- 1692 Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer, Dutch composer, born in Delden, Netherlands (d. 1766)
- 1739 Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Austrian 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 composer, brother of Julius Reubke (d. 1913)
- 1843 Caryl Florio, composer, Pen-name of William James Rob John
- 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, English composer, born in Manchester (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)
- 1912 Jouko Paavo Kalervo Tolonen, Finnish composer, born in Porvoo, Finland (d. 1986)
- 1915 Douglas Lilburn, New Zealand composer, born in Whanganui (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)
- 1929 Harold Farberman, American conductor and composer (Medea), born in NYC, New York
- 1929 Milan Stibilj, Slovenian composer, born in Ljubljana, Slovenia
- 1931 Phil Woods, American Jazz saxophonist and composer, born in Springfield, Massachusetts (d. 2015)
- 1937 Earl "Speedoo" Carroll, American rocker (Cadillacs, Coasters), born in NYC, New York
- 1938 Jay Black, American singer (Jay and the Americans), born in NYC, New York
- 1940 Gigi Proletti, Italian actor, director and singer (Alleluja brava gente), born in Rome, Italy
- 1941 Bruce Welch [Bruce Cripps], English rocker (Shadows Bognor Regis), born in Bognor Regis, Sussex, England
- 1944 Keith Emerson, English rock musician (Emerson, Lake & Palmer), 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)
- 1946 Giuseppe Sinopoli, Italian conductor and composer (Sunnyata), born in Venice, Italy (d. 2001)
- 1947 Dave Pegg, British pop bassist (Jethro Tull-Crest of a Nave), born in Birmingham, England
- 1947 David Anthony Ahern, Australian composer, born in Sydney
- 1948 Rich Gooch, rock bassist (Quarterflash)
- 1951 Lindy Morrison, Australian musician (The Go-Betweens), born in Queensland, Australia
- 1952 Maxine Nightingale, English soul music singer (Right Back Where We Started From) born in Wembley, London
- 1955 Frank Gilligan, 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 K.D. Lang [Kathy Dawn], Canadian country singer, born in Consort, Alberta
- 1962 Andrew Elt, singer (Sleeze Beez)
- 1962 Mireille Delunsch, French soprano, born in Mulhouse, France
- 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
- 1968 Ultra Naté, American musician (If You Could Read My Mind), born in Havre de Grace, Maryland
- 1969 Reginald Arvizu, American bassist (KoЯn), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1972 Samantha Janus, British singer and actress (EastEnders), born in Brighton, Sussex, England
- 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
November in History
Space Dog Laika Launched to her Death
Laika, a stray dog picked up on the streets of Moscow, was launched into space on this day – and to her death. Furious worldwide protests ensued, bewildering some.
November 3, 1957Strange Meeting for War Poet Owen's Brother
Soldier-poet Wilfred Owen was killed on this day – a death that his brother would learn about in a strange way.
November 4, 1918400 Years of Celebration After Plotters Fail to Kill a King
Seething after years of persecution over their religion, a group of 13 English Catholics decided on this day to take action. Extreme action.
November 5, 1605The Great Lord Lucan Mystery
Lord Lucan vanished on this day after his wife was attacked and their nanny murdered. But where did he go?
November 7, 1974
