- 1569 Giovanni Battista Massarengo, Italian composer, born in Parma, Italy
- 1603 William Smith, British composer, born in Durham (d. 1645)
- 1617 Antimo Liberati, Italian composer, born in Foligno, Italy (d. 1692)
- 1649 Joseph François Salomon, French composer, born in Toulon, France (d. 1732)
- 1682 Johann Valentin Rathgeber, German benedictine and composer, born in Oberelsbach, Germany (d. 1750)
- 1751 Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, French composer, born in Eymet, France (d. 1796)
- 1757 Ferenc Verseghy, Hungarian poet and composer, born in Szolnok, Hungary (d. 1822)
- 1825 Adolf Rzepko, Polish composer, born in Prague (d. 1892)
- 1859 Reginald De Koven, American composer, born in Middletown, Connecticut (d. 1920)
- 1871 Mistinguett [Jeanne Florentine Bourgeois], French actress and singer (Moulin Rouge star), born in Enghien-les-Bains, Val-d'Oise, France (d. 1956)
- 1874 Eduardo Sanchez de Fuentes, Cuban composer, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1944)
- 1886 Dooley Wilson [Arthur Wilson], American musician and actor (Beulah, Casablanca), born in Tyler, Texas (d. 1953)
- 1889 Grigoras Dinicu, Romanian violin virtuoso and composer, born in Bucharest (d. 1949)
- 1895 Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Italian composer, born in Florence (d. 1968)
- 1902 Henri Garat, French actor and singer (Les dieux s'amusent, Congress Dances), born in Paris, France (d. 1959)
- 1902 Siguringi Eirikur Hjorleifsson, Icelandic composer, born in Bergskot, Grindavík (d. 1975)
- 1904 Sally Rand, American burlesque dancer, vedette and actress known for her ostrich feather fan and balloon bubble dances, born in Elkton, Missouri (d. 1979)
- 1904 Peter Van Steeden, composer and orchestra leader (Break the Bank), born in Amsterdam (d. 1990)
- 1911 Watkins Shaw, British musicologist, born in Bradford, Yorkshire (d. 1996)
- 1913 George Barati, American cellist and composer, born in Győr, Hungary (d. 1996)
- 1917 Bill Finegan, American composer (Sauter-Finegan Band, Sat Night Revue), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2008)
- 1917 Tibor Andrasovan, Slovak composer, born in Slovenská Lupca, Zólyom, Austria-Hungary (d. 2001)
- 1918 Enrique Iturriaga, Peruvian composer (Sinfonía Junín y Ayacucho), born in Lima, Peru (d. 2019)
- 1918 Louis Applebaum, Canadian conductor & composer, born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2000)
- 1918 Sixten Ehrling, Swedish pianist, conductor (Royal Opera of Stockholm, 1953-60; Detroit Symphony, 1963-73), and educator (Juilliard, 1973-87), born in Malmö, Sweden (d. 2005)
- 1920 Stan Freeman, American composer (Melody Tour), born in Waterbury, Connecticut (d. 2001)
- 1924 Murray Dickie, Scottish opera singer and director, born in Bishopton, Glasgow (d. 1995)
- 1928 Don Gibson, American country musician (Sweet Dreams), born in Shelby, North Carolina (d. 2003)
- 1936 Scott LaFaro, American jazz bassist (Bill Evans Trio), born in Irvington, New Jersey (d. 1961)
- 1936 Jimmy McGriff, American jazz organist, born in Germantown, Philadelphia (d. 2008)
- 1937 Louis Satterfield [also known as Lui-Lui, Ealee, and Sat], American trombone player (The Pharaohs, Earth, Wind & Fire, Phenix Horns), born in Shaw, Mississippi (d. 2004)
- 1939 François de Roubaix, French film score composer, born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France (d. 1975)
- 1941 Jan Berry, American rock and roll vocalist (Jan and Dean), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2004)
