- 1620 Isabella Leonarda, Italian religious composer, born in Novara, Duchy of Milan (now Italy) (d. 1704)
- 1627 Pierre Verdier, French composer working in Sweden, born in Paris, France (d. 1706)
- 1633 Sebastian Knupfer, German composer, born in Asche, Lands of the Bohemian Crown (now Aš, Czech Republic) (d. 1676)
- 1644 Juan Bautista Jose Cabanilles, Spanish organist and composer, born in Algemesí, Spain (d. 1712)
- 1648 Johann Schelle, German composer, born in Geising, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roaman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1701)
- 1702 Heinrich Nikolaus Gerber, German composer, born in Wenigenehrich, Imperial County of Reuss, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1775)
- 1781 Anton Diabelli, Austria publisher and composer, born in Mattsee, Austria (d. 1858)
- 1819 Carl Ferdinand Pohl, German-Austrian music historian and composer, born in Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse by the Rhine, German Confederation (d. 1887)
- 1826 Vladimir Nikitich Kashperov, Russian composer, born in Chufarovo, Russia (d. 1894)
- 1855 Ferdinand Hummel, German composer, born in Berlin, Prussia (now Germany) (d. 1928)
- 1869 Walford Davies, English composer, born in Oswestry, Shropshire, England (d. 1941)
- 1877 Charles "Buddy" Bolden, African-American jazz cornetist, born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1931)
- 1877 Petar Stojanovic, Serbian composer, born in Budapest (d. 1957)
- 1880 Jean-Louis Pisuisse, Dutch cabaret singer and comedian ("M'n Eerste" - "My First"; "The French Governess"), born in Vlissingen, Netherlands (d. 1927)
- 1882 John Powell, American pianist and composer, born in Richmond, Virginia (d. 1963)
- 1884 Emerson Whithorne, American composer, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1958)
- 1890 Manfred Gurlitt, German composer, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1973)
- 1904 Lyubomir Pipkov, Bulgarian pianist, composer, music educator, and (with his father) Antarctic glacier namesake, born in Lovech, Bulgaria (d. 1974)
- 1908 Paul Lavalle, American bandleader (Cities Service Band of America), born in Beacon, New York (d. 1997)
- 1912 Wayne Barlow, American composer, born in Elyria, Ohio (d. 1996)
- 1923 William Kraft, American timpanist, percussionist (Los Angeles Percussion Ensemble), conductor, and composer (The Demise of Suriyodhaya; Avalanche), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2022)
- 1925 Eddie Duran, American jazz guitarist (Vince Guaraldi; Cal Tjader; Benny Goodman), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2019)
- 1925 Jimmy Reed, American blues singer (Soulin', Big Boss Man), born in Dunleith, Mississippi (d. 1976)
- 1926 Arthur William Oldham, English composer, born in London (d. 2003)
- 1927 Keith Humble, Australian composer, born in Geelong, Australia (d. 1995)
- 1928 Evgeny Svetlanov, Russian conductor (USSR State Symphony, 1965-2000; Residentie Orchestra 1992-2000), pianist, and composer (Siberian Fantasy), born in Moscow, USSR (d. 2002)
- 1929 Hsu Tsang-Houei, Taiwanese composer, born in Changhau, Taiwan (d. 2001)
- 1932 Gilles Tremblay, Canadian composer, ondes Martenot player, and educator, born in Saguenay, Quebec (d. 2017) [1]
- 1935 Bob Bouber [Boris Blom], Dutch singer (ZZ & Masks) and actor, born in Amsterdam (d. 2019)
- 1938 Henry Diltz, American music photographer (Woodstock; Monterey Pop Festival; album covers), born in Kansas City, Missouri
- 1938 Joan Tower, American composer (Breakfast Rhythms), born in New Rochelle, New York
- 1939 David Allan Coe, American country musician ("Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile"; Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy), born in Akron, Ohio
- 1940 Jackie Trent, English singer-songwriter ("Neighbours" theme) and actress, born in Newcastle-under-Lyme (d. 2015)
- 1941 Michael "Micky" Waller, British blues and rock drummer (Long John Baldry; Jeff Beck Group), born in Hammersmith, London, England (d. 2008)
- 1941 Monica Mason, British ballerina and arts administrator (Director of the Royal Ballet, 2002-12), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
- 1942 Dave Bargeron, American jazz-rock trombonist and tuba player (Blood, Sweat & Tears), born in New York City
