- 1642 Johann Friedrich Treiber, German historian and composer, born in Osthausen, Arnstadt, Germany (d. 1719)
- 1689 José Pradas Gallén, Spanish composer, born in Villahermosa del Río, Spain (d. 1757)
- 1751 Johann Georg Witthauer, German composer, born in Neustadt near Coburg (d. 1802)
- 1806 Johannes Frederik Fröhlich, Danish violinist and composer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1860)
- 1825 Kate Loder, British composer and pianist, born in Bathwick Street, Bathwick, England (d. 1904)
- 1829 Otto Goldschmidt, German composer, born in Hamburg, German Confederation (now Germany) (d. 1907)
- 1852 Benedetto Junck, Italian composer, born in Turin, Italy (d. 1903)
- 1893 (Marie-Juliette) "Lili" Boulanger, French composer (first female winner of the Prix de Rome composition prize), born in Paris (d. 1918)
- 1902 Renato Fasano, Italian composer, born in Naples, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1979)
- 1903 Kostas Giannidis [Yannis Constantinidis], Greek composer and pianist, born in Smyrna (d. 1984)
Count Basie (1904-1984)
Jazz pianist, organist, and bandleader ("One O'Clock Jump"; "April In Paris"), born in Red Bank, New Jersey
- 1906 Joachim Homs, Spanish composer, born in Barcelona (d. 2003)
- 1909 John William Haussermann Jr., American composer, born in Manila, Philippines (d. 1986)
- 1912 Bruce Trent [William Butters], British singer and actor (The Passing Show, Band Waggon), born in St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands (d. 1995)
- 1915 Raquel Rastenni, Danish pop singer ("Hele ugen alene" - Seven Lonely Days), born in Copenhagen (d. 1998)
- 1923 Cliff Adams, British singer (The Stragazers; The Cliff Adams Singers), born in Southwark, London, England (d. 2001)
- 1926 Ben-Zion Orgad, Israeli composer, born in Gelsenkirchen, Germany (d. 2006)
- 1927 Wilhelm Killmayer, German composer, born in Munich, Germany (d. 2017)
- 1928 Art Farmer, American trumpet player (Farmer's Market; The Jazztet), born in Council Buffs, Iowa (d. 1999)
- 1928 Zdeněk Lukáš, Czech composer, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (d. 2007)
- 1931 Gregg Smith, American choral conductor and composer, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2016)
Melvin Van Peebles (1932-2021)
American stage and screen actor, director (Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song; Sophisticated Gent), composer, and novelist, born in Chicago, Illinois
Kenny Rogers (1938-2020)
American pop and country singer-songwriter ("The Gambler"; "Through the Years") and entrepreneur (Kenny Rogers Roasters), born in Houston, Texas
- 1939 Ernie Maresca, American singer and songwriter ("Runaround Sue"; "The Wanderer"), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2015)
- 1939 Harold Reid, American country bass vocalist (Statler Brothers - "Bed Of Rose's"), born in Staunton, Virginia (d. 2020)
- 1939 James Burton, American guitarist (Ricky Nelson; Elvis Presley; Elvis Costello), born in Dubberly, Louisiana
- 1941 Jackie DeShannon [Sharon Lee Myers], American singer-songwriter ("What the World Needs Now Is Love"; "When You Walk In The Room"), born in Hazel, Kentucky
- 1941 Tom Coster, American rock and jazz keyboard player (Santana), born in Detroit Michigan
- 1941 Tony Clarke, British rock musician and producer (Moody Blues), born in Coventry, Warwickshire, England (d. 2010) [1]
- 1943 Clydie Mae King, American session and touring vocalist (Ray Charles; Bob Dylan; Humble Pie; Lynyrd Skynrd), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 2019)
- 1945 Basil Poledouris, American film score composer (The Hunt For Red October), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 2006)
- 1947 Carl Giammarese, American rock guitarist (The Buckinghams - "Kind Of A Drag"), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1948 Robert Hazard [Rimato], American singer-songwriter ("Girls Just Want to Have Fun"; "Escalator of Life"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2008)
- 1950 Patrick Juvet, Swiss pop singer, born in Montreux, Switzerland
- 1951 Glenn Hughes, British bassist and vocalist (Finders Keepers, 1965-69; Trapeze, 1969-73, 1991-94: Deep Purple, 1973-76), born in Cannock, Staffordshire, England
- 1952 Joe Strummer [Mellor], British punk rock lead singer and songwriter (The Clash - "Rock the Casbah";"Lost in the Supermarket"; "London Calling"), born in Ankara, Turkey (d. 2002)
- 1954 Nick Kane, American rock guitarist (The Mavericks, 1993-2000 - "Dance the Night Away"), born in Jerusalem, Georgia
- 1954 Steve Smith, American rock drummer (Journey), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1957 Budgie [Peter Edward Clarke], English rock drummer (Siouxsie and the Banshees; The Creatures), born in St. Helens, Lancashire, England
- 1957 Kim Sledge, American vocalist (Sister Sledge - "We Are Family"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1957 Mark Pender, American trumpet player (Miami Horns; Southside Johnny), born in Kansas City, Missouri
- 1967 Serj Tankian, Armenian-born singer (System of a Down), born in Beirut, Lebanon
- 1971 Liam Howlett, British musician (The Prodigy), born in Braintree, Essex, England
- 1971 Matthew Noonan, American concert organist, born in Brockport, New York
- 1979 Kelis Rogers-Jones, American singer ("Milkshake"), born in New York City
- 1981 Collie Buddz [Colin Patrick Harper], American reggae and dancehall artist ("Come Around"), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1984 Alizée Jacotey, French pop singer ("Moi... Lolita"), born in Ajaccio, France
- 1984 Vestards Šimkus, Latvian concert pianist, improviser, and composer, born in Jūrmala, Latvia
- 1985 Jacob (Jake) Pitts, American heavy metal rock guitarist (Black Veil Brides), born in Pocatello, Idaho
- 1987 Kibum [Kim Ki-bum], South Korean actor (Rainbow Romance), and pop singer (Super Junior, 2003-06), born in Seoul, South Korea
Kacey Musgraves (35 years old)
1988 American country singer songwriter (Same Trailer, Different Park; Golden Hour), born in Golden, Texas
- 1988 Louise Setara [Smith], English pop and soul singer-songwriter (Still Waters), born in Reading, England
- 1988 Paris Bennett, American singer and finalist on American Idol (season 5), born in Rockford, Illinois
- 1990 Bo Burnham, American comedian, singer and filmmaker (All Eyes on Me), born in Hamilton, Massachusetts
- 1992 Brad Kavanagh, British stage and screen actor (House of Anubis - "Fabian"), and singer-songwriter, born in Whitehaven, Cumbria, England
- 1996 Jamia Simone Nash, American singer and actress, born in Virginia Beach, Virginia
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