- 1557 Alfonso Fontanelli, Italian composer (Ferrara school), born in Reggio nell'Emilia, Duchy of Modena and Reggio (d. 1622)
- 1740 Ernst Eichner, German composer and bassoonist, born in Arolsen, Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1777)
- 1760 Jean-François Le Sueur, French composer, noted for his operas and oratorios, born in Drucat-Plessiel, France (d. 1837)
- 1783 Johann Nepomuk Poissl, Bavarian composer, born in Rattiszell, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1865)
- 1789 Friedrich Fesca, German violinist, and composer, born in Magdeburg, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1826)
- 1797 Heinrich [Henry] Engelhard Steinway, German American piano maker (Steinway & Sons), born in Wolfshagen im Harz, Duchy of Brunswick (d. 1871)
- 1807 Ignacy Feliks Dobrzynski, Polish composer, born in Romanów, Russian Empire (d. 1867)
- 1822 Theodor Uhlig, German composer and violinist, born in Wurzen, Kingdom of Saxony (d. 1853)
- 1847 Robert Fuchs, Austrian composer, and teacher (Vienna Conservatory, 1875-1912), born in Frauental, Austria (d. 1927)
- 1855 Gustav Hollaender, German violinist, conductor, and composer, born in Leobschütz, Germany (d. 1915)
- 1874 Emilis Melngailis, Latvian composer and ethnomusicologist, born in Vidriži, Russian Empire (d. 1954)
- 1885 Richard Würz, German composer, and music critic, born in Munich, Germany (d. 1965)
- 1890 Semyon Bogatyrev, Russian and Soviet musicologist and composer (completed a symphony abandoned by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky), born in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Russian Empire (d. 1960)
- 1893 Walter Donaldson, American pianist and popular song composer ("Makin' Whoopee"; "My Blue Heaven"; My Buddy"), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1947)
- 1899 Georges Auric, French composer (one of Les Six), born in Lodève, Hérault, France (d. 1983)
- 1901 James "Kokomo" Arnold, American blues slide guitarist, and singer, born in Lovejoy's Station, Georgia (d. 1968) [some sources give birth year as 1896]
Harold Arlen (1905-1986)
American composer ("Over the Rainbow"; "It's Only A Paper Moon"; "Stormy Weather"), born in Buffalo, New York
- 1907 Jean Langlais, French organist, and composer (Missa Salve Regina), born in La Fontenelle, Brittany, France (d. 1991)
- 1916 Ronnie Aldrich, British easy listening and jazz pianist, arranger, and composer, born in Erith, Kent, England (d. 1993)
- 1920 Ingmar Milveden, Swedish organist, composer, and musicologist, born in Gothenburg, Sweden (d. 2007)
- 1927 Gottfrid Gräsbeck, Finnish choral director, and composer, born in Turku, Finland (d. 2010)
- 1928 (Mary) Norma Procter, British contralto singer, born in Cleethorpes, England (d. 2017)
- 1937 Zoltán Peskó, Hungarian opera conductor and composer, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2020)
- 1939 Alvin Cash [Welch], American pop singer ("Twine Time"; "The Philly Freeze"), and actor, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1999)
- 1940 Trygve Madsen, Norwegian pianist and composer (The Dream of the Rhinoceros; Aurora), born in Fredrikstad, Norway
- 1941 Brian Holland, American pianist, songwriter and producer (Holland–Dozier–Holland - "Heat Wave"; "Where Did Our Love Go"; "You Keep Me Hanging On"), born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1942 Glyn Johns, British recording engineer and producer (Eagles; The Who; Eric Clapton), born in Epsom, Surrey, England
- 1944 Henry Threadgill, American composer, saxophonist and flautist (2016 Pulitzer Prize "In for a Penny, In for a Pound"), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1944 Mick Avory, British rock drummer (The Kinks, 1964-84 - "A Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy"), born in East Molesey, Surrey, England
- 1945 John Helliwell, British rock Saxophonist (Supertramp - "The Logical Song"), born in Todmorden, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
