- 1513 Domenico Maria Ferrabosco, Italian Renaissance composer and singer, born in Bologna, Papal States (d. 1574)
- 1572 Hans Christoph Heyden, German composer, organist and poet, born in the Free Imperial City of Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1617)
- 1602 Pier Francesco Cavalli, Italian opera composer, born in Crema, Lombardy, Republic of Venice (d. 1676)
- 1670 Georg Gabriel Schutz, German composer, born in the Free Imperial City of Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1716)
- 1679 Georg Friedrich Kauffmann, German composer, born in Ostramondra, Thuringia, Electorate of Saxony (d. 1735)
- 1778 Fernando Sor, Spanish classical guitarist, and composer (Twelve Studies), baptized in Barcelona, Spain (d. 1839)
- 1813 Alexander Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky, Russian composer, born in Troitsko village, Tula, Russia (d. 1869)
- 1858 C. B. Hawley, American organist and composer, born in Brookfield, Connecticut (d. 1915)
- 1880 Aida Overton Walker, African-American dancer and singer (In Dahomey, Salome), born in Richmond, Virginia (d. 1914)
- 1880 Edgar Bainton, British-Australian composer, born in Hackney, London, England (d. 1956)
- 1882 Ignaz Friedman, Polish pianist and composer, born in Podgórze, Kraków, Austrian Poland (d. 1948)
- 1892 Nikolaj A. Orloff, Russian-British pianist (Chopin), born in Yelets, Oryol Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1964)
- 1897 Jørgen Bentzon, Danish composer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1951)
- 1899 Lovro von Matačić, Croatian conductor and composer (Bruckner Medal), born in Sušak, Croatia (d. 1985)
- 1902 Fred Scott, American actor and singing cowboy, known as "The Silvery-Voiced Buckaroo" (Melody of the Plains), born in Fresno, California (d. 1991)
- 1903 Fritz Büchtger, German composer, educator, and modern music proponent (Association for Contemporary Music; Studio for New Music), born in Munich, Germany (d. 1978)
- 1915 Irving Gordon, American songwriter ("Unforgettable"; "Me, Myself, And I"), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1996)
- 1916 Wawrzyniec Żuławski, Polish composer, born in Zakopane, Poland, Russian Empire (d. 1957)
- 1921 Jeanne Demessieux, French organist and composer (Te Deum), born in Montpellier, France (d. 1968)
- 1922 Murray the K [Kaufman], American disk jockey (5th Beatle), born in New York City (d. 1982)
- 1924 Arghyris Kounadis, Greek composer, born in Istanbul, Turkey (d. 2011)
- 1925 Elliot Lawrence [Broza], American jazz pianist, film score composer (Network), arranger, and orchestra leader (Tony and Emmy Award broadcasts; As The World Turns, 1981-93), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2021)
- 1926 (Alexander) "Bobby" Kok, Boer-British classical and session cellist (BBC Symphony; George Harrison - "When We Was Fab"), born in Brakpan, Union of South Africa, (d. 2015)
- 1931 Phyllis McGuire, American pop vocalist (McGuire Sisters - "Sincerely"; "Sugartime"), born in Middletown, Ohio (d. 2020)
- 1933 Andrey Mikhaylovich Volkonsky, Russian composer, born in Geneva, Switzerland (d. 2008)
- 1933 Bertram Turetzky, American classical, jazz, klezmer double bassist, composer, pedagogue, and author (The Contemporary Contrabass), born in Norwich, Connecticut
- 1934 Florence Henderson, American actress (The Brady Bunch - "Carol"), and singer, born in Dale, Indiana (d. 2016)
- 1934 Merl Saunders, American Hammond B-3 organ player and pianist (Jerry Garcia Band; Saunders/Garcia), and composer, born in San Mateo, California (d. 2008)
- 1934 Michel Corboz, Swiss conductor (founded L’Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne, 1961), born in Marsens, Switzerland (d. 2021)
- 1937 "Magic" Sam [Maghett], American blues guitarist ("Feelin' Good (We're Gonna Boogie)"), born in Granada County, Mississippi (d. 1969)