- 1941 Philippé Wynne, American soul singer (I'll Be Around), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1984)
- 1942 Billy Joe Royal, country and pop singer (Down in the Boondocks), born in Valdosta, Georgia (d. 2015)
- 1942 Wayne Newton, American singer and entertainer (Daddy, Don't You Walk So Fast), born in Norfolk, Virginia
- 1942 Herb “Herbie” Greene, American photographer best known for his portraits for rock and roll luminaries (The Grateful Dead), born in Indio, California
- 1943 Richard Manuel, Canadian rock pianist and vocalist (The Band), born in Stratford, Ontario (d. 1986)
- 1943 Mario Lavista, Mexican composer and writer, born in Mexico City
- 1944 Barry Pritchard, English rock guitarist (Fortunes), born in Birmingham (d. 1999)
- 1944 Tony Orlando, American singer (& Dawn-Tie a Yellow Ribbon), born in NYC, New York
- 1946 Dee Murray [David Murray Oates], English bassist (Elton John backing band), born in Gillingham, Kent, England (d. 1992)
- 1948 Garrick Ohlsson, American pianist (Intl Busoni winner 1969), born in Bronxville, New York
- 1949 Jan Keizer, Dutch singer (BZN-Rhythm of My Heart), born in Volendam, Netherlands
- 1949 Richard Thompson, English vocalist and guitarist (Shoot Out the Lights), born in Notting Hill Gate, London
- 1949 Greg Calbi, American mastering engineer (associated with Eric Carmen, John Lennon, David Bowie, and Bruce Springsteen), born in Yonkers, New York
- 1949 Eric Kloss, American jazz saxophonist, born in Greenville, Pennsylvania
- 1950 Curtis Stone, American singer (Highway 101-Cry Cry Cry), born in Hollywood, California
- 1953 Huub van der Lubbe, Dutch rock singer (Stampei-The Dike), born in Amsterdam
- 1953 Craig Taubman, Jewish-American singer (Friday Night Live), born in Millington, Tennessee
- 1954 Elisabetta Brusa, Italian composer, born in Milan
- 1956 Miguel Bose, Panamanian-born Spanish singer and actor (El Avaro, Queen Margot), born in Panama City
- 1960 Arjen Anthony Lucassen, Dutch singer and songwriter, born in Hilversum, Netherlands
- 1960 Marie Denise Pelletier, Canadian singer (Entre la tête et le cœur), born in Montréal, Québec
- 1962 Mike Ness, American rocker (Social Distortion), born in Lynn, Massachusetts
- 1963 Criss Oliva, American musician (Savatage), born in Pompton Plains, New Jersey (d. 1993)
- 1963 Tsuyoshi Sekito, Japanese video game composer, born in Osaka, Japan
- 1965 Nazia Hassan, Pakistani pop singer-songwriter, lawyer and social activist known as "Queen of Pop" in South Asia, born in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan (d. 2000)
- 1968 Sebastian Bach [Bierk], Canadian heavy metal singer (Skid Row-Psycho Love), born in Freeport, Bahamas
- 1973 Kelly Price, American R&B vocalist (Friend of Mine), born in Queens, New York
- 1976 Drew Shirley, American musician (All Together Separate, Switchfoot), born in Key West, Florida
- 1981 Aaron Bertram, American musician (Suburban Legends), born in Lubbock, Texas
- 1982 Fler [Patrick Losensky], German rapper, born in Berlin
- 1985 Leona Lewis, English singer (Bleeding Love), born in Islington, London
- 1987 Julie Sokolow, American film director and musician, born in Holmdel, New Jersey
- 1987 Rachel Bloom, American actress, writer, and singer-songwriter ( Crazy Ex-Girlfriend), born in Los Angeles county, California
- 1995 BONZIE [Nina Ferraro], American indie rock singer-songwriter and musician born in Racine, Wisconsin
- 1999 Sam Kiszka, American bass player (Greta Van Fleet), born in Frankenmuth, Michigan
