- 1577 Giovanni Del Turco, Italian composer, born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (d. 1647)
- 1668 Cajetan Kolberer, composer, born in Salzburg, Austria (d. 1732)
- 1715 Bendix Friedrich Zinck, Danish organist and composer, born in Schwabstedt, Duchy of Schleswig (d. 1799)
- 1732 Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, composer and 5th son of Johann Sebastian Bach, born in Leipzig, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1795)
- 1790 Wilhelm Speyer, German violinist and composer, born in Offenbach, Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt, Holy Roman Empire, (d. 1878)
- 1805 Karl Friedrich Curschmann, German composer, born in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1841)
- 1812 Félix Danjou, French church organist, arranger, music teacher, organ builder, and political journalist, born in Paris, France (d. 1866)
- 1818 Ernst II, Duke of Saxon-Coburg-Gotha (1844-93) and composer, born in Ehrenburg Palace, Coburg, Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (d. 1893)
- 1862 Henry Holden Huss, American classical pianist, composer, and educator, born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 1953)
- 1865 Herbert Brewer, English composer, organist (Gloucester Cathedral, 1896-1928), and choral director, born in Gloucester, England (d. 1928)
- 1891 Hermann Scherchen, German conductor (Winterthur Symphony Orchestra, 1922-50), and music theorist (Lehrbuch des Dirigierens - Treatise on Conducting), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1966)
- 1893 Alois Hába, Czech composer, born in Vizovice, Zlín Region, Moravia, Austria-Hungary (d. 1973)
- 1899 Pavel Haas, Czech Jewish composer killed during the Holocaust, born in Brno, Moravia, Austria-Hungary (d. 1944)
- 1900 Gunnar Ek, Swedish composer and musician, born in Asarum Blekinge, Sweden (d. 1981)
- 1902 Wilhelm Maler, German composer, born in Heidelberg, Germany (d. 1976)
- 1903 Louis Krasner, Ukrainian-American violinist, born in Cherkasy, Ukraine, Russian Empire (d. 1995)
- 1906 Harold Spina, American composer, born in New York City (d. 1997)
- 1906 Helene Costello, American dancer and actress (Love Toy), born in New York City (d. 1957)
- 1906 Lluís Maria Millet, Catalan composer, born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 1990)
- 1909 Kurt Schwaen, German composer, born in Katowice, Poland (d. 2007)
- 1910 Béla Tardos, Hungarian composer (A beke napja alatt (Under the Sun of Peace), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1966)
- 1910 Charles Jones, Canadian contemporary classical composer and music educator, born in Tamworth, Ontario (d. 1997)
- 1914 Booker Collins, American jazz bassist, valve trombone and tuba player (Mary Lou Williams and Her Kansas City Seven), born in Roswell, New Mexico (d. 1985)
- 1914 Jan Decadt, Flemish pianist and composer, born in Ypres, Belgium (d. 1995)
- 1921 Frank Scott, American pianist (Lawrence Welk Show), born in Fargo, North Dakota (d. 1995)
- 1924 Wally Fawkes [pen name Trog], British-Canadian cartoonist and jazz clarinetist, born in Vancouver, British Columbia (d. 2023)
- 1928 Judith Raskin, American soprano (Le Nozze di Figaro - "Susanna"), born in New York City (d. 1984)
- 1930 Harold Blanchard, American jazz pianist and jazz and classical composer (New Earth Sonata), born in Harlem, New York City (d. 2010)
- 1932 (Boris) "Lalo" Schifrin, Argentine-American jazz pianist and composer (Mission Impossible; Caveman), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 1932 Jamil Nasser [George Joyner], American jazz double and electric bassist, and tuba player (Ahmad Jamal Trio), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2010)
- 1932 O. C Smith, American jazz singer ("Little Green Apples"), born in Mansfield, Louisiana (d. 2001)
- 1937 Raphaël Sommer, Czech cellist, and educator, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (d. 2001)
- 1939 Charles Boone, American contemporary classical composer (Second Landscape; The Watts Tower), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- 1941 Mitty Collier, American gospel and R&B singer ("I Had A Talk With My Man"), and church pastor, born in Birmingham, Alabama
