- 1587 Samuel Scheidt, German baroque composer, born in Halle (d. 1654)
- 1656 Georg Reutter, Austrian composer and organist (d. 1738)
- 1689 Johann Joseph Ignaz Brentner, composer
- 1753 Friedrich Christoph Gebtewitz, composer
- 1780 Victor-Charles-Paul Dourlen, composer
- 1781 Johann Ernst Friedrich Wollank, composer
- 1801 Vincenzo Bellini, Italian opera composer (La Sonnambula, Norma)
- 1815 Adrien Louis Victor Boieldieu, composer
- 1863 Eugene Samuel-Holeman, composer
- 1867 Siegfried Garibaldi Kallenberg, German composer, born in Bad Schachen (d. 1944)
- 1875 Emils Darzins, composer
- 1880 Raffaele Casimiro Casimiri, composer
- 1888 William Charles Denis Browne, composer
- 1897 Karel Salmon, composer
- 1904 Gideon Fagan, composer
- 1904 Janis Kalnins, composer
- 1907 James Geoffrey Cutcliffe Hepburn, tap-dancer/socialist
- 1907 Joe Turner, US jazz pianist
- 1911 Vladimir Ussachevsky, Hailar Manchuria, composer (Creation)
- 1914 Hallgrimur Helgason, composer
- 1933 John Barry, English composer
- 1934 Ruma Guha Thakurta, Singer, Actress, Dancer, Founder of Calcutta Youth Choir
- 1937 Paula Wayne, Hobart Oklahoma, vocalist (Everything's Great)
- 1940 Dieter Acker, composer
- 1941 Brian Poole, Essex England, vocalist (Brian Poole & The Tremeloes)
- 1943 Bert Jansch, Scottish folk musician (Pentangle), born in Glasgow (d. 2011)
- 1945 Nick Simper, English bass guitarist (Deep Purple, Warhorse), born in Norwood Green, England
- 1945 Robert "Bobby" LaKind, American conga player, vocalist, songwriter and occasional backup drummer (The Doobie Brothers), born in New York (d. 1992)
- 1947 Joseph "Joe" Lala, American musician, actor and singer notable for co-founding the rock band "Blues Image", born in Ybor City, Florida (d. 2014)
- 1948 Lulu [Marie Lawrie], Scottish singer (Together) and actress (To Sir, With Love), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- 1953 Helios Creed, American musician (Chrome)
- 1954 Adam Ant, [Stuart Goddard], English punk rocker (If I Strip For You), born in London, England
- 1960 James Prime, British rock keyboardist (Deacon Blue), born in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland
- 1960 Marcel "Baaf" Stavenuiter, Dutch drummer (Bob Color)
- 1962 Marilyn, rocker (You Don't Love Me)
- 1967 Steven Wilson, English musician and producer (Porcupine Tree), born in Kingston upon Thames
- 1969 Robert Miles, Swiss record producer, composer and musician in trance and ambient music.
- 1973 Kirk Jones (Sticky Fingaz), American musician
- 1973 Mick Thomson, American guitarist (Slipknot)
- 1977 Jane Monheit, American jazz singer, born on Long Island, New York
- 1979 Tim McIlrath, American musician (Rise Against)
- 1989 Paula DeAnda, American singer
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, 1957
Strange 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, 1918
400 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, 1605
The 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