- 1692 Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer, Dutch composer, born in Delden, Netherlands (d. 1766)
- 1739 Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Austrian violinist and composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1799)
- 1785 Frederich Kalkbrenner, German-French pianist and composer, born in Kassel, Germany (d. 1849)
- 1785 Johann Leopold Fuchs, German pianist and composer, born in Dessau (d. 1853)
- 1842 Otto Reubke, German organist, conductor, and composer, born in Hausneindorf, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1913)
- 1843 Caryl Florio [William James Robjohn], English-American composer, born in Tavistock, Devon, England (d. 1920)
- 1843 Elek Erkel, Hungarian composer, son of Ferenc Erkel, born in Pest (d. 1893)
- 1846 Antonio Peña y Goñi, Spanish composer, born in San Sebastián, Spain (d. 1896)
- 1876 Eugeniusz Morawski-Dabrowa, Polish composer, born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1948)
- 1880 John Foulds, British cellist, musicologist, and composer (World Requiem; Three Mantras), born in Hulme, Manchester, England (d. 1939)
- 1883 Frico Kafenda, Slovak composer, born in Mošovce, Slovakia (d. 1963)
- 1892 Paul Abraham, Hungarian composer (Viktoria und ihr Huzar), born in Apatin, Austria-Hungary (d. 1960)
- 1908 (Roland) "Bunny" Berigan, American session and big band jazz trumpeter (Paul Whiteman; Benny Goodman - "King Porter Stomp"; Tommy Dorsey - "Marie"), vocalist, and bandleader ("I Can't Get Started"), born in Hilbert, Wisconsin (d. 1942)
- 1912 Jouko Paavo Kalervo Tolonen, Finnish composer, born in Porvoo, Finland (d. 1986)
- 1915 Douglas Lilburn, New Zealand composer (A Song Of Islands), and educator (Victoria University, 1949-80), born in Whanganui, New Zealand (d. 2001)
- 1915 Beryl McBurnie, Trinidadian dancer (Little Carib Theatre), born in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad (d. 2000)
- 1920 Fabio Gonzalez-Zuleta, Colombian composer, born in Bogota (d. 2011)
- 1921 Fernando Correia de Oliveira, Portuguese composer, born in Porto, Portugal (d. 2004)
- 1924 Rudy Van Gelder, American recording engineer (Miles Davis, John Coltrane), born in Jersey City, New Jersey (d. 2016)
- 1929 Harold Farberman, American percussionist, conductor, and composer (Medea), born in NYC, New York (d. 2018)
- 1929 Milan Stibilj, Slovenian composer (Zoom; Apokatastasis - Slovene Requiem), born in Ljubljana, Slovenia (d. 2014)
- 1931 Phil Woods, American jazz and session saxophonist (Steely Dan's "Doctor Wu"; Billy Joel's "Just The Way You Are"), and composer, born in Springfield, Massachusetts (d. 2015)
- 1937 Earl "Speedoo" Carroll, American doo-wop vocalist (Cadillacs; The Coasters), born in NYC, New York (d. 2012)
- 1938 Jay Black [David Blatt], American pop singer (Jay and the Americans - “Come A Little Bit Closer”; “This Magic Moment”), born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 2021)
- 1940 Gigi Proletti, Italian actor, director and singer (Alleluja brava gente), born in Rome, Italy
- 1941 Bruce Welch [Cripps], British guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Shadows - "Foot Tapper"; Olivia Newton-John - "Please Mister Please"; Cliff Richard), born in Bognor Regis, Sussex, England
- 1944 Keith Emerson, English rock keyboardist, composer, and arranger (Emerson, Lake & Palmer - "Karn Evil 9"), born in Todmorden, West Yorkshire (d. 2016)
- 1944 Patrice Chereau, French opera director and actor (Danton), born in Lézigné, Maine-et-Loire, France (d. 2013)
- 1945 (John David) J.D. Souther, American singer and songwriter ("Heartache Tonight"; "New Kid In Town"), born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1946 Giuseppe Sinopoli, Italian conductor and composer (Sunnyata; Lou Salomé), born in Venice, Italy (d. 2001)
- 1947 Dave Pegg, British folk and rock bassist and producer (Fairport Convention 1969-79 & 1985-present; Jethro Tull, 1980-85), born in Birmingham, England
- 1947 David Anthony Ahern, Australian composer, born in Sydney
- 1947 Hilary Tann, Welsh composer (Shakkei), and educator (Union College, 1980-present), born in Llwynypia, Glamorgan, Wales
- 1948 Rich Gooch, American rock bassist (Quarterflash - "Harden My Heart")
- 1948 Dmitri Smirnov, Russian-British classical composer (Solo for Harp; The; Red Bells), and teacher, born in Minsk, USSR (now Belarus) (d. 2020)
- 1951 Lindy Morrison, Australian drummer (The Go-Betweens - "Cattle and Cane"), born in Queensland, Australia
- 1952 Maxine Nightingale, English soul music singer ("Right Back Where We Started From"), born in Wembley, London
- 1955 Frank Gilligan, American singer (Mason Dixon - "Karen Comes Around"), born in Queens, New York
- 1955 Chris Burnett, American musician and composer, born in Olathe, Kansas
- 1957 Carter Beauford, American drummer (Dave Matthews Band), born in Charlottesville, Virginia
- 1961 (Kathryn Dawn) "k.d." lang, Canadian Juno and Grammy Award-winning country-pop singer-songwriter (Constant Craving), born in Consort, Alberta
- 1962 Andrew Elt, singer (Sleeze Beez)
- 1962 Mireille Delunsch, French soprano, born in Mulhouse, France
- 1962 Graham Waterhouse, English cellist and composer (Chieftan's Salute), born in London
- 1963 Bobby Dall, American rocker (Poison - "Every Rose Has a Thorn"), born in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
- 1967 Marc van Roon, Dutch improvising musician, born in The Hague, Netherlands
- 1967 Kurt Elling, American jazz singer-songwriter (Secrets are the Best Stories), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1969 Reginald Arvizu, American bassist (KoЯn), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1972 Samantha Janus, British singer and actress (EastEnders), born in Brighton, Sussex, England
- 1973 Tobias Ringborg, Swedish violinist and conductor, born in Stockholm, Sweden
- 1974 Nelly [Cornell Haynes Jr.], American rapper, born in Austin, Texas
- 1974 Prodigy [Albert Johnson], American rapper (Mobb Deep), born in Hempstead, Long Island, New York (d. 2017)
- 1975 Chris Walla, American musician (Death Cab for Cutie), born in Bothell, Washington
- 1982 Kyoko Fukada, Japanese actress, model and singer, born in Kita, Tokyo, Japan
- 1984 Tamara Hope, Canadian actress (The Sandy Bottom Orchestra), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1986 Erika Jo, American country music singer, born in Angleton, Texas
- 1989 Katelyn Tarver, American singer and actress (The Secret Life of the American Teenager), born in Glennville, Georgia
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