- 1942 Mel McDaniel, American country singer ("Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On"), born in Checotah, Oklahoma (d. 2011)
Roger Waters (80 years old)
1943 English rock bassist and vocalist (Pink Floyd, 1964-85, 2005 - "Another Brick in the Wall"), born in Cambridge, England
Sylvester James Jr. (1947-1988)
American singer-songwriter ("Do Ya Wanna Funk"), born in Watts, Los Angeles, California
- 1948 Claydes Charles Smith, American guitarist (Kool & The Gang), born in Jersey City, New Jersey (d. 2006)
- 1948 Jo Baker, American blues-rock vocalist (Elvin Bishop), born in Brockton, Massachusetts (d. 1996)
- 1949 Jimmy Litherland, English rocker (Mitarbeit), born in Salford, Lancashire, England
- 1952 (Steven) "Buddy" Miller, American folk and country singer-songwriter, born in Fairborn, Ohio
- 1952 Jack Waldman, American jazz and rock keyboardist and avant garde composer, born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey (d. 1986)
- 1954 Banner Thomas, American rock bassist (Molly Hatchet), born in Orange Park, Florida (d. 2017)
- 1954 Patrick O'Hearn, American rock bassist (Missing Persons), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1957 Joe Smyth, American country singer ("Betty's Bein' Bad"), born in Portland, Maine
- 1957 Paul Harrhy, Welsh actor and opera singer (Intelligence Park), born in South Wales (d. 1996)
- 1958 Buster Bloodvessel [Douglas Trendle], English singer (Bad Manners), born in London
- 1958 Nigel Westlake, Australian musician and composer (Missa Solis - Requiem for Eli), born in Perth, Australia
- 1959 David Tickle, British audio engineer and record producer (Split Enz; Four Non-Blondes), born in Guildford, Surrey, England
- 1961 Pal Waaktaar, Norwegian rock guitarist and vocalist (A-ha), born in Oslo, Norway
- 1961 Scott Travis, American drummer (Judas Priest), born in Norfolk, Virginia
- 1962 Doug Boyle, English guitarist and composer (Robert Plant; Nigel Kennedy), born in Buckhurst Hill, Essex, England
- 1963 Mark Chesnutt, American country singer (Too Cold at Home), born in Beaumont, Texas
- 1967 Macy Gray [Natalie McIntyre], American R&B and soul singer-songwriter ("I Try"), born in Canton, Ohio
- 1969 CeCe Peniston, American singer (Finally) and beauty queen (Miss Black Arizona 1989), born in Phoenix, Arizona
- 1970 Paul Miller (DJ Spooky), American electronic and experimental hip hop musician, born in Washington, D.C.
Dolores O’Riordan (1971-2018)
Irish musician and singer-songwriter (The Cranberries - "Zombie", "Linger"), born in Ballybricken, County Limerick, Ireland
- 1971 Kathi Wolfgramm, American rocker (Jets), born in San Diego, California
- 1972 Anika Noni Rose, American actress (Dreamgirls) and singer, born in Bloomfield, Connecticut
- 1974 Nina Persson, Swedish musician (The Cardigans), born in Örebro, Sweden
- 1976 Hyun Young, South Korean actress and pop singer, born in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
- 1976 N.O.R.E. [Victor Santiago, Jr.], American rapper, born in Queens, New York
- 1977 Kiyoshi Hikawa, Japanese enka singer, born in Fukuoka, Japan
- 1978 Cisco Adler, American singer and record producer, born in Los Angeles, California
- 1978 Tony Thaxton, American drummer (Motion City Soundtrack), born in Mechanicsville, Virginia
- 1979 Foxy Brown [Inga Marchand], Trinidadian-American rapper (Ill Na Na, Broken Silence), born in New York City
- 1980 Kerry Katona, British singer-songwriter (Atomic Kitten), born in Warrington, Cheshire, England
- 1981 Yumiko Cheng, Hong Kong Cantopop singer, born in Shanghai, China
- 1985 Webbie [Webster Gradney, Jr.], American rapper, born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- 1987 Ramiele Malubay, Filipino-American singer, born in Dammam, Saudi Arabia
- 1990 DPR Ian [Christian Yu], Australian singer, rapper and director (So Beautiful), born in Sydney, Australia
- 1990 Jay Weinberg, American rock drummer (E Street Band, 2009; Slipknot, 2014-23), born in New Jersey
- 1993 Famous Dex [Dexter Gore], American rapper (Dex Meets Dexter), born in New York City
- 1996 Lil Xan [Nicholas Diego Leanos], American rapper and singer-songwriter (Betrayed), born in Redlands, California
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