- 1689 Michel Mathieu, French violist and composer, born in Paris, France (d. 1768)
- 1733 Ignaz Franz von Beecke, German composer, born in Wimpfen, Germany (d. 1803)
- 1751 Dmitry Stepanovich Bortniansky, Russian-Ukrainian harpsichordist and composer (Tantum Ergo), born in Glukhov, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) (d. 1825)
- 1789 Johann Schneider, German composer and organist, born in Neu Giersdorff, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1864)
- 1798 Henri Bertini, French classical composer and pianist, born in London (d. 1876)
- 1801 Karl Georg Lickl, Austrian pianist, physharmonica (type of harmonium) player, and composer, born in Vienna (d. 1877)
- 1805 John Thomson, Scottish composer, born in Sprouston, Scotland (d. 1841)
- 1856 Franz Xavier Arens, American composer, born in Neef, Germany (d. 1932)
- 1879 Conrado del Campo y Zabaleta, Spanish composer, born in Madrid (d. 1953)
- 1884 Miloje Milojević, Serbian composer, born in Belgrade, Serbia (d. 1946)
- 1889 Juliette Béliveau, Canadian actress (Le gros Bill) and singer, born in Nicolet, Quebec (d. 1975)
- 1890 Andrés Isasi, Spanish Basque composer, born in Bilbao, Spain (d. 1940)
- 1892 Ollie "Dink" Johnson, American Dixieland jazz clarinetist, pianist, and drummer, born in Biloxi, Mississippi (d. 1954)
- 1895 John Boles, American singer and actor (Babes in Baghdad), born in Greenville, Texas (d. 1969)
Howard Hanson (1896-1981)
American classical music composer and conductor (Nordic), born in Wahoo, Nebraska
- 1904 Louis de Meester, Belgian pianist and classical and electronic music composer (The Great Temptation of St Anthony), born in Roeselare, Flanders, Belgium (d. 1987)
- 1909 Ādolfs Skulte, Latvian composer, born in Kyiv, Ukraine (d. 2000)
- 1909 Josef Gingold, Russian-American violinist (Primrose Quartet; Cleveland Orchestra, 1947-60) and pedagogue (Indiana University, 1960-95), born in Brest-Litovsk, Russian Empire (now Brest, Belarus) (d. 1995)
- 1910 Arthur Altman, American songwriter ("All or Nothing at All"), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1994)
- 1921 Arturo "Chico" O'Farrill, Cuban Latin and Afro-Cuban jazz composer, arranger, and conductor, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 2001)
- 1922 Gershon Kingsley [Götz Ksinski], German-American composer, electronic music pioneer, and Moog synthesizer player (Popcorn), born in Bochum, Weimar Republic (d. 2019)
- 1924 Alfonso Montecino, Chilean-American composer, born in Osorno, Chile (d. 2015)
- 1927 Dame Cleo Laine, British actress and jazz-pop singer ("Flesh to a Tiger"), born in Middlesex, England
- 1930 (Harry Gilbert) Gil Trythall, American pianist, contemporary classical and electronic music composer (The Pastimes of Lord Chaitanya), and educator, born in Knoxville, Tennessee (d. 2023)
- 1930 John Mayer, Indian violinist and composer (Indo-Jazz Fusions), born in Calcutta, Bengal, British India (d. 2004) [1]
- 1935 Folke Rabe, Swedish avant-garde composer (What??), born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 2017)
- 1936 Carl Davis, American-British conductor and BAFTA Award-winning film score composer (The French Lieutenant's Woman; restored silent film Napoléon; BBC's Pride and Prejudice), born in New York City (d. 2023)
- 1936 Charlie Daniels, American country-rock guitarist, fiddler, and singer ("Devil Went Down to Georgia"), born in Wilmington, North Carolina (d. 2020)
- 1936 Ted Hawkins, American singer and guitarist ("The Next Hundred Years"), born in Biloxi, Mississippi (d. 1995)
- 1939 Andy Bey, American jazz singer and pianist (Horace Silver; Gary Bartz), born in Newark, New Jersey
