- 1560 Don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian Prince of Venosa and composer, born in Venosa, Kingdom of Naples (d. 1613)
- 1607 Johann von Rist, German composer and poet known for his hymns, born in Ottensen, County of Holstein-Pinneberg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1667)
- 1714 Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, German composer, son of J. S. Bach, born in Weimar, Duchy of Saxe-Weimar, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1788)
- 1743 [Benedikt] Bendix Friedrich Zinck, Danish violinist, keyboardist, and composer, baptized in Husum, Duchy of Schleswig, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1801)
- 1778 Friedrich August Kanne, Austrian-German composer, born in Delitzsch, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1833)
- 1783 Gottfied Wilhelm Fink, German Protestant clergyman, composer, music theorist, and poet, born in Sulza, Duchy of Saxe-Eisenach, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1846)
- 1828 George William Martin, English chorister, organist, composer, educator, and founder of the National Choral Society, born in London, England (d. 1881)
- 1840 Franco Faccio, Italian composer and conductor, born in Verona, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia, Austrian Empire (d. 1891)
- 1843 Vilhelm Svedbom, Swedish composer, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1904)
- 1853 Edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvels, Flemish composer (Parisina), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1916)
- 1859 Otto Taubmann, German composer, born in Hamburg, German Confederation (d. 1929)
- 1872 Paul Juon, Russian-Swiss violinist and composer, born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1940)
- 1876 Franco Alfano, Italian opera composer (Puccini's Turandot), born in Posillipo, Italy (d. 1954)
- 1883 Manuel Gómez Carrillo, Argentine composer, born in Santiago del Estero, Argentina (d. 1968)
- 1893 Mississippi John Hurt, American country blues singer and guitarist, born in Teoc, Carroll County, Mississippi (d. 1966)
Ina Boyle (1899-1967)
Irish composer (Glencree; The Magic Harp), born in Bushey Park, County Wicklow, Ireland
- 1909 Anthony Donato, America violinist, composer (The Hidden Fortress), pedagogue, and music writer (Preparing Music Manuscript), born in Prague, Nebraska (d. 1990)
- 1911 Alan Hovhaness, Armenian-American composer (Lousadzak, Ukiyo), born in Somerville, Massachusetts (d. 2000)
- 1915 Tapio Rautavaara, Finnish athlete, actor, and singer (Me tulemme taas, Rion yö), born in Pirkkala, Finland (d. 1979)
- 1919 Ivor Keys, British organist, musicologist, and academic (University of Nottingham; University of Birmingham), born in Littlehampton, West Sussex, England (d. 1995)
- 1920 (James Daniel) "Danny" Turner, American jazz saxophonist and flautist (Count Basie Orchestra), born in Farrell, Pennsylvania (d. 1995)
- 1921 Egbert George "Pete" Pitterson, Jamaican-British jazz trumpeter, born in Kingston, Jamaica, British West Indies (d. 1994)
- 1922 Cyd Charisse [Tula Finklea], Amesrican dancer and actress (Singin' in the Rain), born in Amarillo, Texas (d. 2008)
- 1924 Judy Johnson [Betty Bonney], American singer (Your Show of Shows; "How Little We Know"), born in Bridgeport, Connecticut [1]
- 1925 Darwin Vargas [-Wallis], Chilean composer and choral conductor, born in Talagante, Chile (d. 1988)
- 1927 Dick Hyman, American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, conductor, and organist, born in New York City
- 1927 Jaromir Podešva, Czech composer (Fragments of the Quinguennium), music theorist, and pedagogue, born in Brno, Czechoslovakia (d. 2000)
- 1927 Josef Berg, Czech composer and musicologist, born in Brno, Czechoslovakia (d. 1971)
- 1928 Frank Michael Beyer, German composer, organist, and educator, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2008)
- 1933 Johnny Dollar, American country and rockabilly singer, born in Kilgore, Texas (d. 1986)
- 1934 Christian Wolff, German-American experimental classical music composer, born in Nice, France
- 1935 George Coleman, American jazz saxophonist (Slide Hampton, Miles Davis, Chet Baker), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- 1936 Gábor Szabó, Hungarian-American jazz guitarist (Spellbinder), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1982)
