1815 Dan Emmett, American composer, born in Mount Vernon, Ohio (d. 1904)
1898 Emmanuel Bondeville, French composer, born in Rouen, France (d. 1987)
1901 Daniele Amfitheatrof [Amfiteatrov], Russian-Italian pianist, conductor, and composer of concert and Hollywood film score music (American Panorama; The Naked Jungle), born in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire (d. 1983)
1903 Vivian Ellis, English composer, born in Hampstead, London (d. 1996)
1913 (Israël) "Eddie" Constantine, American-French singer and actor (Alphaville; License to Kill; Lucky Jo, It Lives Again), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1993)
1922 Neal Hefti, American jazz trumpeter, arranger (Woody Herman; Count Basie); bandleader (Kate Smith Show) and composer ("Li'l Darlin"; The Odd Couple; Batman theme), born in Hastings, Nebraska (d. 2008)
1923 Dietrich Manicke, German composer, born in Wurzen, Saxony, Germany (d. 2013)
1925 (John) "Zoot" Sims, American jazz saxophonist, born in Inglewood, California (d. 1985)
1926 Jon Vickers, Canadian operatic tenor (Covent Garden, 1957-87; New York Metropolitan Opera, 1960-87), born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan (d. 2015)
1930 Natalie Sleeth, American composer of hymns and choral music, born in Evanston, Illinois (d. 1992)
1930 Omara Portuondo, Cuban singer (Cuarteto d'Aida; Buena Vista Social Club), born in Havana, Cuba
1934 Pim Jacobs, Dutch jazz pianist, TV host and actor (Gilas), born in Hilversum, Netherlands (d. 1996)
1934 Ramon Sender, Spanish composer and visual artist (San Francisco Tape Music Center), born in Madrid, Spain
1934 Robert E Hughes, American conductor and composer (Rich Little Show), born in Buffalo, New York
1937 Michael Ponti, German pianist (Boston Competition 1964), born in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
1937 Sonny Osborne, American bluegrass banjo player (The Osborne Brothers - "Rocky Top"), born in Roark, Kentucky (d. 2021)
1938 Peter Stampfel, American musician and songwriter (The Holy Modal Rounders), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1940 Frida Boccara, French singer, born in Casablanca, French Morocco (d. 1996)
1944 Denny Laine [Brian Hines], British rock guitarist (The Moody Blues, 1964-66 - "Go Now"; Wings - "Mull of Kintyre"), born in Tyseley, Birmingham, England (d. 2023) [1]
1944 Robbie van Leeuwen, Dutch guitarist (Shocking Blue), born in The Hague, Netherlands
1945 Melba Moore [Beatrice], American singer and actress (Ellis Island), born in New York City
1946 Peter Green [Greenbaum], English guitarist (Fleetwood Mac - "Albatross"), born in Bethnal Green, London (d. 2020) [1][2]
1949 David Paton, Scottish rock session and touring bass player and singer (Pilot; Alan Parsons Project), born in Edinburgh
1949 James Williamson, American guitarist (The Stooges), and electronics designer, born in Castroville, Texas
1951 Guy Gelso, American rock drummer (Zebra), born in Oakland, California
1952 Arnell Carmichael, American funk-R&B singer (Raydio - "A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)"), born in Detroit, Michigan
1954 Anita Meyer [Annita Meijer], Dutch pop and disco singer ("Just a Disillusion"; "Why Tell Me Why"), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands
1955 Kevin DuBrow, American heavy metal singer (Quiet Riot), born in Hollywood, California (d. 2007)
1955 Roger O'Donnell, British rock keyboardist (The Cure - "Friday I'm In Love"), born in East London, England
1961 Randy Jackson, American singer and musician, ninth Jackson brother (Jackson 5 - "ABC"), born in Gary, Indiana
1962 Einar Örn [Benediktsson], Icelandic rock singer (The Sugarcubes; Ghostdigital), born in Reykjavík, Iceland
1965 Peter Timmons, Canadian alt-rock-folk drummer (Cowboy Junkies - "Sweet Jane"), born in Montreal, Quebec
1965 Steven Sweet, American heavy metal artist (Warrant - "Cherry Pie"), born in Wadsworth, Ohio
1968 Stanley Donwood [Dan Rickwood], British writer and album art designer (Radiohead; Thom Yorke), born in Essex, England
1968 Tsunku [Mitsuo Terada], Japanese music producer and former singer (SHARAM Q), born in Osaka, Japan
1970 Toby Smith [Grafftey-Smith], British keyboardist and songwriter (Jamiroquai - "Virtual Insanity"), born in London (d. 2017)
1982 Ariel Lin, Taiwanese actress (They Kiss Again), and pop singer ("You"), born in Yilan, Taiwan
1984 Chris Baio, American rock bassist (Vampire Weekend - "A-Punk"; "Oxford Comma"), born in Bronxville, New York
1987 Makoto Ogawa, Japanese pop singer (Morning Musume), born in Kashiwazaki, Japan
1987 Tove Lo, Swedish singer-songwriter ("Sunshine Kitty"), born in Helsingborg, Sweden
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