- 1943 Salomé [Maria Rosa Marco Poquet], Spanish pop and bolero singer ("Vivo Cantando"), born in Barcelona, Spain
- 1944 Jon Hiseman, British drummer (Arthur Brown; Colosseum), born in London, England (d. 2018)
- 1944 Miguel Vicens, Spanish rock bass player (Los Bravos - "Black Is Black"), born in Ferrol, Galicia, Spain
Ray Davies (80 years old)
1944 British singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Kinks - "Waterloo Sunset"; "Lola"; "Celluloid Heroes"; "Come Dancing"), born in Muswell Hill, North London, England
- 1946 Brenda Holloway, American singer and songwriter ("When I'm Gone"), born in Atascadero, California
- 1947 Chuck Anderson, American jazz and session guitarist, and composer, born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1947 Joey Molland, British rock guitarist (Badfinger - "No Matter What"; "Day After Day"), born in Liverpool, England
- 1950 Joey Kramer, American hard rock drummer (Aerosmith - "Walk This Way"), born in The Bronx, NYC, New York
Nils Lofgren (73 years old)
1951 American guitarist, singer-songwriter, accordionist (Neil Young; Grin; E Street Band, since 1984), and tap dancer, born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1952 Judith Bingham, British mezzo-soprano, and contemporary classical composer, born in Nottingham, England
- 1952 Marcella Detroit [Levy], American rock vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter ("Lay Down Sally"), born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1953 Augustus Pablo, Jamaican musician (King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown), born in St. Andrew, Jamaica (d. 1999)
- 1957 Mark Brzezicki, British rock drummer (Big Country - "Wonderland"; "In A Big Country"), born in Slough, Berkshire, England
- 1959 Kathy Mattea, American country and bluegrass singer ("Love At The Five and Dime"; "Eighteen Wheels And A Dozen Roses"), born in South Charleston, West Virginia
- 1961 Kip Winger, American rock bassist and singer (Winger), born in Denver, Colorado
- 1961 Manu Chao, French-Spanish reggae and worldbeat musician, born in Paris, France
- 1961 Sascha Konietzko, German hard rock musician (KMFDM), born in Hamburg, West Germany
- 1962 Viktor Tsoi, Russian rock singer-songwriter (Kino), born in Leningrad, Soviet Union (d. 1990)
- 1965 Saša Britvić, Croatian conductor (Croatian Baroque Ensemble, 1999-2015), and pedagogue, born in Zagreb, Yugoslavia (now Croatia) (d. 2015)
- 1968 (Reginald) "Jett" Pangan, Filipino Pinoy rock singer and guitarist (The Dawn), and actor, born in Manila, Philippines
- 1968 Sonique [Sonia Marina Clarke], British musician and DJ, born in London
- 1969 Pat Sansone, American rock guitarist, and keyboard player (Wilco, since 2005 -"I Might"), born in Meriden, Mississippi
- 1970 Pete Rock [Phillips], American rapper, DJ, and hip-hop record producer, born in The Bronx, New York City
- 1971 Anette Olzon, Swedish heavy metal singer (Nightwish, 2007-12; The Dark Element, 2017-), born in Katrineholm, Sweden
- 1974 Neely Jenkins, American indie rocker (Tilley and the Wall), born in Omaha, Nebraska
- 1976 Mike Einziger, American rock guitarist and songwriter (Incubus), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1981 Brandon Flowers, American singer and keyboardist (The Killers - "Mr. Brightside"; "Human"), born in Henderson, Nevada
- 1982 Jussie Smollett, American singer and actor (Empire), born in Santa Rosa, California
Lana Del Rey (39 years old)
1985 American singer-songwriter (Born to Die; Ultraviolence), and model (H&M), born in New York City
- 1987 Khatia Buniatishvili, French-Georgian concert pianist, born in Batumi, Georgia
- 1987 Kim Ryeowook, Korean pop singer (Super Junior), born in Incheon, South Korea
- 1991 Tyler Childers, American country, bluegrass and folk singer- songwriter (Purgatory; Long Violent History), born in Lawrence County, Kentucky
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