"; Texas Tornadoes - "Adios Mexico"), born in San Antonio, Texas
- 1941 Guy Clark, American country singer (Heartbroke), born in Monahans, Texas (d. 2016)
- 1941 James Bowman, British concert and operatic countertenor (Benjamin Britten's "Apollo"), born in Oxford, England (d. 2023) [1]
- 1944 Bill Henderson, Canadian rock vocalist and guitarist (Chilliwack), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- 1946 George Young, Scottish-Australian rock guitarist (Easybeats, AC/DC), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2017)
Glenn Frey (1948-2016)
American Grammy Award-winning guitarist, singer-songwriter (The Eagles - "Take it Easy"; "Heartache Tonight";"Tequila Sunrise"; solo - "Smuggler's Blues"; "The Heat Is On"), and Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame member, born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1948 Rushton Moreve [Morey], American bass player (Steppenwolf - "Magic Carpet Ride"), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1981)
- 1949 Arturo Sandoval, Cuban-American jazz trumpeter and composer, born in Artemisa, Cuba
- 1957 Siobhán McCarthy, Irish stage and screen actress (Bad Girls - "Roisin Connor"), and singer (Mamma Mia!), born in Dublin, Ireland
- 1961 Craig Goldy, American guitarist (Dio), born in San Diego, California
- 1961 Daniele Gatti, Italian conductor, born in Milan, Italy
- 1961 Florent Pagny, French songwriter and singer, born in Chalon-sur-Saône, Saône-et-Loire, France
- 1962 Aznil Nawawi, Malaysian host, actor and singer, born in Kampung Datuk Keramat, Kuala Lumpur
- 1963 Paul Brindley, English pop rock bassist (The Sundays - "Can't Be Sure"), born in Bristol, England
- 1963 Rozz Williams, American musician (Christian Death), born in Pomona, California (d. 1998)
- 1964 Corey Glover, American rock guitarist and singer (Living Colour), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1964 Greg Graffin, American singer (Bad Religion), born in Madison, Wisconsin
- 1966 Paul Gilbert, American guitarist and singer (Mr. Big), born in Carbondale, Illinois
- 1971 François-Xavier Roth, French conductor (Les Siècles, 2003-present; Cologne Opera, 2012-present), born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
- 1976 Jodi Martin, Australian singer-songwriter, born in Ceduna, Australia
- 1976 Mike Herrera, American singer and bassist (MxPx), born in Bremerton, Washington
- 1978 Jolina Magdangal, Filipina singer, actress and television host, born in Hagonoy, Bulacan, Philippines
- 1982 Sowelu, Japanese pop singer, born in Tokyo, Japan
- 1983 Jon Hume, Australian singer (Evermore), born in Lismore, Australia
- 1986 Ben Rector, American folk-Americana singer-songwriter (Brand New), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
- 1988 Conchita Wurst [Thomas Neuwirth], Austrian singer and drag queen (Eurovision Song Contest winner: 2014), born in Gmunden, Austria
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