1775 Jose Angel Lamas, Venezuelan composer, born in Caracas, Venezuela (d. 1814)
1858 Catharina van Rennes, Dutch composer, born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1940)
1884 Nanny Larsén-Todsen, Swedish opera singer, born in Hagby, Sweden (d. 1982)
1888 Oscar Rasbach, American composer, born in Dayton, Kentucky (d. 1975)
1890 Pauline Hall, Norwegian composer, born in Hamar, Hedmark, Norway (d. 1969)
1891 Arthur Bliss, English composer (Olympians), born in London, England (d. 1975)
1891 Mihail Jora, Romanian composer, born in Roman, Romania (d. 1971)
1896 Lorenzo Herrera, Venezuelan singer and composer, born in Caracas, Venezuela (d. 1960)
1900 Helen Morgan [Riggins], American singer and actress (Applause, Show Boat), born in Danville, Illinois (d. 1941)
1900 Marinus Adam, Dutch conductor and composer, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1977)
1905 Karl Amadeus Hartmann, German composer, born in Munich, Germany (d. 1963)
1914 Félix Leclerc, French Canadian singer and composer (Moi, mes souliers), born in La Tuque, Québec, Canada (d. 1988)
1924 Joe Harnell, American musician, composer and arranger, born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2005)
1931 Henryk Schiller, Polish composer, born in Poznań, Poland (d. 2006)
1931 Philippa Schuyler, African-American child classical piano prodigy, composer, and journalist, born in Harlem, New York (d. 1967)
1932 Marvin David Levy, American composer (Mourning Becomes Electra), born in Passaic, New Jersey (d. 2015)
1935 John MacIvor Perkins, American composer, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2010)
1936 Anthony Payne, British composer (Phoenix Mass; Visions and Journeys), critic, and musicologist, born in London (d. 2021)
1937 Garth Hudson, Canadian rock Lowrey organist, accordion player and saxophonist (The Band - "Chest Fever"; "Up On Cripple Creek"), born in Windsor, Ontario
1937 Gundula Janowitz, Austrian concert and operatic soprano (Vienna State Opera, 1959-90), and vocal teacher, born in Berlin, Germany
1941 Doris Coley, American singer (The Shirelles), born in Goldsboro, California (d. 2000)
1941 Homer Banks, American singer and songwriter (Be What You Are), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2003)
1943 Kathy Lennon, American pop singer (Lennon Sisters), born in Santa Monica, California
1944 Jim Capaldi, English singer and songwriter (Traffic - "Something So Strong"; "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys"), born in Evesham, Worcestershire, England (d. 2005)
1944 Juvenal "Naná' Vasconcelos, Brazilian jazz and world music percussionist, and berimbau player (Pat Metheny; Björk; Milton Nascimento), born in Recife, Brazil (d. 2016)
1947 Massiel [Maria Santamaria], Spanish pop singer (La, la, la), born in Madrid, Spain
1948 Andy Fairweather Low, Welsh session and touring guitarist (Amen Corner; Roger Waters; Eric Clapton; George Harrison), born in Ystrad Mynach, Wales
1948 Chris Bennett, American musician (The Theme from Midnight Express), born in Marshall, Illinois
1949 "Fat" Larry James, American R&B drummer and bandleader (Fat Larry's Band), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1987)
1950 (David) "Ted" Turner, British rock guitarist and vocalist (Wishbone Ash - Argus), born in Birmingham, England
1951 Andrew Gold, American singer-songwriter, and record producer ("Lonely Boy"; "Thank You for Being a Friend"), born in Burbank, California (d. 2011)
1951 Freddie Wadling, Swedish actor and musician (The Leather Nun, Fleshquartet), born in Gothenburg, Sweden (d. 2016)
1951 Joe Lynn Turner [Linquito], American hard rock vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter (Fandango; Rainbow), born in Hackensack, New Jersey
1952 Les Dudek, American guitarist and singer (Steve Miller Band), born in Quonset Point Naval Air Station, Rhode Island
1955 (Bryan) "Butch" Vig, American record producer (Nirvana -Nevermind; Smashing Pumpkins; Foo Fighters), songwriter, and drummer (Garbage), born in Viroqua, Wisconsin
1955 Jimmy Lowe, American country singer (Pirates of Mississippi - "Feed Jake"), born in Nashville, Tennessee
1956 Isabel Pantoja, Spanish copia and Canción melódica singer (Genio y Figura), born in Seville, Spain
1957 Mojo Nixon [Neill McMillan, Jr.], American musician ("Elvis Is Everywhere") and actor, born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina (d. 2024) [1]
1960 David Yow, American musician (Scratch Acid; The Jesus Lizard), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
1960 Neal Morse, American musician (Spock's Beard; Transatlantic), born in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California
1961 Cold 187um [Gregory Fernan Hutchison], American rapper (Above the Law), born in Pomona, California
1961 Pete de Freitas, English rock drummer (Echo & the Bunnyman), born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (d. 1989)
1962 Lee Mavers, British singer and songwriter (The La's - "There She Goes"), born in Liverpool, England
1967 Paolo Restani, Italian classical pianist, born in La Spezia, Italy
1969 Jan Axel Blomberg, Norwegian heavy metal drummer (Dimmu Borgir; Winds; Mayhem), born in Trysil Municipality, Norway
1969 Richard Hallebeek, Dutch guitarist, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
1970 Zelma Davis, Liberian-American singer (C+C Music Factory - "Things That Make You Go Hmmm..."), born in Monrovia, Liberia
1972 Jimmy Pop [James Franks], American rock singer and musician (The Bloodhound Gang - "The Bad Touch"), born in Trappe, Pennsylvania
1972 Justyna Steczkowska, Polish singer-songwriter, born in Rzeszow, Poland
1974 Jeremy Castle, Oklahoma country singer and songwriter, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1980 Moto Boy [Oskar Humlebo], Swedish pop singer-songwriter and guitarist ("Beat Heart"), born in Färila, Sweden
1988 Brittany Hargest, American singer (Jump5), born in Durham, North Carolina
1992 Charli XCX [Charlotte Aitchison], English singer-songwriter (Charli), born in Cambridge, England
1994 Jacob Collier, English musician and producer (Djesse Vol. 1, 2, 3), born in London, England
1999 Mark Lee, Canadian rapper and singer (NCT; SuperM), born in Toronto, Ontario