- 1667 Jean-Louis Lully, French composer and son of Jean-Baptiste Lully, born in Paris, France (d. 1688)
- 1748 Philipp Meissner, German composer, born in Burgpreppach, Bavaria (d. 1816)
- 1761 Friedrich Ludwig Æmilius Kunzen, German composer, born in the Free Imperial City of Lübeck (d. 1817)
- 1773 Johann Philipp Christian Schulz, German composer, born in Bad Langensalza, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1827)
- 1806 George Alexander Osborne, Irish pianist and composer (La Pluie de perles), born in Limerick, Ireland (d. 1893)
- 1859 Julius Klengel, German cellist and composer, born in Leipzig, Kingdom of Saxony (d. 1933)
- 1885 Artur Lemba, Estonian concert pianist, composer (Sabina), and piano teacher (St. Petersburg Conservatory, 1908-20), born in Revel, Russian Empire (now Tallinn, Estonia) (d. 1963)
- 1893 "Blind" Lemon Jefferson, American blues singer and guitarist, born in Coutchman, Texas (d. 1929)
- 1899 Eduardo Hernández Moncada, Mexican composer and pianist, born in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico (d. 1995)
- 1904 Cemal Reşit Rey, Turkish composer, born in Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire (d. 1985)
- 1904 Jan August [Augustoff], American pianist and xylophonist ("Misirlou"), born in New York City (d. 1976)
- 1907 Pierre Moulaert, Belgian composer, born in Saint-Gilles, Belgium (d. 1967)
- 1910 Frank Pelleg [Pollack], Czech-Israeli harpsichordist, pianist, conductor and educator, born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1968) [1]
- 1914 Andrzej Panufnik, Polish-British conductor and composer (Arbor Cosmica; Sinfonia Sacra), born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1991)
- 1914 Hein Jordans, Dutch conductor, born in Venlo, Limburg, Netherlands (d. 2003)
- 1919 Václav Nelhýbel, Czech-American composer (Everyman), born in Polanka, Czechoslovakia (d. 1996)
- 1921 Leonard Salzedo, British orchestral, ballet, and film composer (The Witch Boy; Requiem Sine Voxibus, Hammer Films), born in London, England (d. 2000)
- 1922 Theresa Merritt [Hines], American singer and actress (The Wiz; That's My Mama), born in Newport News, Virginia (d. 1998)
- 1923 Theodore "Fats" Navarro, American jazz trumpet player, born in Key West, Florida (d. 1950)
- 1929 Erik Lotichius, Dutch composer (Anaitalrax), born in Helden, Netherlands (d. 2015)
- 1931 Anthony Newley, British actor and singer-songwriter (Doctor Dolittle; Goldfinger theme; Willy Wonka score), born in London, England (d. 1999)
- 1932 Svetlana Beriosova, Lithuanian-British ballerina, born in Kaunas, Lithuania (d. 1998)
- 1933 Mel Taylor, American rock drummer (The Ventures - "Walk, Don't Run"), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1996)
- 1938 Steve Douglas [Kreisman], American session and touring saxophonist and flautist (Phil Spector; Duane Eddy; Beach Boys), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1993)
- 1939 Sonny Turner, American singer (The Platters, 1959-70 - "With This Ring", The Metrotones), born in Fairmont, West Virginia (d. 2022)
- 1940 Barbara "Bibs" Allbut, American rock vocalist (Angels - "My Boyfriend's Back"), born in Orange, New Jersey (d. 2021)
Linda McCartney (1941-1998)
American photographer, musician (Wings), and 1st wife of Paul McCartney, born in New York City
- 1942 Gerry Marsden, British rock vocalist (Gerry & Pacemakers - "How Do You Do It?"; "Ferry Cross The Mersey"), and TV personality, born in Liverpool, England (d. 2021) [1]
- 1942 Phyllis "Jiggs" Allbut, American rock vocalist (Angels - "My Boyfriend's Back"), born in Orange, New Jersey
- 1945 John Rutter, English composer, mainly of choral music (Mass Of The Children), arranger, and conductor (The Cambridge Singers), born in London, England
- 1945 Rosa Lee Hawkins, American pop singer (The Dixie Cups - "Chapel Of Love"; "Iko Iko"), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2022)
- 1946 Carson Van Osten, American power pop-rock bassist (Nazz - "Open My Eyes", "Hello It's Me), and comic strip artist (Disney), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2015)
- 1946 Jerry Donahue, American guitarist and producer (Fairport Convention; The Hellecasters), born in Manhattan, New York
- 1946 Marc Neikrug, American pianist, conductor and composer (Los Alamos), born in New York City
- 1948 Heinz Chur, German composer, born in Essen, Germany
- 1950 Emilio Castillo, American saxophone player, composer, and bandleader (Tower of Power), born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1952 Mark Sandman, American singer-songwriter and musician (Morphine; Treat Her Right), born in Newton, Massachusetts (d. 1999)
- 1965 Sean McNabb, American bassist (Quiet Riot; Great White; Rough Cutt; House of Lords), born in South Bend, Indiana
- 1967 Danielia Cotton [Brooks], American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Small White Town; Rare Child), born in Hopewell, New Jersey
- 1967 Geir Sundbø, Norwegian composer, conductor, clarinetist and guitarist, born in Porsgrunn, Norway
- 1969 Clown [Shawn Crahan], American heavy metal percussionist (Slipknot), born in Des Moines, Iowa
- 1969 Donald DeGrate, Jr. [DeVante Swing], American music producer, born in Hampton, Virginia
- 1969 Gene Hunt, American R&B musician ("Acid Man"), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1971 Peter Salisbury, English drummer (The Verve), born in Chippenham, England
- 1972 Esther Budiardjo, Indonesian concert pianist (William Kapell Competition, 1996), born in Jakarta, Indonesia
- 1978 Javier Perianes, Spanish concert pianist, born in Nerva, Spain
- 1981 Diana Rotaru, Romanian composer and artistic director (SonoMania new music ensemble, 2013-21), born in Bucharest, Romania
- 1984 Taylor Eigsti, American Grammy Award-winning jazz pianist, composer ("Lucky To Be Me"), orchestrator, and educator, born in Menlo Park, California
- 1986 Leah Dizon, American model, singer and Japanese television personality, born in Las Vegas, Nevada
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