- 1593 Johann Dilliger, composer
- 1634 Andres de Sola, Spanish composer, born in Tudela (d. 1696)
- 1645 Andreas Werkmeister, composer
- 1693 Christoph Förster, German composer (d. 1745)
- 1753 Johann Baptist Schenk, composer
- 1764 Franz Xaver Gerl, composer
- 1796 Johann Carl Gottfried Loewe, composer
- 1809 Thomas Molleson Mudie, composer
- 1813 Charles-Henri Valentin Alkan, composer
- 1847 August Friedrich Martin Klughardt, composer
- 1859 Sergei Lyapunov, Russian composer and pianist, born in Yaroslavl, Russian Empire (d. 1924)
- 1861 Ludwig Thuille, composer
- 1863 Gellio Benevenuto Coronaro, composer
- 1870 Cecil Forsyth, composer
- 1890 John Tasker Howard, composer
- 1895 Johann Nepomuk David, composer
- 1897 Andreas Nezertis, composer
- 1897 Quinto Maganini, American composer (The Argonauts), born in Fairfield, California (d. 1974)
- 1907 Gyorgy Ranki, composer
- 1909 Robert Nighthawk, American musician (d. 1967)
- 1911 Jorge Negrete [Moreno], Mexican singer and actor (The Rebel, La madrina del diablo), born in Guanajuato, Mexico (d. 1953)
- 1912 Constant Stotijn, Dutch oboist (Residence Orchestra)
- 1915 Walter Brown "Brownie" McGhee, Knoxville Tennessee, American blues singer/guitarist
- 1922 Robert Evett, composer
- 1924 Allan Sherman, American parody singer and songwriter (Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1973)
- 1924 Klaus Huber, Swiss composer, born in Bern
- 1925 Maxwell Street Jimmy Charles Davis Thomas, blues musician
- 1931 Gunther Herbig, Usti-nad-Labem Czech, conductor (East Berlin Orchestra)
- 1931 Jack Sheldon, American jazz trumpeter, singer, and actor (Run Buddy Run, Merv Griffin), born in Jacksonville, Florida
- 1937 Jimmy Bowen, American record producer and pop star (I'm Stickin' With You), born in Santa Rita, New Mexico
- 1943 J[ames] J[ay] Barnes, US gospel/singer (Please Let Me In)
- 1943 Jerry Hunt, American composer, born in Waco, Texas (d. 1993)
- 1943 Leo Lyons, Standbridge Beds, rock bassist (Ten Years After)
- 1943 Oscar Harris, Surinames/Dutch singer (Try a Little Love)
- 1944 Luther T Ingram, US singer/songwriter (I'll Be Your Shelter)
- 1944 Rob Grill, rock bassist/vocalist (Grass Roots), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1945 Radu Lupu, Galati Romania, pianist (Enesco 1st prize-1967)
- 1945 Roger Glover, British hard rock bassist (Episode Six-Deep Purple)
- 1950 Greg Gordon, rock vocalist (Boys Band)
- 1952 Mandy Patinkin, American actor and singer (Yentl, The Princess Bride, Homeland), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1953 Shuggie Otis, American singer-songwriter, born in Los Angeles California
- 1954 George McArdle, rock bassist (Little River Band Melbourne
- 1954 June Pointer, singer (Pointer Sisters-I'm So excited)
- 1955 Billy Idol, [William Broad], rocker (White Wedding)
- 1957 John Ashton, English guitarist (Psychedelic Furs)
- 1957 Richard Barbieri, British keyboardist (Porcupine Tree)
- 1957 Andrew Calhoun, American musician
- 1958 Stacey Q [Stacey Lynn Swain], American singer (Two of Hearts), born in Fullerton, California
- 1968 Des'ree [Desirée Annette Weeks], English singer (Feel So High, You Gotta Be, Life)
- 1973 John Moyer, American bassist (Disturbed)
- 1975 Mindy McCready, country/western singer, (d. 2013)
- 1978 Clay Aiken, American singer
- 1987 Dougie Poynter, British singer and bassist (McFly)
- 1993 Yuuri Chinen, Japanese singer