- 1664 Louis Lully, French musician and son of Jean-Baptiste Lully, born in Paris, France (d. 1734)
- 1705 Václav Matyáš Gurecký, Bohemian composer, born in Přerov, Czech Republic (d. 1743)
- 1731 Giuseppe Colla, Italian composer, born in Parma, Duchy of Parma and Piacenza (now Italy) (d. 1806)
- 1748 Maximilian Stadler, Austrian pianist and composer and Benedictine monk, born in Melk, Austria (d. 1833)
- 1776 Wenzel Sedlak, Bohemian clarinetist and composer, born in Jezbořice, Bohemia (d. 1851)
- 1799 Olof Wilhelm Uddén, Swedish composer, born in Stockholm (d. 1868)
- 1843 Florimond Van Duyse, Belgian composer and musicologist, born in Ghent (d. 1910)
- 1846 Silas Gamaliel Pratt, American composer (The Tragedy of the Deep), born in Addison, Vermont (d. 1916)
- 1870 Harry Lauder, Scottish comedian and singer (Roamin' in the Gloamin), born in Portobello, Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1950)
- 1888 Philip Greeley Clapp, American composer and educator (University of Iowa, 1919-54), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1954)
- 1892 Johanna Bordewijk-Roepman, Dutch composer, born in Rotterdam (d. 1971)
Louis Armstrong (1901-1971)
American jazz trumpeter and singer ("Hello, Dolly!"; "What A Wonderful World"), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1905 Boris Alexandrov, Soviet-Russian conductor (Alexandrov Ensemble, 1946-86), and composer, chiefly of patriotic and military music, born in Bologoye, Russian Empire (d. 1994)
- 1908 Kurt Eichhorn, German conductor, born in Munich (d. 1994)
- 1910 William Schuman, American composer (Pulitzer Prize, 1943), and administrator (Juilliard, 1945-61; Lincoln Center, 1961-68), born in New York City (d. 1992)
- 1912 David Raksin, American composer renown for his work in film and TV (Laura; Modern Times), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2004)
- 1915 Irving Fields [Yitzhak Schwartz], American lounge pianist and composer (Ilona Massey Show; Bagels & Bongos), born in New York City (d. 2016)
- 1923 Arthur Butterworth, British classical trumpet player and composer, born in New Moston, England (d. 2014)
- 1927 Jess Thomas, American tenor known for his singing in Richard Wagner operas, born in Hot Springs, South Dakota (d. 1993)
- 1929 Kishore Kumar, Indian singer and actor, born in Khandwa, Central Provinces, British India (d. 1987)
- 1932 (Calvin) "Scotty" Stoneman, American bluegrass fiddler (The Stoneman Family; The Kentucky Colonels), born in Galax, Virginia (d. 1973)
- 1933 Rudi van Dantzig, Dutch choreographer/ballet dancer (Painted Birds) (d. 2012)
- 1936 Elsbeary Hobbs, American bass doo-wop vocalist (The Drifters - "There Goes My Baby"; "Save The Last Dance For Me"), born in New York City (d. 1996)
- 1937 David Vickerman Bedford, British composer and educator, born in Hendon, Middlesex, England (d. 2011)
- 1938 Kenny Malone, American Nashville-based session drummer (Dolly Parton; Dobie Gray: Waylon Jennings), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 2021)
- 1939 Frankie Ford [Guzzo], American rock vocalist ("Sea Cruise"), born in Gretna, Louisiana, (d. 2015)
- 1940 (Rosemary Timothy) "Timi" Yuro, American R&B and soul singer-songwriter ("Hurt"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2004)
- 1940 Larry Knechtel, American session piano and bass player (Simon and Garfunkel; Johnny Rivers), born in Bell, California (d. 2009) [1]
- 1941 Cliff Nobles American soul singer ("The Horse"), born in Grove Hill, Alabama (d. 2008)
- 1943 David Carr, British rock keyboardist (The Fortunes), born in Leyton, London (d. 2011)
- 1943 Tina Cole, American singer (King Cousins) and actress (My Three Sons - "Katie"), born in Hollywood, California
- 1946 Maureen Starkey [Mary Cox], British ex-wife of Beatle Ringo Starr, born in Liverpool, England (d. 1994)
- 1946 Max Middleton, British rock keyboard player (Jeff Beck Group), born in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England
- 1947 Klaus Schulze, German electronic music composer (Audentity), born in Berlin< Germany
- 1947 Paul Layton, English musician and rocker (The New Seekers - "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing"), born in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England
- 1952 Moya Brennan [Máire Ní Bhraonáin], Irish folk singer and harpist (Clannad; Máire), born in Dublin, Ireland
- 1953 Michael Harris, American trumpet and flugelhorn player (The Phenix Horns - Earth, Wind & Fire; Phil Collins)
- 1960 Robbin Crosby, American heavy metal rock guitarist and vocalist (Ratt - "Round & Round"), born in La Jolla, California (d. 2002)
- 1962 Joey Huffman, American rock keyboard and organ player (Soul Asylum), born in Pikeville, Kentucky
- 1962 Paul Reynolds, British rock guitarist (A Flock of Seagulls - "I Ran (So Far Away)"), born in Liverpool, England
- 1965 Terri Lyne Carrington, American Grammy Award-winning jazz drummer, composer, producer (Money Jungle: Provocative in Blue), and educator (Berklee), born in Medford, Massachusetts
- 1969 Max Cavalera, Brazilian heavy metal guitarist and singer (Sepultura), born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- 1981 Marques Houston, American R&B singer (Immature-IMx) and actor, born in Los Angeles, California
- 1984 Helene Fischer, Russian-German pop singer (Farbenspiel), born in Krasnoyarsk, Soviet Union
- 1989 Jessica Mauboy, Australian singer (Young Divas), born in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
- 1992 Tiffany Evans, American pop and R&B singer, born in The Bronx, New York
- 2004 Savanna Shaw, American pop singer (Mat and Savanna), born in Utah
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