- 1641 Joachim Tielke, German violin maker, born in Königsberg (d. 1719)
- 1730 Jean-Joseph Rodolphe, Alsatian composer, born in Strasbourg, France (d. 1812)
- 1738 Giovanni Zanotti, Italian composer, born in Bologna, Papal States (now Italy) (d. 1817)
- 1753 Franz Anton Dimmler, German composer, born in Mannheim, Electorate of the Palatinate, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1827)
- 1764 Charles-Henri Plantade, French composer, born in Pontoise, France (d. 1839)
- 1790 Georg Gerson, Danish composer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1825)
- 1796 Adolf Ganz, German composer and violinist, born in Wiesbaden, Germany (d. 1870)
- 1853 Ciprian Porumbescu, Romanian composer, born in Șipotele Sucevei, Duchy of Bukovina, Austrian Empire (d. 1883)
- 1855 George Edwardes, British composer (Gaiety Girl), born in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England (d. 1915)
- 1859 Camille Chevillard, French composer, born in Paris (d. 1923)
- 1861 Bjarni Thorsteinsson, Icelandic organist, composer, musical folklorist, and priest, born in Melur, Mýrasýsla, Iceland (d. 1938)
- 1871 Alexander von Zemlinsky, Austrian composer, conductor, and arranger (The Mermaid; Lyric Symphony), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1942)
- 1873 José Serrano Simeón, Spanish composer, born in Sueca, Valencia, Spain (d. 1941)
- 1888 Ernest Pingoud, Finnish composer, born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 1942)
- 1898 Maurice Martenot, French cellist, WWI radio telegrapher, and instrument inventor (ondes Martenot), born in Paris, France (d. 1980) [1]
- 1899 Red McKenzie, American jazz singer (played comb-with-tissue-paper), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1948)
- 1907 Allan Jones, American actor and singer (A Day at the Races, Showboat), born in Old Forge, Pennsylvania (d. 1992)
- 1909 Kalervo Tuukkanen, Finnish composer (Karhunpyynti (The Bear Hunt)), born in Mikkeli, Finland (d. 1979)
- 1919 Joseph de Pasquale, American violist (Boston Symphony, 1949-64: Philadelphia Orchestra, 1964-96), and educator (Curtis Institute, 1965-2015), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2015)
- 1926 Bill Justis, American rock and roll musician (Raunchy), born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 1982)
- 1926 Willy Alberti [Carel Verbrugge], Dutch singer and actor (Riffin in Amsterdam), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1985)
- 1927 (Ione) "Joyce" Bryant, American cabaret artist (Drunk With Love), missionary, schoolteacher, and opera singer, born in Oakland, California (d. 2022) [1]
- 1928 Gary Graffman, American classical pianist (Leventritt Award, 1949), left-handed music patron, educator and administrator (Curtis Institute, 1980-2006), born in New York City
- 1930 Robert Parker, American saxophonist and soul singer (Barefootin'), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2020)
- 1931 Duško Gojković, Serbian trumpeter (Balkan Blue), born in Jajce, Bosnia
- 1931 Nikhil Banerjee, Indian classical musician, born in Calcutta, India (d. 1986)
- 1931 Rafael Puyana, Colombian baroque harpsichordist (NY debut 1957), born in Bogotá, Colombia (d. 2013)
- 1932 Enrico di Giuseppe, American tenor, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2005)
- 1935 La Monte Young, American minimalist avant-garde composer (Compositions 1960), born in Bern, Idaho
Cliff Richard (83 years old)
1940 English rock vocalist ("Move It"; "Living Doll"; "We Don't Talk Anymore"), born in Lucknow, British India
- 1942 Billy Harrison, Irish rock guitarist (Them), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
- 1943 Anthony Iannaccone, American composer, born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1945 Colin Hodgkinson, English musician (Whitesnake), born in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
- 1946 Dan McCafferty, Scottish rock vocalist (Nazareth - "Love Hurts"), born in Dunfermline, Scotland (d. 2022)
- 1946 Justin Hayward, British rock singer-songwriter, and guitarist (Moody Blues - "Nights in White Satin"; "Your Wildest Dreams"), born in Swindon, Wiltshire, England
- 1947 Al Atkins, British rock singer (Judas Priest, 1969-73), born in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England
- 1947 Norman Harris, American soul, R&B, and disco session guitarist (Philadelphia International; O'Jays; Salsoul Orchestra), born in Danville, Virginia (d. 1987)
- 1951 Marcia Barrett, Jamaican-British rock vocalist (Boney M), born in Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica
- 1952 Kaija Saariaho, Finnish electro-acoustic and contemporary classical composer (L'Amour de loin (Love from Afar); Circle Map), born in Helsinki, Finland (d. 2023) [1]
- 1952 Margriet Eshuijs, Dutch singer and pianist, born in Zaandam, Netherlands
- 1953 Kazumi Watanabe, Japanese jazz and jazz-fusion guitarist, born in Tokyo, Japan
- 1953 Shelley Ackerman, American astrologer, writer and singer, born in Manhattan, New York
- 1957 Kenny Neal, American blues musician (Let Life Flow), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1958 Thomas Dolby [Robertson], British new-wave rock singer and musician ("She Blinded Me With Science"), born in London, England
- 1959 A.J. Pero, American drummer (Twisted Sister - "We're Not Gonna Take It"), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2015)
- 1963 Yim Jae-beom, South Korean rock singer, born in Seoul
- 1965 Constantine Koukias, Tasmanian composer and opera director, born in Hobart, Australia
- 1965 Karyn White, American soul and R&B singer-songwriter ("Superwoman"; "Romantic"), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1968 Johnny Goudie, Cuban American singer-songwriter and musician, born in Coral Gables, Florida
Natalie Maines (49 years old)
1974 American country musician (The Chicks, formerly known as Dixie Chicks), born in Lubbock, Texas
- 1974 Shaggy 2 Dope [Joseph Utsler], American rapper (Psychopathic Records), born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1975 Teresa "Shaznay" Lewis, British singer (All Saints), born in Islington, London
- 1977 Freddy Kempf, British musician (BBC Young Musician of the Year), born in Croydon, England
- 1977 Tina Dico [Dickow], Danish singer-songwriter, born in Åbyhøj, Aarhus, Denmark
- 1978 Justin Brannan, American musician (Most Precious Blood), born in Brooklyn, New York
Usher (45 years old)
1978 American singer (My Way, Confessions) and actor, born in Dallas, Texas
- 1991 Sebastian Zawadzki, Polish jazz pianist, composer of concert and film music (Spirituality; Luminescence), born in Toruń, Poland
- 1992 Savannah Outen, American pop singer- songwriter, born in Hillsboro, Oregon
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