- 1941 Curtis Lee, American singer ("Pretty Little Angel Eyes"), born in Yuma, Arizona (d. 2015)
- 1941 Glen Moore, American jazz bassist and composer, born in Portland, Oregon
- 1941 Hank Marvin [Brian Rankin], British rock guitarist (The Shadows - "Apache"; "Foot Tapper"), born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England
- 1944 Bob Andy [Keith Anderson], Jamaican reggae songwriter, and vocalist ("Feel the Feeling"; "Fire Burning"), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 2020)
- 1945 Wayne Fontana [Glyn Geoffrey Ellis], British rocker (The Mindbenders - "The Game Of Love"), born in Manchester, England (d. 2020)
- 1948 Rickie Lee Reynolds, American southern rock guitarist (Black Oak Arkansas - "Jim Dandy (To the Rescue)"), born in Manila, Arkansas (d. 2021)
- 1948 Telma Hopkins, American singer (Tony Orlando & Dawn - "Tie A Yellow Ribbon"), and actress (Family Matters), born in Louisville, Kentucky
- 1949 Kenny Passarelli, American touring and session bass guitarist (Joe Walsh; Elton John; Dan Fogelberg; Hall & Oates), born in Denver, Colorado
- 1951 (Gerald) "Jezz" Woodroffe, English rock session and touring keyboardist (Black Sabbath, Robert Plant, Belle Stars), and video game composer, born in Birmingham, England
- 1951 John Regan, American session and touring rock bassist (Frehley's Comet, Peter Frampton), born in New York (d. 2023)
- 1951 Rajan Mishra, Indian classical music vocalist, born in Varanasi, India (d. 2021)
- 1952 Tommy Dobeck, American rock drummer (Michael Stanley Band; Circus), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- 1953 Desmond Child [John Barrett], American-Hungarian songwriter (Bon Jovi - "You Give Love a Bad Name", "Livin' on a Prayer"; Aerosmith - "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)"; Ricky Martin - "Livin' la Vida Loca"), and producer, born in Gainesville, Florida
- 1956 Dave Wyndorf, American rock singer (Monster Magnet), born in Red Bank, New Jersey
- 1957 Stephen Morris, British pop drummer (Joy Division - "Atmosphere"; New Order), born in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England.
- 1959 Neville Henry, British rock saxophonist (Blow Monkeys - "Wicked Ways"), born in England
- 1961 Darrell Lavigne, American jazz pianist, composer, and educator, born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1963 Eros Ramazotti, Italian pop musician and songwriter ("Adesso Te"), born in Cinecittà Est, Rome, Italy
- 1964 Costantino Mastroprimiano, Italian classical pianist, educator, and musicologist, born in Foggia, Italy
- 1965 Charles David Denler, American composer, born in Hartford, Connecticut
- 1969 Ben Harper, American blues and reggae musician and singer-songwriter ("No Mercy In This Land"), born in Pomona, California
- 1970 Kurt Rosenwinkel, American jazz guitarist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Brad Paisley (51 years old)
1972 American country singer ("Collision of Worlds"; "Nobody's Fool"), born in Glen Dale, West Virginia
- 1976 Karl Tremblay, Canadian folk-rock singer (Les Cowboys Fringants), born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1978 Justin Guarini [Bell], American pop singer and actor (American Idol), born in Columbus, Georgia
- 1979 Aki Hakala, Finnish rock drummer (The Rasmus), born in Espoo, Finland
- 1982 Mai Kuraki, Japanese pop and R&B singer-songwriter ("If I Believe"), born in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan
- 1985 Nomcebo [Nkwanyana], South African singer-songwriter ("Jerusalema"), born in Hammarsdale, Republic of South Africa
- 1987 Frank Ocean [Christopher Breaux], American singer-songwriter ("Thinkin' 'Bout You"), born in Long Beach, California
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