- 1584 Melchior Teschner, composer
- 1660 Matthias Henriksen Schacht, composer
- 1727 Jean-Georges Noverre, French dancer/choreographer (ballet d'action)
- 1771 Matthaus Stegmayer, composer
- 1842 Karl Millöcker, Dutch composer (d. 1899)
- 1855 Anatol K Liadov, Russian composer (Bewitched Lake) [OS]
- 1855 Edmund van der Straeten, composer
- 1857 Frantisek Ondricek, composer
- 1862 Vittorio Mario Vanzo, composer
- 1872 Eyvind Alnaes, composer
- 1879 Thomas Beecham, England, composer (found London Philharmonic)
- 1885 Wallingford Riegger, Albany Georgia, composer (Bacchangle)
- 1895 Malcolm Sargent, English conductor (Promenade Concerts)
- 1896 Jacques Leon Wolfe, composer
Duke Ellington
1899 Duke Ellington, American bandleader, composer and pianist (Take the A Train), born in Washington, District of Columbia (d. 1974)
Duke Ellington
- 1899 Karl Yngve Skold, composer
- 1902 Theodore Chanler, composer
- 1903 Frank Parker, American singer (Arthur Godfrey Show, Masquerade Party), born in NYC, New York (d. 1999)
- 1904 Russ Morgan, orchestra leader (Welcome Aboard), born in Scranton, Pennsylvania
- 1907 Tino Rossi, Ajaccio France, singer (Deux Amours, Marlene)
- 1908 Philippe Brun, jazz trumpeter
- 1913 Jack Alexander Bently, trombonist
- 1915 Donald Mills, singer (Mills Brothers)
- 1920 Harold Samuel Shapero, Lynn Mass, composer (9 Minute Opera)
- 1922 Toots [Jean-Baptiste] Thielemans, Belgian-American jazz musician and composer, born in Brussels (d. 2016)
- 1924 Renée Jeanmaire, dancer (Hans Christian Anderson), born in Paris, France
- 1925 Danny Davis [George Nowlan], country musician (Nashville Brass), born in Randolph, Massachusetts (d. 2008)
- 1928 Big Jay McNeely, R&B saxophonist, born in Los Angeles, California
- 1928 Carl Gardner, rock vocalist (Coasters-Searchin), born in Tyler, Texas
- 1929 Peter Joshua Sculthorpe, composer
- 1929 Vaclav Kucera, composer
- 1931 Lonnie Donegan, Scottish singer-songwriter and the King of Skiffle, born in Glasgow (d. 2002)
- 1933 Darijan Božič, Slovenian composer and conductor, born in Slavonski Brod, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
- 1933 Raymond Hill, American tenor saxophonist (Kings of Rhythm), born in Clarksdale, Mississippi (d. 1996)
- 1933 Rodney "Rod" McKuen, American poet, singer-songwriter and actor (Jean, Alone, Beatsville), born in Oakland, California (d. 2015)
Willie Nelson
1933 Willie Nelson, American country singer (On the Road Again), born in Abbott, Texas
Willie Nelson
- 1935 Otto M Zykan, composer
- 1935 Otis Rush, American blues musician (Right Place, Wrong Time), born in Philadelphia. Mississippi (d. 2018)
- 1936 April Stevens, rock vocalist (Deep Purple), born in Niagara Falls, New York
- 1936 Zubin Mehta, conductor (NY Philharmonic), born in Mumbai, India
- 1938 Klaus Voormann, German rock bassist (Manfred Mann-Mighty Quinn), born in Berlin, Germany
- 1943 Duane Allen, Taylortown Texas, country singer (Oak Ridge Boys-Elvira)
- 1945 Tammi Terrell [Thomasina Montgomery], singer (Ain't No Mountain High Enough), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1970)
- 1947 Tommy James, singer (cri-im-son & clo-o-ver o-o-ver & o-o-ver)
- 1952 Nora Dunn, comedienne (SNL, Miami Blues, Working Girl), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1954 Deborah Iyall, rocker (Romeo Void)
- 1955 Gino Quilico, Canadian baritone
- 1956 Ron Verlin, rocker (Shooting Star)
- 1956 Ketil Stokkan, Norwegian singer
- 1957 Richie C Robertson, rock bassist/vocalist (Fabulous Poodles)
- 1957 Mark Kendall, American guitarist
- 1958 Simon Edwards, rocker (Fairground Attraction-Find My Love)
- 1960 Gerard Joling, Dutch singer (Love is in Your Eyes)
- 1960 Phil King, English bassist
- 1967 Master P, American rapper
- 1968 Carnie Wilson, American rock vocalist (Wilson Phillips-Hold On), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1970 China Forbes, American singer and songwriter (Pink Martini)
- 1974 Anggun, Indonesian singer
- 1974 Jasper Wood, Canadian violinist
- 1976 Jay Orpin, Swedish composer and producer
- 1979 Jo O'Meara, British singer (S Club)
- 1979 Matt Tong, English drummer (Bloc Party)
- 1980 Kian Egan, Irish singer (Westlife)
- 1988 Younha, Korean pop singer