- 1939 Chris Pyne, British jazz, touring, and session trombonist (Mike Gibbs; Ronnnie Scott; Humphrey Lyttelton), born in Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (d. 1995)
- 1941 Big Jim Sullivan [Tomkins], British session and touring rock guitarist, sitar, and banjo player, born in Uxbridge, Middlesex, England (d. 2012)
- 1943 Eric Anderson, American vocalist (Avalanche, Be True to You), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1943 Maceo Parker, American tenor saxophonist (James Brown; Parliament-Funkadelic, King's One, Mo' Roots), born in Kinston, North Carolina
- 1945 Gregory Hines, American actor and dancer (White Nights, Taps), born in New York City (d. 2003)
- 1945 Vic Briggs, British guitarist (The Animals, 1966-68), and producer; later known as Antion Vikram Singh, he created Sikhi devotional and Hawaiian music, born in Twickenham, England (d. 2021)
- 1947 Tim Buckley, singer-songwriter, born in Washington, D.C. (d. 1975)
- 1948 (Wladimir) "Wally" Tax, Dutch rock singer-songwriter, and guitarist (The Outsiders; Tax Free), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 2005)
- 1949 Jimmie Randell, American rock bassist (Jo Jo Gunne; The Dead Pyrates Society), born in Dallas, Texas
- 1950 Raymond van het Groenewoud, Dutch-Belgian singer-songwriter, musician and composer ("Meisjes"; Brussels by Night), born in Schaerbeek, Belgium
- 1950 Roger Fisher, American rock guitarist (Heart, 1967-80 - "Barracuda"), born in Seattle, Washington
- 1951 Michael Doucet, Cajun-American zydeco, folk, and blues singer and fiddler (BeauSoleil), born in Scott, Louisiana
- 1951 Sylvain Sylvain [Mizrahi], Egyptian-American rock guitarist (New York Dolls), born in Cairo, Egypt (d. 2021)
- 1953 Carmine Rojas, American composer, musical director and bass guitarist (David Bowie, Joe Bonamassa), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1953 Wayne Siegel, American electro-acoustic contemporary classical composer, based in Denmark, born in Los Angeles, California
- 1957 Soile Isokoski, Finnish soprano, born in Posio, Finland
- 1959 Anny Schilder, Dutch pop singer (BZN, 1976-84 - "Mon Amour"), born in Volendam, Netherlands
- 1959 Renée Fleming, American opera singer and soprano, born in Indiana, Pennsylvania
- 1961 Latifa, Tunisian singer, born in Manouba, Tunisia
- 1963 D'Wayne Wiggins, American musician (Tony! Toni! Tone!), born in Oakland, California
- 1964 Rob Jones "The Bass Thing", English musician (The Wonder Stuff), born in Stourbridge, West Midlands (d. 1993)
- 1971 Noriko Sakai, Japanese singer, born in Fukuoka, Japan
Rob Thomas (52 years old)
1972 American singer (Matchbox Twenty), born in Landstuhl, West Germany
- 1974 Filippa Giordano, Italian singer, born in Palermo, Italy
- 1976 Liv Kristine, Norwegian singer (Leaves' Eyes), born in Stavanger, Norway
- 1977 Nathan Osmond, American vocalist (Osmond Boys), born in Utah
- 1978 Dwele [Andwele Gardner], American soul singer, born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1983 Rhydian Roberts, Welsh Singer (X Factor runner up), born in Sennybridge, United Kingdom
- 1984 Víkingur Ólafsson, Icelandic concert pianist, born in Reykjavík, Iceland
- 1985 Heart Evangelista, Filipina singer and actress, born in Manila, Philippines
- 1985 Miki Yeung, Hong Kong singer and actress, born in British Hong Kong
- 1987 Julia Savicheva, Russian singer, born in Kurgan, Russia
- 1988 Asia Nitollano, American dancer (Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll winner), born in Mount Vernon, New York
- 1988 Quentin Mosimann, Swiss DJ and music producer, born in Geneva, Switzerland
- 1991 Karol G [Carolina Navarro], Colombian singer-songwriter (China), born in Medellín, Colombia
- 1994 Becky Hill, English singer (Remember), born in Bewdley, England
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