- 1570 Wolfgang Schonsleder, German composer (Missa super Laudate), born in Munich, Duchy of Bavaria (now Germany) (d. 1651)
- 1574 Nicolò Rubini, Italian composer and cornettist, born in Crevalcore (d. 1625)
- 1680 Francisco José Coutinho, Portuguese composer (d. 1724)
- 1751 David Moritz Michael, Moravian conductor and composer, (Die Wasserfahrt -The Water Journey), born in Kühnhausen, Prussia (now Germany) (d. 1827)
- 1767 Francesco Ruggi, Italian opera and sacred music composer, born in Naples, Kingdom of Naples (now Italy) (d. 1845)
- 1775 Guiseppi Baini, Italian priest, conductor, and sacred music composer, born in Rome (d. 1844)
- 1807 Miguel Hilarion Eslava, Spanish composer and priest (Chapel Master Royal Chapel Madrid), born in Burlada, Spain (d. 1878)
- 1807 Napoléon Henri Reber, French composer, born in Mulhouse, Alsace (d. 1880)
- 1823 Emilio Arrieta, Spanish opera and zarzuela composer (Marina), born in Puente la Reina, Spain (d. 1894)
- 1847 Giuseppe Giacosa, Italian playwright, poet, and librettist (Puccini's "La bohème", "Tosca", and "Madama Butterfly"), born in Colleretto Parella, Kingdom of Sardinia (now Italy) (d. 1906)
- 1879 Joseph Canteloube, French composer and musicologist (collected French folksongs), born in Annonay, France (d. 1957)
- 1885 Egon Wellesz, Austrian-British composer (Alkestis; The Leaden Echo and the Golden Echo), teacher, and musicologist (Byzantine), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1974)
- 1891 Ted Shawn, American modern dance pioneer and choreographer (Dance We Must), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1972)
- 1895 J Delos Jewkes, American light opera, vaudeville, choral (Mormon Tabernacle), film and television bass singer, and actor (Stars And Stripes Forever; The Music Man; The Andy Griffith Show), born in Orangeville, Utah (d. 1984)
- 1895 Shukichi Mitsukuri, Japanese composer (10 Haikai de Basho), born in Tokyo (d. 1971)
- 1902 Hilarion Rubio, Filipino composer, born in Bacoor, Cavite (d. 1985)
- 1908 Alexander Schneider, Lithuanian violinist (Budapest String Quartet), born in Vilnius, Lithuania (d. 1993)
- 1908 Howard Ferguson, British-Irish pianist, composer, teacher and musicologist, born in Belfast, Ireland (now Northern Ireland) (d. 1999)
- 1912 (Carlos) "Don" Byas, American swing and be-bop jazz saxophonist, and bandleader, born in Muskogee, Oklahoma (d. 1972)
- 1912 Georg Solti [György Stern], Hungarian-British conductor, winner of 31 Grammy awards (Chicago Symphony, 1969-91), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1997)
- 1916 Tomojirō Ikenouchi, Japanese composer and educator, born in Tokyo (d. 1991)
- 1917 John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie, American jazz trumpeter, a creator of bebop & modern jazz (A Night In Tunisia), born in Cheraw, South Carolina (d. 1993)
- 1921 Jarmil Burghauser [Mokrý], Czech composer, choirmaster, conductor, and musicologist, born in Pisek, Czech Republic (d. 1997)
- 1921 Sir Malcolm Arnold, British trumpeter, and classical and film score composer (The Bridge On The River Kwai), born in Northampton, England (d. 2006)
- 1924 Celia Cruz, Cuban-American Grammy Award-winning guaracha, salsa, and bolero singer (La Sonora Matancera, 1950-65), known as 'the Queen of Salsa', born in Havana, Cuba (d. 2003)
- 1925 Charles "Doctor" Ross, American blues singer and guitarist (The Harmonica Boss), born in Tunica, Mississippi (d. 1993)
- 1925 Norman Paris, American pianist, arranger, accordion player, orchestra leader (For Your Pleasure), and composer ("Big Blue Marble"; "I've Got A Secret"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1977)
- 1926 Don Elliott [Helfman], American jazz trumpeter, vibraphonist, mellophone player, and vocalist, born in Somerville, New Jersey (d. 1984)
- 1926 Marga Richter, American classical pianist and composer (Landscapes of the Mind; Out of Shadows and Solitude), born in Reedsburg, Wisconsin (d. 2020)
- 1927 Nadia Nerina [Nadine Judd], South African-British ballerina (Sadler's/Royal Ballet, 1949-68), born in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa (d. 2008)
- 1933 Georgia Brown [Lilian Klot], British cabaret stage, and screen singer and actress (Oliver!; Shoulder To Shoulder), born in East End of London, England (d. 1992)
- 1935 (George) Derek Bell, Northern Irish harpist, pianist, oboist, musicologist, and composer (The Chieftans; "Three Images of Ireland in Druid Times"), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 2002)
- 1935 Bobby Few, American jazz pianist and vocalist, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2021)
- 1935 Don Rader, American big band jazz trumpeter and arranger (Woody Herman; Maynard Ferguson; Count Basie; Les Brown), born in Rochester, Pennsylvania
- 1937 Norman Wright, American doo-wop tenor vocalist (Del-Vikings - “Come Go With Me”), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2010)
- 1940 Manfred Mann [Michael Lubowitz], British rock keyboardist ("Mighty Quinn"; "Blinded By The Light"), born in Johannesburg, Transvaal, Union of South Africa
- 1941 Steve Cropper, American rock and soul guitarist (Booker T & MGs; The Blues Brothers), songwriter ("Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay"), and producer (Otis Redding), born in Willow Springs, Missouri