- 1947 David Brown, American rock bassist (Santana, 1967-1971, 1974-76), born in New York City (d. 2000)
- 1947 John Adams, American composer (Nixon In China), born in Worcester, Massachusetts
- 1949 Billy Nicholls, British singer ("Would You Believe?") and songwriter ("I Can't Stop Loving You (Though I Try)", born in White City, London, England
- 1949 Christopher Rouse, American Grammy Award-winning composer (Trombone Concerto - Pulitzer Prize for Music, 1993), and educator (Eastman School, 1981-2002; Juilliard, 1997-2017), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2019)
- 1949 Hans Graf, Austrian conductor, and educator, born in Marchtrenk, Austria
- 1951 Melissa Manchester, American pop singer ("Don't Cry Out Loud"; "Midnight Blue"), born in The Bronx, New York
- 1955 Hugh Padgham, British record producer and audio engineer (Phil Collins; The Police; Spandau Ballet), born in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England
- 1957 Jake E Lee, American rock guitarist (Badlands, 1988-93; Ozzy Osborne, 1982-89), born in Norfolk, Virginia
- 1959 Alistar "Ali" Campbell, British reggae vocalist and guitarist (UB40, 1978-2008 - "Red Red Wine"), born in Birmingham, England
- 1960 Mikey Craig, English musician and DJ (Culture Club - "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me"), born in Hammersmith, London, England
- 1967 Jane Child [Hyslop], Canadian pop and R&B singer, songwriter, keyboardist, and record producer ("Don't Wanna Fall I Love"), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1968 Axelle Red [Fabienne Demal], Belgian pop and soul singer-songwriter ("Sensualité", "Parce que c'est toi"),human rights activist, and UNICEF ambassador, born in Hasselt, Belgium
- 1969 Birdman [Bryan Williams], American record executive and rapper, born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1970 Gloria Trevi, Mexican singer and songwriter (Que Hago Aqui?), born in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
- 1974 Mr. Lordi [Tomi Petteri Putaansuu], Finnish singer (Lordi), born in Rovaniemi, Finland
Brandon Boyd (48 years old)
1976 American rock singer (Incubus - "Make Yourself"), born in Van Nuys, California
- 1976 Ronnie Vannucci Jr., American drummer (The Killers), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
- 1977 Brooks Wackerman, American drummer (Bad Religion; Avenged Sevenfold), born in Long Beach, California
- 1978 Kimberly Goss, American singer and musician (Sinergy), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1979 Adam Granduciel [Granofsky], American guitarist, singer, songwriter and record producer (The War on Drugs - "Thinking Of A Place"; "Holding On": The Violators, 2003-11), born in Dover, Massachusetts
- 1980 Benedict Sheehan, American composer, and choral director (Saint Tikhon Choir), born in Franconia, New Hampshire
- 1980 Conor Oberst, American singer and songwriter (Bright Eyes), born in Omaha, Nebraska
- 1980 Domingo Hindoyan, Armenian-Venezuelan conductor (Polish National Radio Symphony, 2021-present), born in Caracas, Venezuela
- 1981 Matt Hoopes, American rock guitarist (Relient K), born in Canton, Ohio
- 1981 Olivia Longott, American hip-hop and R&B singer (G-Unit), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1983 Ashley Cafagna Tesoro, American actress (Saved By The Bell:The New Class; The Bold and the Beautiful), and country and Christian singer, born in Iowa City, Iowa
- 1984 Doda [Dorota Rabczewska], Polish pop and rock singer-songwriter (Virgin; Diamond B*tch), born in Ciechanów, Poland
- 1984 Gary Clark, Jr. American blues-rock-soul singer-songwriter and guitarist ("This Land"; The Story of Sonny Boy Slim), born in Austin, Texas
- 1988 Hironori Kusano, Japanese J-pop singer (NEWS), born in Yokohama, Japan
Megan Thee Stallion (29 years old)
1995 American rapper, singer, and songwriter ("Savage"; Good News), born in San Antonio, Texas
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