- 1774 John Braham, English tenor singer and composer, born in London (d. 1856)
- 1813 Matthias Keller, German hymn writer (O Farther un High), born in Ulm, Württemberg (d. 1875)
- 1829 Charles Albert White, composer
- 1833 Henry Southwick Perkins, composer
- 1863 Ernesto Nazareth, composer
- 1872 Bernhard Seklas, composer
- 1873 Sergei V Rachmaninov, Russian/US pianist/composer (Aleko) [NS=Apr 1]
- 1883 Karl Hasse, German composer, born in Dohna (d. 1960)
- 1890 Lauritz Melchior, Danish-American baritone tenor (National Symphony), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1973)
- 1915 Sviatoslav Richter, Soviet pianist considered one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century, born in Zhytomyr, Russian Empire (d. 1997)
- 1917 Vera Lynn 'the Forces Sweetheart', English singer (We'll Meet Again), born in East Ham, London (d. 2020)
- 1918 Bernd-Alois Zimmermann, German composer (Soldiers)
- 1918 Marian McPartland, British jazz pianist (Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz), born in Slough, United Kingdom (d. 2013)
- 1921 Primoz Ramovs, composer
- 1922 Larry Elgart, bandleader/alto sax (Elgart Orchestra), born in New Haven, Connecticut
- 1925 Maxwell Street Jimmy Davis [Charles Thompson], American blues musician (Cold Hands), born in Tippo, Mississippi (d. 1995)
- 1927 John Joubert, British South African composer (Chamber Music for brass quintet), born in Cape Town, South Africa (d. 2019)
- 1930 Michel Magne, composer
- 1931 Antonio Tauriello, composer
- 1931 Hal Linden [Harold Lipshitz], American director, musician and actor (Barney Miller, Blacke's Magic), born in The Bronx, New York City
- 1932 Tod Dockstader, composer
- 1933 Jacquez Guyonnet, Swiss composer, born in Geneva, Switzerland
- 1935 Sam Lay, American drummer and vocalist (Original Thunderbirds, Howlin' Wolf Tribute), born in Birmingham, Alabama
- 1936 Lee "Scratch" Perry, Jamaican Reggae artist
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1936 Vaughn Meader, American comedian and musician, born in Waterville, Maine (d. 2004)
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- 1937 Jerry Reed, American country music singer (When You're Hot, You're Hot) and actor (Bat 21, Smokey & the Bandit), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 2008)
- 1937 Joe Rivers, rocker (Johnnie & Joe)
- 1940 Vito Picone, rocker (Elegants) and actor, born in Staten Island, New York
- 1946 Ranger Doug [Douglas Green], Ill, singer (Riders in Sky-Cowboy Way)
- 1947 Carl Palmer, drummer (Asia-Heat of the Moment, Emerson Lake & Palmer)
- 1949 Marcia Ball, American blues singer and pianist (Presumed Innocent), born in Orange, Texas
- 1951 Guy Perry, rock guitarist/vocalist (Motels-Only the Lonely)
- 1951 Jimmie Vaughan, American guitarist (Fabulous Thunderbirds), born in Dallas County, Texas
- 1954 Jim Seales, Hamilton Ala, singer (Shenandoah-Sunday in the South)
- 1959 Richard Drummie, rocker (Go West-Call Me, Don't Look Down)
- 1963 Paul Mirkovich, rock keyboardist (Nelson-Love & Affection)
- 1964 Natacha Atlas, Belgian singer
- 1966 Alka Yagnik, Indian singer
- 1968 Ultra Naté, American musician (If You Could Read My Mind), born in Havre de Grace, Maryland
- 1972 Alexander Kapranos, Greek-British musician (Franz Ferdinand)
- 1976 Chester Bennington, American singer and songwriter (Linkin Park), born in Phoenix, Arizona (d. 2017)
- 1979 Molly Jenson, American musician
- 1980 Ock Ju-Hyun, South Korean singer
- 1982 Nick Wheeler, American guitarist (The All-American Rejects)
- 1984 Winta, Norwegian musician
- 1986 Dean Geyer, Australian singer/actor
