- 1750 Johann Gottfried Vierling, German organist and composer, born in Metzels, Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen (d. 1813)
Robert Burns (1759-1796)
Scottish poet (Auld Lang Syne) considered the national poet of Scotland, born in Alloway, Scotland
- 1834 Pablo Hernández Salces, Spanish composer, born in Zaragoza, Spain (d. 1910)
- 1844 Frederick E. Kitziger, German composer, born in Altenburg, Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg (d. 1903)
- 1851 Jan Blockx, Belgian opera composer (Sea Bride, Princess of Herberg), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1912)
- 1858 Giuseppe Radiciotti, Italian musicologist and composer, born in Iesi, Papal States (d. 1931)
- 1880 Francis George Scott, Scottish composer (Intuitions), born in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland (d. 1958)
- 1884 Edward Kilenyi, Sr. [Kilényi Ede], Hungarian composer and teacher (Clipped Wings, Outside the Law), born in Békésszentandrás, Hungary (d. 1968)
- 1886 Wilhelm Furtwängler, German conductor (Berlin Philharmonic, 1922-45, 1952-54), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1954)
- 1889 Vladimir Shcherbachov, Soviet-Russian composer (Blokovskaya; The Thunderstorm), and professor (Leningrad Conservatory; Tbilisi Conservatory), born in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire (d. 1952)
- 1896 Florence Mills [Winfrey], American cabaret singer, dancer and comedian, known as 'the Queen of Happiness', born in Washington, D.C. (d. 1927)
- 1899 "Sleepy" John Estes, American blues musician, born in Ripley, Tennessee (d. 1977)
- 1905 Julia Smith, American composer (Prairie Kaleidoscope; Cynthia Parker), pianist (Orchestrette Classique), teacher, and musicologist (Aaron Copland: His Work and Contribution to American Music), born in Denton, Texas (d. 1989)
- 1910 Hendrik Willem Hans Osieck, Dutch pianist and composer, born in Amsterdam. Netherlands (d. 2000)
- 1913 Witold Lutosławski, Polish pianist, composer, and conductor (Musique funèbre; Trois poèmes d'Henri Michaux), born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1994)
- 1915 Ewan MacColl [James Miller], Scottish folk singer-songwriter ("The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"), born in Broughton, England (d. 1989) [1]
- 1917 Floyd "Guitar" Smith, American jazz and blues guitarist and record producer, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1982)
- 1921 Alfred Reed, American composer, born in New York City (d. 2005)
- 1923 (Farrell) "Rusty" Draper, American country and pop singer ("The Shifting, Whispering Sands"; "Are You Satisfied?"), born in Kirksville, Missouri (d. 2003)
- 1924 (Wesley) "Speedy" West, American, Country Music Hall of Fame steel guitar player, and record producer, born in Springfield, Missouri (d. 2003)
- 1925 Giorgos Zampetas, Greek musician and songwriter, born in Athens, Greece (d. 1992)
- 1926 James Erb, American composer, arranger, and musicologist (Shenendoah), born in La Junta, Colorado (d. 2014)
- 1927 Antônio Carlos Jobim [Tom Jobim], Brazilian singer-songwriter and composer (Getz/Gilberto), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 1994)
- 1929 Benny Golson, American jazz tenor saxophonist, arranger, and composer ("I Remember Clifford"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1931 Harold Lloyd Jr., American actor (Frankenstein's Daughter), cabaret singer, and son of famous silent film actor Harold Lloyd, Sr, born in Beverly Hills, California (d. 1971)
- 1931 Stig "Stikkan" Anderson, Swedish music entrepreneur and co-founder of Polar Music (ABBA), born in Hova, Sweden (d. 1997)
- 1932 Constance Weldon, American symphonic tuba player (Boston Pops; Concertgebouw) and educator, born in Winter Haven, Florida (d. 2020)
- 1932 Moses "Whispering" Smith, American blues harmonica player and singer ("A Thousand Miles From Nowhere"; "Hound Dog Twist"), born in Union Church, Mississippi (d. 1984)
Etta James (1938-2012)
American singer ("Roll With Me"; "At Last"), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1939 Tami Lynn [Gloria Brown], American soul singer ("I'm Gonna Run Away From You"), and session vocalist (Dr. John; Rolling Stones), born in Gert Town, Louisiana (d. 2020)
- 1943 Leny Andrade, Brazilian samba, bossa nova and jazz singer, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 2023)
- 1952 Peter Garland, American composer, and musicologist, born in Portland, Maine
- 1952 Sara Mandiano [Françoise Castellani], French singer-songwriter, born in France
- 1953 Malcolm Green, English-born drummer (Split Enz, 1976-81 - "I Got You"), born in United Kingdom
- 1954 Jan Sandström, Swedish classical music composer (Motorbike Concerto: Snowflakes), born in Vilhelmina, Sweden
- 1956 Andy Cox, British guitarist (Fine Young Cannibals - "She Drives Me Crazy"), born in Birmingham, England
- 1957 Edmund Theodore Sylvers, American singer-songwriter and musician (Sylvers), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- 1958 Gary Brian Tibbs, British rock bassist (Adam & The Ants; Roxy Music), born in London, England
- 1963 Carl Fysh, British pop-rocker (Brother Beyond - "Can You Keep a Secret?"; "The Harder I Try"), born in Oxford, England
- 1963 Marcello Giordani, Italian tenor (Metropolitan Opera, 1993-2008), born in Augusta, Sicily (d. 2019)
- 1968 Heinrich "Haini" Wolfgramm, Polynesian-American actor and musician (The Jets), born in San Francisco, California
- 1969 Jesse Harte, American heavy metal vocalist (Southgang-Tainted Angel), born in Rome, Georgia
- 1969 Kina Cosper, American rock and R&B singer (Brownstown), born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1971 Ana Ortiz, American actress (Ugly Betty - "Hilda"), and singer, born in Manhattan, New York
- 1974 Jonathan Bryan Colling, American pop singer (4 Fun - Unbelievable Fun Boys), born in Boston, Massachusetts
Alicia Keys (43 years old)
1981 American pop and R&B singer-songwriter, and pianist ("Girl On Fire"; 'No One"), born in New York City
- 1981 Toše Proeski, Macedonian pop-rock singer, born in Prilep, Macedonia (d. 2007)
- 1982 Sho Sakurai, Japanese J-pop and hip-hop singer-songwriter, and actor, born in Tokyo, Japan
- 1983 Andrée Watters, Canadian pop-country-rock singer, born in Quebec City, Quebec
- 1985 Tina Karol [Tetyana Hryhorivna Liberman], Ukrainian pop singer, born in Orotukan, Russia
- 1989 Sheryfa Luna, French R&B singer, born in Évreux, France
- 1991 Ariana DeBose, American actress and singer (West Side Story), born in North Carolina
Lil Mosey (22 years old)
2002 American rapper (Blueberry Faygo), born in Mountlake Terrace, Washington