- 1942 Elvin Bishop, American blues-rock guitarist and songwriter ("Fooled Around and Fell in Love"), born in Glendale, California,
- 1943 Paula Kelly, American dancer, choreographer, and actress (Night Court, 1984 - "Liz"), born in Jacksonville, Florida (d. 2020)
- 1943 Ron Elliott, American guitarist and songwriter (The Beau Brummels - "Just A Little"), born in Healdsburg, California
- 1945 Kathy Young, American pop singer ("A Thousand Stars" with the Innocents), born in Santa Ana, California
- 1946 Lee Loughnane, American horn player and songwriter (Chicago), born in Elmwood Park, Illinois
- 1946 Lux Interior [Erick Lee Purkhiser], American punk rock singer (The Cramps), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 2009)
- 1946 Phil Chen, Chinese-Jamaican rock session and touring bassist (Jeff Beck, 1974-76; Rod Stewart, 1977-80; Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 2021)
- 1946 Phil Ryan, Welsh keyboardist and composer (Man, Pete Brown), born in Port Talbot, Wales (d. 2016)
- 1946 Tetsu Yamauchi, Japanese rock bass guitarist (Free; The Faces), born in Fukuoka, Japan
- 1949 Shulamit Ran, Israeli-American Pulitzer Prize-winning composer (Symphony), and music educator (University of Chicago, 1973-2015), born in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
- 1951 Thom Panunzio, American audio engineer (Bruce Springsteen; The Roches; Tom Petty, No Doubt), and record producer (Alice Cooper; Joan Jett; Iggy Pop), born in the USA
- 1952 Brent Mydland, American rock keyboardist and vocalist (Grateful Dead, 1979-90), born in Munich, Germany (d. 1990)
- 1952 Patti Davis [Patricia Ann Reagan], American actress, writer, and daughter of Ronald and Nancy, born in Los Angeles, California
- 1953 Charlotte Caffey, American rock guitarist, keyboardist, and vocalist (The Go-Go's - "We Got The Beat"), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1953 Keith Green, American contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter and pianist ("There Is a Redeemer"; "(Until) Your Love Broke Through"), and minister, born in Brooklyn, NYC (d. 1982)
- 1955 Eric Faulkner [Falconer], Scottish rock guitarist (Bay City Rollers - "Saturday Night"), born in Edinburgh, Scotland
- 1955 Fred Hersch, American jazz pianist, composer, educator (New England Conservatory), and HIV/AIDS activist, born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- 1955 Rich Mullins, American contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter ("Awesome God"), born in Richmond, Indiana (d. 1997)
- 1957 Julian Cope [Kevin Stapleton], British pop musician (Eve's Volcano), born in Deri, Monmouthshire, Wales
- 1957 Steve Lukather, American rock singer, guitarist, arranger, producer (Toto - "Africa"; Ringo's All-Starr Band, since 2012), born in San Fernando Valley, California
- 1961 Dimitri Vassilakis, Greek jazz saxophonist, composer (Labyrinth), and educator, born in Athens, Greece
- 1964 Jon Carin, American session and touring keyboardist and guitar player (Pink Floyd; The Who), and producer, born in New York, New York
- 1970 Tony Mortimer, British pop singer and songwriter (East 17 - "Stay Another Day"), born in Stepney, London
- 1971 Astrella Celeste [Leitch] Scottish-American composer and Donovan's daughter, born in Beverly Hills, California
- 1971 Nick Oliveri, American rock bassist and singer (Queens Of The Stone Age, 1998-2004), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1972 Matthew Friedberger, American singer-songwritern and multi-instrumentalist musician (The Fiery Furnaces), born in Oak Park, Illinois
- 1973 Charlie Lowell, American folk-rock keyboardist (Jars of Clay), born in Rochester, New York
- 1973 Lera Auerbach, Russian-American pianist, composer, and poet, born in Chelyabinsk, Russia
- 1976 Josh Ritter, American singer-songwriter (Sermon On The Rocks), born in Moscow, Idaho
- 1977 Matthew Ramsey, American country music songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist (Old Dominion -"Break Up With Him"; "Snapback"), born in Buchanan, Virginia
- 1978 Jimmy López Bellido, Peruvian classical composer (Synesthésie; Warped Symmetry; Aurora), born in Lima, Peru
- 1980 Brian Pittman, American Christian rock bassist (Relient K), born in Canton, Ohio
- 1983 Ninette Tayeb, Israeli singer-songwriter ("Barefoot"), actress, and television personality (Rising Star Israel), born in Kiryat Gat, Israel
- 1986 Alex Kew, British actor (2point4 Children - "Declan"), and singer-songwriter, born in Buckinghamshire, England
- 1986 Christopher Uckermann, Mexican-Swedish actor, and singer in the Latin pop group RBD, born in Mexico City
- 1987 Dean Lewis, Australian singer-songwriter ("Waves", "Be Alright"), born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- 1992 21 Savage [Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph], rapper, born in London, England
Kane Brown (30 years old)
1993 American country music singer-songwriter (Experiment), born in Chattanooga, Tennessee
Doja Cat (28 years old)
1995 American rapper and singer-songwriter (Hot Pink), born in Los Angeles, California
- 2000 Imanbek [Zeikenov], Kazakh music producer (Roses), born in Aksu, Kazakhstan
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