1591 Settimia Caccini, Italian soprano, born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (now Italy) (d. c.1638)
1618 Miguel Gómez Camargo, Spanish baroque composer, born in Avila, Spain (d. 1690)
1777 William Russell, English composer and organist, born in London (d. 1813)
1806 Andreas Randel, Swedish composer, born in Ramdala, Blekinge, Sweden (d. 1864)
1816 William Batchelder Bradbury, American composer, born in York, Maine (d. 1868)
1818 Joseph Rummel, German pianist, and composer, born in Wiesbaden, Hesse, The German Confederation (d. 1880)
1820 Jenny Lind, Swedish soprano known as the 'Swedish Nightingale', born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1887)
1827 Cark Reidel, German composer and conductor, born in Cronenberg, Wuppertal (d. 1888)
1866 Reginald Fessenden, Canadian-American inventor and radio pioneer - reputedly broadcast 1st program of voice and music, born in East Bolton, Quebec (d. 1932)
1873 Oscar Sonneck, American editor (The Musical Quarterly), musicologist, and librarian (Library of Congress, 1902-17), born in Jersey City, New Jersey (d. 1928)
1880 Julia Culp, Dutch mezzo-soprano, born in Groningen, Netherlands (d. 1970)
1882 Karol Szymanowski, Polish pianist and composer (Symphony No. 3 - Song Of The Night), born in Tymoszówka, Russian Empire (now Tymoshivka, Ukraine) (d. 1937)
1886 Edwin Fischer, Swiss concert pianist and conductor, born in Basel, Switzerland (d. 1960)
1887 Maria Jeritza [Marie Jedličková], Czech soprano known as the Moravian Thunderbolt (Vienna Opera, 1912-34, 1953-56; Metropolitan Opera, 1921-32, 1951), born in Brno, Moravia, Austrian Empire (d. 1982) &)
1888 Max Butting, German composer, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1976)
1896 Frutuoso de Lima Viana, Brazilian pianist and composer, born in Itajubá, Brazil (d. 1976)
1896 Otto Siegl, Austrian composer, born in Graz (d. 1978)
1902 Mihovil Logar, Serbian composer (A Would-be Lady), born in Rijeka, Croatia (d. 1998)
1912 Anthony Cuthbert Baines, English music scholar (d. 1997)
1915 Edgardo Martín, Cuban classical pianist, composer, and educator, born in Cienfuegos, Cuba (d. 2004)
1926 Alan Copeland, American Grammy Award-winning arranger, songwriter, and singer (The Modernaires; Your Hit Parade), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2022)
1926 Cyril Reuben, Welsh classical and session violinist (London Symphony), born in Splott, Cardiff, Wales (d. 1996)
1927 Paul Badura-Skoda, Austrian pianist (Mozart Interpretation), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2019)
1930 Stanley Myers, English television and film composer (The Deer Hunter), born in Birmingham, England (d. 1993)
1936 Rob Touber [Noordervliet], Dutch television music and variety director, and record producer, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1975)
1943 Cees Veerman, Dutch pop guitarist and singer (Cats - "Sure He's a Cat"), born in Volendam, Holland (d. 2014)
1943 Udo Zimmermann, composer
1946 Millie Small, Jamaican ska singer, and songwriter ("My Boy Lollipop"), born in Clarendon, Jamaica (d. 2020)
1947 Paul Martinez, British session bass player and songwriter (Cat Stevens; Robert Plant; Groove Holmes), born in Leicester, Leicestershire, England
1948 Glenn Branca, American avant-garde composer and guitarist, born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
1948 Paula Scher, American graphic designer, album cover designer (Boston; Bob James), painter and art educator, born in Washington, D.C.
1949 Bobby Farrell, Aruban disco vocalist (Boney M), born in San Nicolaas, Aruba (d. 2010)
1949 Sid McGinnis, American session and touring guitarist (David Letterman; Peter Gabriel; Leonard Cohen; Paul Simon), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1950 Thomas McClary, American soul guitarist and singer (The Commodores), born in Eustis, Florida
1951 Kevin Cronin, American rock vocalist (REO Speedwagon), born in Champaign Illinois
1954 David Hidalgo, American Tex-Mex and roots singer-songwriter, guitarist and accordion player (Los Lobos - "Will The Wolf Survive?"; Latin Playboys), born in Los Angeles, California
1956 Mike Shipley, Australian audio engineer, and record producer of rock and country music (Paper Airplane), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2013)
1960 Richard Jobson, Scottish filmmaker (New Town Killers), art-punk rock singer-songwriter (Skids - "Scared to Dance"), and TV presenter, born in Kirkcaldy, Scotland
1961 Tim Burgess, English drummer (T'Pau), born in Macclesfield
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