- 1752 Muzio Clementi, Italian composer, born in Rome, Papal States (d. 1832)
- 1813 Franz Commer, German composer and musicologist, born in Cologne, Département de la Roer, First French Empire (d. 1887)
- 1820 Alexander Serov, Russian composer and music critic, born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 1871)
- 1837 Amanda Smith, American former slave, singer and evangelist, born in Long Green, Maryland (d. 1915)
- 1843 Bolko von Hochberg, German diplomat and composer, born in Castle Fürstenstein, Silesia (d. 1926)
- 1867 Herbert Bedford, English author and composer, born in Holborn, London, England (d. 1945)
- 1868 Juventino Rosas, Mexican composer and violinist, born in Santa Cruz de Juventino Rosas, Mexico (d. 1894)
- 1869 Felice Boghen, Italian composer, born in Florence, Italy (d. 1945)
- 1878 Rutland Boughton, British composer (The Immortal Hour), born in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England (d. 1960)
- 1885 Boleslaw Wallek-Walewski, Polish composer and conductor, born in Lviv, Ukraine (d. 1944)
- 1900 William Ifor Jones, Welsh conductor and organist, born in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales (d. 1988)
- 1902 Benny Waters, American jazz saxophonist & clarinetist, born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1998)
- 1904 Theodor Schaefer, Czech composer and pedagogue, born in Telč, Czech Republic (d. 1969)
Django Reinhardt (1910-1953)
Belgium born Romani-French jazz guitarist and composer considered the most significant European Jazz musician, born in Liberchies, Pont-à-Celles, Belgium
- 1911 Dan J. Smith, English harmonica player and gospel singer-songwriter, born in London. England (d. 1994)
- 1925 Marty Paich, American jazz pianist, conductor, producer and arranger (Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Ella Fitzgerald, Aretha Franklin, Michael Jackson), born in Oakland, California (d. 1995)
- 1928 Elayne Jones, American classical, timpanist and civil rights activist, born in Harlem, New York City (d. 2022) [1]
- 1928 Ken Errair, American pop-jazz singer (Four Freshmen, 1953-55 - "Graduation Day"), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1968)
- 1932 James Rado [Radomski], American stage actor, playwright, director, and composer (Hair!; Rainbow), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2022)
- 1933 Chita Rivera, American Tony Award-winning dancer, singer, and actress (West Side Story; Bye Bye Birdie; Sweet Charity; Chicago), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2024) [1] [2]
- 1933 Joel Spiegelman, American pianist, harpsichord player, composer, music educator (Sarah Lawrence), and poet, born in Buffalo, New York (d. 2023)
- 1939 Ray Elliott, Irish rock and jazz saxophonist, flutist, and keyboard player (Them), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 1993)
- 1940 Jimmy Castor, American pop & funk musician ("Troglodyte (Cave Man)", Jimmy Castor Bunch), born in New York City (d. 2012)
- 1940 Johnny Russell, American country singer, born in Moorhead, Mississippi (d. 2001)
- 1941 (Perry) "Buddy" Buie, American rock songwriter, and record producer (Atlanta Rhythm Section - "So Into You"; "Imaginary Lover"), born in Marianna, Florida (d. 2015)
- 1943 Gary Burton, American jazz vibraphonist, composer, and educator, born in Anderson, Indiana
- 1944 Jerry Lawson, American a cappella singer and arranger (Persuasions - "Under the Boardwalk"), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida (d. 2019)
- 1948 Anita Pointer, American pop and R&B singer (The Pointer Sisters - "He's So Shy"; "I'm So Excited"), born in Oakland, California (d. 2022)
- 1948 Glenn Wheatley, Australian rock bassist (The Masters Apprentices), and talent manager (Little River Band; John Farnham), born in Nambour, Queensland, Australia (d. 2022)
- 1950 Bill Cunningham, American rock bassist and keyboard player (Box Tops - "The Letter"), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- 1950 Danny Federici, American rock organist, accordionist, and glockenspieler (E Street Band), born in Flemington, New Jersey (d. 2008)
- 1950 John Greaves, English musician (Henry Cow, National Health), born in Prestatyn, United Kingdom
- 1950 Luis Alberto Spinetta, Argentinian rock musician (Almendra, Pescado Rabioso, Invisible), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 2012)
- 1953 John Luther Adams, American composer ("Become Ocean" Pulitzer Prize for Music 2014), born in Meridian, Mississippi [1]
- 1953 Robin Zander, American rock vocalist and guitarist (Cheap Trick - "Dream Police"; "I Want You To Want Me"), born in Beloit, Wisconsin
- 1954 Edward Ka-Spel [Sharp] British avant-garde singer-songwriter (Legendary Pink Dots), born in London, England
- 1954 Franco De Vita, Venezuelan spanish singer (Extranjero), born in Caracas, Venezuela
- 1954 Richard Finch, American disco and rock bassist, songwriter and producer (KC and the Sunshine Band - "Shake Your Booty"; "I'm Your Boogie Man"), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
- 1955 Reginald Calloway, American trumpet player (Midnight Star - "No Parking On The Dance Floor"; "Operator"), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- 1956 Larysa Kuzmenko, Canadian concert pianist, and composer, of Ukrainian heritage (Memoriam for the Victims of Chornobyl; Golden Harvest), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1956 Lazar Ristovski, Serbian keyboardist (Smak and Bijelo Dugme), born in Novi Pazar, Yugoslavia (d. 2007)
- 1959 Earl Falconer, British reggae bassist (UB40 - "Red, Red Wine"), born in Meriden, England
- 1963 Guido Karp, German music photographer, born in Mayen, West Germany
- 1971 Marc Nelson, American R&B singer and songwriter, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1976 Angelica Lee, Taiwanese actress and singer, born in Alor Setar, Malaysia
- 1979 Sampsa Astala, Finnish musician (Lordi), born in Vantaa, Finland
- 1987 Felicia Brandström, Swedish singer, born in Gothenburg, Sweden
- 1988 Charlotte Greve, German-American saxophonist, singer, and composer (Wood River; The Choir Invisible), born in Uelzen, Germany
XXXTentacion (1998-2018)
American rapper and singer-songwriter, born in Plantation, Florida
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