- 1937 Raynoma Singleton [Gordy], music producer and singer-songwriter (Motown), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2016)
- 1937 Richard Fariña, American folk singer-songwriter ("Birmingham Sunday"), and novelist ("Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me"), born in New York City (d. 1966)
- 1939 Lynn Seymour [Berta Lynn Springbett], Canadian-English ballerina (Royal Ballet, 1962-78), choreographer, and director, born in Wainwright, Alberta (d. 2023)
- 1939 Robert Tear, Welsh tenor (Welsh National Opera, 1970), born in Barry, Wales
- 1939 Yannis Vlachopoulos, Greek composer (Morphes), born in Piraeus, Greece
Johnny Ventura (1940-2021)
merengue and salsa bandleader (“Patacon Pisao”), and politician (Mayor of Santiago, 1998-2002), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic [1]
- 1941 Ivana Loudová, Czech composer (Vocal Symphony), born in Chlumec nad Cidlinou, Bohemia (d. 2017)
- 1941 Yvar Mikhashoff [Ronald Mackay], American contemporary classical pianist, composer, and educator (University of Buffalo, 1973-93), born in Troy, New York (d. 1993)
- 1942 Ralph Ellis, British rock guitarist (The Swinging Blue Jeans – "Hippy Hippy Shake"), born in Liverpool, England
- 1943 Gayla Peevey, American singer ("I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas"), and songwriter, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- 1944 Sergey Nikitin, Russian-Soviet songwriter, poet, singer, seven-string guitarist, and biophysicist, born in Moscow, USSR
- 1945 Bruce Broughton, American Emmy Award-winning television and film score composer (Hawaii Five-0; Dallas), born in Los Angeles, California
Micky Dolenz (79 years old)
1945 American singer (The Monkees - "I'm A Believer"), and actor (Circus Boy), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1946 Randy Meisner, American rock bassist and vocalist (Rick Nelson's Stone Canyon Band; Linda Ronstadt; The Eagles, 1971-77 - "Take It To The Limit"), born in Scottsbluff, Nebraska (d. 2023)
- 1947 Carole Bayer Sager, American singer-songwriter ("On My Own"; "That's What Friends Are For"), and wife of Burt Bacharach, born in Manhattan, New York
- 1947 Don Frank Brooks, American session and touring blues harmonica player (Waylon Jennings; Ken Burns' "The Civil War"), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 2000)
- 1947 Mike Allsup, American rock guitarist (Three Dog Night - "Joy To The World"), born in Modesto, California
- 1948 Little Peggy March [Margaret Battavio], American pop vocalist ("I Will Follow Him"), born in Lansdale, Pennsylvania
- 1953 Bob Brozman, American world music guitarist, ethnomusicologist, and educator, born in New York City (d. 2013)
- 1954 Cheryl Baker, British rock vocalist (Bucks Fizz - "My Camera Never Lies"), and TV presenter, born in Bethnal Green, London, England
- 1957 Billy Childs, American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, born in Los Angeles, California
- 1957 Clive Burr, English drummer (Iron Maiden, 1979-82), born in London, England (d. 2013)
- 1958 Gary Numan [Webb], British new wave rock musician ("Cars"), born in Hammersmith, England
- 1964 Peter [Ped] Gill, British drummer (Frankie Goes to Hollywood - "Relax"), born in Liverpool, England
- 1968 Shawn Mullins, American folk-rock singer-songwriter ("Lullabye"), born in Atlanta, Georgia.
- 1972 Angie Hart, Australian pop singer ("Tingly"), born in Adelaide, Australia
- 1973 Anneke van Giersbergen, Dutch rock singer-songwriter, and guitarist (The Gathering), born in Sint-Michielsgestel, Netherlands
- 1975 Peggy Zina [Panagiota-Calliope Chrysicopoulou], Greek pop and modern laika singer, and piano player, born in Athens, Greece
- 1976 (Gareth) "Gaz" Coombes, British rock guitarist and singer-songwriter (Supergrass - "Alright"), born in Oxford, England
- 1979 Andy Ross, American rock guitarist (OK Go), born in Worcester, Massachusetts
- 1979 Tom Chaplin, British rock singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist (Keane), born in Hastings, East Sussex, England
- 1984 Dave Moffatt, Canadian pop-country-rock musician (The Moffats), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- 1985 Ewa Sonnet, Polish model and pop singer, born in Rybnik, Poland
- 1987 Tobe Nwigwe, American singer, rapper ("I'm Dope"), and actor, born in Houston, Texas
Benny Blanco (36 years old)
1988 American record producer and DJ ("Eastside"), born in Reston, Virginia
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