- 1747 Marian Paradeiser, Austrian composer, born in Riedenthal, Austria (d. 1775)
- 1788 Simon Sechter, Austrian composer and music theorist, born in Frymburk, Bohemia (d. 1867)
- 1821 Angelo Mariani, Italian composer, born in Ravenna, Papal States (now Italy) (d. 1873)
- 1841 Friedrich Hegar, Swiss composer, born in Basel, Switzerland (d. 1927)
- 1863 Xavier Henry Napoleon Leroux, French composer, born in Velletri, Italy (d. 1919)
- 1869 Frederic Norton, English composer (Chu Chin Chow), born in Broughton-in-Salford (d. 1946)
- 1877 John Parsons Beach, American composer, born in Gloversville, New York (d. 1953)
- 1882 R. Nathaniel Dett, Canadian-American pianist, organist, choral director, and composer (In The Bottoms), born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada (d. 1943)
- 1883 Archibald T Davison, American musicologist and composer, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1961)
- 1884 Robert Müller-Hartmann, German composer, born in Hamburg, German Empire (d. 1950)
- 1888 Piero Coppola, Italian conductor, artistic director (La Voix de son Maître (The Gramophone Company - France), 1923-34). pianist, and composer, born in Milan, Italy (d. 1971)
- 1894 Albert Stoessel, American violinist, conductor, composer, and educator, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1943)
- 1895 Jakov Gotovac, Croatian conductor and composer (Ero the Joker), born in Split, Austria-Hungary (now Croatia) (d. 1982)
- 1897 Arvo Hannikainen, Finnish violinist and composer, born in Jyväskylä, Finland (d. 1942)
- 1901 Emil Hlobil, Czech composer, born in Veselí nad Lužnicí (d. 1987)
- 1908 Armen Carapetyan, American musicologist and composer, born in Isfahan, Iran (d. 1992)
Jerome Robbins (1918-1998)
American Tony and Academy Award-winning theater and ballet choreographer and director (West Side Story; Peter Pan), born in Manhattan, New York
- 1919 Art Blakey, American drummer (Billy Eckstine Band; Jazz Messengers), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1990)
- 1928 Russell Oberlin, American countertenor (Pro Musica Antiqua, 1952-66) and educator (Hunter, 1966-94), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 2016)
- 1928 Saulius Sondeckis, Lithuanian violinist, conductor, orchestra leader (Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, 1960-2004), born in Šiauliai, Lithuania (d. 2016)
- 1929 Curtis Amy, American jazz and session saxophonist ("Way Down"), born in Houston, Texas (d. 2002)
- 1932 Dottie West [Dorothy Marsh], American country singer ("Here Comes My Baby"; with Kenny Rogers - "What Are We Doin' in Love"), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 1991)
- 1935 Jan van Vlijmen, Dutch composer, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 2004)
- 1936 Billy Higgins, American jazz drummer, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2001)
- 1939 Woytec Lowski [Woiciech Wiesidlowski], Polish dancer and ballet master, born in Brzesc, Poland (d. 1995)
- 1941 Lester Bowie, American jazz trumpeter, born in Frederick, Maryland (d. 1999)
- 1943 Frank Muyser, Dutch guitarist and saxophonist (Les Baroques)
- 1943 Gene Watson, American country singer ("Love in the Hot Afternoon"; "Fourteen Carat Mind"), born in Palestine, Texas
- 1943 Per-Gunnar Alldahl, Swedish composer, born in Solna, Sweden
- 1946 Daryl Hall [Hohl], American rocker, soul singer and songwriter (Hall & Oates - "Sara Smile"; "She's Gone"), born in Pottstown, Pennsylvania
- 1946 Gary Mallaber, American drummer (The Steve Miller Band - "Abracadbra"; "The Joker"), born in Buffalo, New York
- 1947 George McCorkle, American guitarist, and songwriter (Marshall Tucker Band - "Fire on the Mountain"), born in Chester, South Carolina (d. 2007)
- 1949 Greg Douglass, American rock guitarist, and vocalist (Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra), born in Oakland, California
- 1950 Andrew Woolfolk, American pop musician (Earth, Wind & Fire - "Shining Star"), born in Texas
- 1951 Jean-Jacques Goldman, French singer-songwriter and music record producer, born in Paris, France
- 1957 Blair Cunningham, American rock drummer (Haircut 100), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- 1961 Amr Diab, Egyptian singer (Leily Nehary), born in Port Said, Egypt
- 1965 Alexander Hacke, German musician (Einstürzende Neubauten), born in Berlin
- 1971 Petra Haden, American musician (The Rentals), born in Manhattan, New York
- 1973 Brendan B. Brown (BBB), American musician (Wheatus), born in Northport, New York
- 1973 Mike Smith, American guitarist (Snot; Limp Bizkit), born in Middle River, Maryland
- 1974 Rachel Barton Pine, American violinist, born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1979 Gabe Saporta, Uruguayan-born American musician (Cobra Starship, Midtown), born in Montevideo, Uruguay
- 1989 Henry Lau, Hong Kong-Canadian singer (Super Junior-M), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1991 Chauncey Matthews, American Juniors singer, born in San Diego, California
Cardi B (31 years old)
1992 American rapper ("Bodak Yellow";"I Like It"; "WAP"), born in New York City
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