- 1683 Johann Christoph Graupner, German harpsichordist and Baroque composer, born in Hartmannsdorf, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1760)
- 1690 Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel, German composer and librettist, born in Grünstädtel, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1749)
- 1727 Johann Christoph Schmügel, German organist and composer, baptized in Pritzier, Swedish Pomerania (d. 1798)
- 1734 Luca Sorkočević, Croatian nobleman and composer (composed 1st Croatian symphony), born in Dubrovnik, Republic of Rugosa (d. 1789)
- 1778 Anton Fischer, German composer, born in Ried, Electorate of the Palatinate, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1808)
- 1788 Carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, German composer, born in Ludwigslust, Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1854)
- 1824 Ignacy Marceli Komorowski, Polish composer, born in Warsaw, Russian Poland (d. 1857)
- 1850 Leon Francis Victor Caron, French- Australian composer (Caron Opera Company), born in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France (d. 1905)
- 1866 Vasily Kalinnikov, Russian composer influenced by folksong, born in Voina, Russia (d. 1901)
- 1870 Henryk Opieński, Polish violinist, conductor, choral director, composer (Zygmunt August and Barbara), and musicologist (Moniuszko), born in Kraków, Russian Poland (d. 1942)
- 1884 Sophie Tucker [Kalish], Russian-born American singer and actress (My Yiddish Mama) known as "last of the red hot mammas", born in Tulchyn, Russian Empire (d. 1966)
- 1893 Jan Evangelista Zelinka, Czech composer (Meluzina), born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1969)
- 1895 Fortunio Bonanova, Spanish opera singer and actor, born in Palma de Mallorca Spain (d. 1969)
- 1898 Carlo Tagliabue, Italian operatic baritone, (La Scala, 1930-55), born in Mariano Comense, Italy (d. 1978)
- 1900 Yasuji Kiyose, Japanese composer, born in Yokkaichi, Oita Prefecture, Japan (d. 1981)
- 1902 Louis "Putney" Dandridge American jazz pianist and singer (Heatin' Up Harlem), born in Richmond, Virginia (d. 1946)
- 1904 Richard Addinsell, English composer (Warsaw Concerto, Alice in Wonderland), born in London, England (d. 1977)
- 1905 Nathan Milstein, Ukrainian-American Grammy Award-winning concert violinist, transcriber, and composer, born in Odessa, Russian Empire (d. 1992)
- 1905 Percy Humphrey, American jazz trumpet player and bandleader, born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1995)
- 1906 Maxime Jacob, French composer and organist, born in Bordeaux, France (d. 1977)
- 1909 Danny Barker, American jazz musician (wrote Bourbon Street Black), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1994)
- 1916 Bella Lewitsky, American modern dance choreographer, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2004)
- 1917 Felix Guerro Diaz, Cuban composer, born in La Habana, Cuba (d. 2001)
- 1918 Lester Sill, American pioneer music publisher (Leiber and Stoller; Lee Hazlewood), and record label executive (Philles Records; Colpix; Colgems), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1994)
- 1923 Danil Shafran, Soviet-Russian concert cellist, born in Petrograd, Russia, Soviet Union (d. 1997)
- 1925 Gwyneth “Gwen” Verdon, American actress, singer and dancer (Cotton Club, Sweet Charity), born in Culver City, California (d. 2000)
- 1926 Melba Liston, American jazz trombonist, arranger, and composer, born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1999)[1]
- 1929 Joe Pass [Passalaqua], American jazz guitarist ("The Trio" with Oscar Peterson; Ella Fitzgerald) and composer, born in New Brunswick, New Jersey (d. 1994)
- 1930 Liz Anderson, American country music singer-songwriter (Mama Spank, The Game of Triangles), born in Roseau, Minnesota (d. 2011)
- 1936 Ami Maayani, Israeli composer, conductor, and founder of several youth orchestras, born in Ramat Gan, Mandatory Palestine (d. 2019)
- 1936 Renato Bruson, Italian operatic baritone (Verdi), born in Granze, Italy
- 1938 Daevid Allen [Christopher David], Australian musician and performance artist (Soft Machine, Gong), born in Melbourne, Victoria (d. 2015)
- 1938 Paavo Heininen, Finnish pianist, contemporary classical composer (Tritopos; Veitsi - The Knife), and pedagogue, born in Helsinki, Finland (d. 2022)
- 1938 Richard Anthony [Btesh], Syrian-French pop singer, and songwriter ("Aranjuez mon amour"; "Amoureux de ma femme"), born in Cairo, Egypt (d. 2015)
- 1938 Shiv Kumar Sharma, Indian santoor (100-string dulcimer-like instrument) master, and composer, born in Jammu, British India (d. 2022)
- 1943 William Duckworth, American composer (Time Curve Preludes), teacher (Bucknell, 1973-2011), and internet pioneer (PitchWeb), born in Morganton, North Carolina (d. 2012)
- 1946 Eero Koivistoinen, Finnish jazz saxophonist, arranger, and composer, born in Helsinki, Finland
- 1947 Chris Thomas, British sound engineer and record producer (Beatles; Pink Floyd; Procol Harem; Elton John; The Pretenders), born in Brentford, Middlesex, England
- 1947 Drew Abbott, American rock guitarist (Silver Bullet Band, 1974-83), born in Royal Oak, Michigan
- 1947 John Lees, British progressive rock guitarist and vocalist (Barclay James Harvest), born in Oldham, England
- 1952 Pekka Pohjola, Finnish rock and jazz-fusion bassist, and composer, born in Helsinki, Finland (d. 2008)
- 1954 Richard Blackford, English contemporary classical and choral composer (Not In Our Time; The Great Animal Orchestra Symphony; Kalon), born in London
- 1955 Fred White, American drummer (Earth Wind & Fire, 1974-84 - "Shining Star"; "September"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2023)
- 1955 Paul Kelly, Australian singer-songwriter (The Messengers), born in Adelaide, South Australia
- 1955 Trevor Rabin, South African-American rock guitarist (Yes, 1983-94 - "Owner Of A Lonely Heart"), and film score composer (National Treasure), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
- 1956 Malcolm Foster, British rock bassist (Pretenders, 1984-89; Simple Minds, 1989-95), born in Hereford, England
- 1957 Don Snow, British session and touring Hammond organ and keyboard player (Squeeze; Van Morrison), born in London
- 1958 Sandy Stewart, American songwriter, singer, and keyboardist (Cat Dancer), born in Houston, Texas
- 1959 James Lomenzo, American heavy metal bassist (White Lion; David Lee Roth; Megadeth, 2006-10), born in Brooklyn, New York City
- 1961 Suggs [Graham McPherson], English singer-songwriter (Madness), born in Hastings, England
- 1961 Wayne Coyne, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, keyboardist, and theremin player (The Flaming Lips - "Do You Realize??"), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1961 Wayne Marshall, British classical organist, pianist, and conductor, born in Oldham, England
- 1962 Trace Adkins, American country singer ("Ladies Love Country Boys"; "You're Gonna Miss This"), born in Sarepta, Louisiana
- 1963 Tim Kelly, American rock guitarist (Slaughter), born in Trenton, New Jersey (d. 1998)
- 1967 George Paterson, Scottish rock singer-songwriter (Donaldson, Moir and Paterson (DMP) - Natural Anthems), and novelist, born in Glasgow, Scotland
- 1968 Chara [Miwa Watabiki], Japanese singer and actress (Swallowtail Butterfly), born in Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan
- 1980 Krzysztof Czerwinski, Polish conductor and organist, born in Poznan, Poland
- 1981 Jason James, Welsh heavy metal bassist (Bullet for My Valentine, 2003-15), born in Bridgend, Wales
- 1983 James McVinnie, English classical organist and pianist, born in Kent, England
- 1989 Triinu Kivilaan, Estonian model, pop-rock singer and bassist (Vanilla Ninja, 2004-05 & 2020-22), born in Viljandi, Estonia
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